Accelerate for High School Seniors
Accelerate is a full-time, dual enrollment program, offered at the Community College of Rhode Island's Providence campus, that provides PPSD high school seniors with an opportunity to explore an academic and career pathway and earn transferable college credits. Students take a full-time (12 or more credits) course load each semester and are eligible to earn college credit and credit for high school graduation simultaneously. Fall courses focus on fulfilling high school graduation requirements and spring course focus within a selected pathway.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the Accelerate program, a student must have a 2.7 GPA and demonstrated strong attendance and/or demonstrated leadership skills (ie. participation in a Prepare RI Apprenticeship or enrichment activities)
Participation Criteria
- Accelerate students may participate in athletics and other extra-curricular activities at their assigned high school. Extra-curricular activities are defined as those that occur before or after the school day and do not require participation in a course that supports the activity.
Grade Information and Data
- The Community College of Rhode Island operates under a different grading scale than most high schools. Courses through the Accelerate Program will be evaluated based on CCRI scale: A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F. The college operates on a 4.0 grade point scale; however, the high school may figure the high school GPA according to the policies of the school system.
All students registered for a course through the CCRI Accelerate Program are expected to:
- Complete all the steps below to prepare for courses.
- Attend all courses and weekly group advising sessions.
- Follow the policies given within the syllabus of each course instructor.
- Address academic concerns with the CCRI advisors and course instructors.
- Attend tutoring regularly if receiving grades below C.
- Contact Accelerate Coach for assistance with academic success and college readiness.
Questions about the CCRI Accelerate Program can be directed to [email protected]
Please follow the steps below:
Submit your free Application for Admission.
- Please complete all sections below - A, B, and C.
A. Application
- When submitting application below, please use a personal email that is not a high school email.
- After your application is submitted, you will receive an email with your CCRI ID number.
- This will provide a way for you to register for the ACCUPLACER test.
B. Accelerate Enrollment Form
- To be completed by student and parent/guardian.
C. Accelerate Authorization Form
- To be completed by high school representative.
- Discuss course options with your high school counselor. For homeschooled students, the student and parent/guardian determine course selection with approval from the high school superintendent.
Course Placement
- If not submitting qualifying PSAT/SAT scores, schedule to take the ACCUPLACER Placement test. Readiness at the college level in reading, writing and math is required, and is one of the main components of acceptance into the program. To schedule ACCUPLACER in-person or request to take remotely, click here
For questions or assistance, email [email protected] In your email, please include:
- Name,
- Date of birth,
- CCRI ID number (if available),
- Cell number.
PLEASE NOTE:
- You will not be able to access your MyCCRI Student Account until after you have been officially accepted into the program.
You need your CCRI ID number and username to access your MyCCRI Student Account. Use your CCRI ID number found on your acceptance email.
Your CCRI username and ID number can also be looked up here. [Directions]
- Once you have your username and ID number, click on the MyCCRI link on the Secure Login page.
- You’ll then see a login screen. Enter your username and your temporary password* the first time you login.
*NOTE: New CCRI accounts are given a temporary password consisting of the first three letters of your Username (capitalize first letter), followed by an underscore “_” character and the last four digits of your CCRI ID Number.
- For example: Name: Jane Doe. Username= jdoe. IDnumber: 12345678.
Acceptance
- Admission decisions will be based on the successful completion of all Accelerate admission criteria, and will be sent to the student's personal email.
Registration
- Students will receive an email with instructions to meet with your advisor to register for classes.
Orientation
- Accepted students will be sent an email invitation to a mandatory orientation to support your academic preparation and success while your a student at CCRI.
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