Earn Dual High School & College Credit

Earn High School & College Credit concurrently, and your AA and/or BA by 12th Grade

• Classical curriculum and pedagogy adopted and perfected by the Church over 14 centuries
• Restores receiving the BA Degree to c. age 18, as was done until the last century
• Avoids the “prolonged adolescence” American collegiate education currently requires
• Saves tens of thousands in college costs (tuition, room, board)
• Simply choose one of two options and you are on your way to earning college credit and a degree:

We are happy to announce we have an updated agreement with Catholic Distance University (CDU) that allows our students to earn an AA or a BA as early as 12th grade. In addition, we have Agreements with Belmont College, Benedictine College and other colleges which allow our students to transfer many of their college credits to those colleges of their choice. As always, our students also have the option to request transfer of college credits from our program to a university or college of their choice with which we have no formal agreement; many colleges have accepted our credits in this way.

With the new CDU Agreement, students in our existing AA and College Credit programs will have the opportunity not only to continue to earn college credit for their Angelicum Great Books and Theology Online courses, but will also be able to apply those credits towards a BA from Catholic Distance University as early as 12th grade. Current students in our College Credit and AA programs will be able to switch to this new program with CDU and apply all the college credits (up to 90) they have thus far earned towards a BA. Students already enrolled in the Holy Apostles AA Track may choose to continue in that program or transfer their Holy Apostles credits to the CDU program.

Our agreement with Catholic Distance University is a huge step forward in our efforts over the last 25 years to have the BA awarded at age 18 as it was for 2,300 years from classical antiquity through the High and Late Middle Ages and into the late Renaissance (4th century B.C. to late A.D. 19th century). This is precisely one of the key educational reforms proposed and advocated by Dr. Adler and Professor Jacques Maritain – and others—who were very critical of the modern American practice of delaying Bachelor’s degrees to age 22. This reform, with others, we have worked for assiduously over the last 25 years for a restoration of the authentic classical form of education.

As these prominent intellectuals pointed out, the deviation of modern American education from standards developed over 2,300 years was economically wasteful at best and morally dangerous at worst. In their view, history had proven that the formation of the intellect by c. age 18 not only inspired young men and women to pursue the good, the true and the beautiful before they encountered many corrupting influences, but also arms them to identify and resist the many errors and allurements of modern culture.

Restoring the BA degree to its proper place at c. age 18 not only eliminates the modern prolonged adolescence that comes with delaying the BA to age 22, but also avoids the heavy burden of college debt that many students and parents must bear because of the exorbitant cost of modern American education. To that end, the Angelicum Academy has long offered, and many have completed our College Credit or Associate’s Degree Tracks that enable students to earn up to 75 college credits or an Associate’s Degree by 12th grade, or a Bachelor’s degree as early as one year after high school graduation. All of these programs are affordable, saving tens of thousands of dollars in college costs. This new program with CDU adds the ultimate option whereby students receive dual credit sufficient to receive a B.A. degree at the completion of 12th grade.

Whether you are an Angelicum student or parent of a student currently enrolled at any level in our K-12 program it is not too early or too late to plan for college. The online AA, BA and College Credit programs save tens of thousands in tuition, room and board (a 40% to 85% savings over current tuition charged by colleges). Click HERE for College Cost Comparisons.

The Angelicum has made it very simple to earn dual high-school and college credit. Simply choose from two options depending on your goals:

• The first option allows you to pay $2,999 annually to earn all the college credit for the Great Books courses (48 college credits total). In addition you can earn college credit including enough for an AA or BA degree by 12th grade –at $225 per credit hour (compared to the average range of $375 to $1,385 per credit hour found in public and private colleges).

• The second option is a “bundle” that includes all the college credit needed to obtain an Associate Degree by 12th grade for an annual tuition of $3,975 (or $397 per month for 10 months).

Cost Comparisons & FAQ’s
CDU, UST & Holy Apostles AA Degree Bundles

Sample Add-On Plans

The chart below sets forth various ways Angelicum students in the College Credit &/or Associates Degree track for 2, 3, or 4 years can earn anywhere from 12 to 33 college credits per year, resulting in up to 90 college credits. 60 credits are required for Associates degrees (AA = Associate of Arts Degree; AAS = Associate of Arts in Applied Science Degree) by 12th grade, all online. Students wishing to transfer to a residential college will typically complete their 12th grade and 24-60 college credits with the Angelicum Academy and then transfer to one of our associated colleges with one to two years of college already completed and paid for at great savings.

The Great Books Program courses are included in the $ 2,999 tuition

Add-on Courses are a flat $225 per college credit hour