Beaufort College Academy
The goal of the Beaufort College Academy is to maximize the instructional offerings at both the secondary and post secondary levels to provide the greatest educational benefit to the citizens of our area.
A key benefit for students planning to pursue four year degrees and beyond is the opportunity to complete (tuition free) the 44 SHC General Education Core in the Associate in Arts program required by the UNC System while still enrolled in high school
A parallel benefit is to provide students planning to pursue technical careers in areas like Nursing, Computer Science, or Industrial Technology with the opportunity to complete a sizeable portion of their course work (tuition free) while in high school and be prepared academically to transition into the appropriate AAS program at BCCC with no remediation.
All BCCC Associate Degree programs recommend that students complete a math sequence that includes a minimum of Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Students planning to participate in any of the Early College Academy options should complete these courses by the end of the 11th grade.
Periods indicated below are approximate time periods for Beaufort County Schools, but may vary slightly to allow time for student travel.
Academy courses are available to students from public, private, and home schools. Students must meet all BCCC Admissions requirements and course prerequisites and be approved by their school administrator. Students will have to buy their own textbooks unless purchased by their school or school system.
College Transfer Option:
Junior year: (22 Semester Hours Credit)
Fall Semester: 
1st period (NCIH) HIS 111 & ECO 252 4th period: MAT 161 & HUM 122
Spring Semester:1st period (NCIH) HIS 112 & PSY 1504th period: MAT 155 & 155A
Senior Year:(20 SHC)
Fall Semester:1st period: Eng 111 & HUM4th period: CHM 151
Spring Semester:1st period: ENG 112 & HUM4th period: CHM 152
Students will also need to take one additional Humanities class, which may be taken online, at night, or during the summer between the junior and senior years. Recommended courses are ART 111, HUM 160, MUS 110, or SPA 111.
Students may elect to take just the 1st period offerings or the 4th period offerings, and earn 18-24 hours of college transfer credit with no tuition costs. This may be appealing to student athletes or students who do not desire to take such a heavy load of college level classes.
Pre-nursing Option:
Students in the Pre-nursing option should take the same course sequence as the college Transfer Option outlined above with the following exception: BIO 165 and BIO 166 should be substituted for CHM 151 and CHM 152 during the senior year.
Note: Admission to BCCC’s nursing programs is very competitive. Completion of these courses does not guarantee admission to the programs. Candidates for nursing programs should take chemistry in high school. All courses included above will count toward the AA or AS college transfer programs at BCCC. All courses listed are included in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement with the UNC System.
Computer Science/Networking Option (CISCO Certification):
Junior Year:
Fall4th periodNET 125 and NET 126A
Spring4th periodNET 126B and SEC 110
Senior Year:
Fall1st period ENG 111 and ECO 252 4th period: NET 225 and NET 226A
Spring1st periodENG 112 and MAT 1154th period: NET 226B and CIS 110
*The CISCO certificate may be completed by attending 4th period classes only for junior and senior years.
Students planning to pursue the Associate in Applied Science degree are encouraged to take the General Education courses offered during 1st period.
Students planning to enroll in this program are encouraged to complete CET courses, if offered, through their high school.
Career Skills Option:
This option includes the traditional 4th period offerings on the BCCC campus in cosmetology, machine shop, welding, and other technical areas.
Students in these programs may also take the General Education courses listed below during their senior year..
Fall 1st period: ENG 111 and ACA 111
Spring1st period: ENG 112 and PSY 150
For the 2006-2007 academic year, the plan is to offer the courses listed for the junior year for the College Transfer, Pre-nursing and Networking options, with the senior year courses to be offered during 2007-2008. High school seniors in 2006-2007 may also take the courses listed for the junior year.
The Career Skills Option is essentially intended for seniors and will be available during the 2006-2007 school year.
