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College in the High School (CHS)

These courses give you the chance to experience college-level work, earning college credits while fulfilling your high school requirements.

High school juniors and seniors throughout the region can take college-level courses in their home districts through College in the High School.

Credits you earn can transfer to SUNY Adirondack (and we'd love to have you back with us!), or to most other colleges and universities. 

Since each participating high school's offerings are different, please talk to your school counselor to find out what classes you can take at your high school.


Fall 2024 applications are due by Sept. 17.
Spring 2025 applications are due by Feb. 3.

Select “College in the High School (CHS)” from the list of programs and all the classes you would like to take; apply for each semester separately.

IMPORTANT:

If you would like to add a course or revise your information after you have submitted an application, contact chs@sunyacc.edu.

If you are taking a yearlong College in the High School (CHS) course, you need to submit an application for the Spring '25 semester once it becomes available. Yearlong courses are coded in the college’s spring schedules.
 

Information

Submit transcripts and College in the Highschool (CHS) Foundation Scholarship Applications to the College Academy Secure Portal.

* Please do not upload Certificates of Residence to the secure portal. Please email those directly to SUNY Adirondack Student Accounts at studentaccounts@sunyacc.edu. Thank you.

To apply for CHS, students must complete the College Academy Application for all the classes they would like to take; they must apply for each semester separately.

 

Students should select “College in the High School (CHS)” from the list of programs.

 

Guardians/caregivers will receive an email with a link to approve their students’ participation in CHS; the classes(es) their students selected will be listed.

 

Without guardian/caregiver approval, the College Academy team cannot register students for the class(es).

 

If students are applying for ENG 101 or a math class, they should review the “Requirements for English and Math Classes” section of the College in the High School (CHS) webpage.

 

They might have to pass a placement exam before they can be registered.

 

IMPORTANT!

 

Students, if you would like to add a course or revise your information after you have submitted an application, contact chs@sunyacc.edu.

 

Taking a year-long College in the High School (CHS) course? Complete the application for the Spring semester once it becomes available.

Students who want to take college-level English and math classes at SUNY Adirondack must meet certain requirements for entrance into these classes.

 

Requirements for entrance into English 101:

• English 11: Regents final exam score of 85% or higher or a final grade in the class of 85% or higher

 

Requirements for entrance into MAT 121 (Precalc - Algebra), MAT 125 (Precalc - Trigonometry), or MAT 127 (Statistics w/Probability):

• Algebra II: Regents final exam score of 75% or higher

 

Students who meet the English 11 or Algebra II requirements must submit an up-to-date transcript via the College Academy Secure Portal.

 

Students who do not meet the English 11 or Algebra II requirements can still apply; however, registration will not be finalized until they have passed the applicable placement exam.

 

SUNY Adirondack uses the Accuplacer placement tests to assess student readiness for ENG 101, MAT 121, MAT 125, or MAT 127.

 

Email chs@sunyacc.edu for more information about how to sign up to take an Accuplacer exam.

 

Study materials and resources for Accuplacer exams: Study Guide / Practice Tests / Sample Questions / Accuplacer Homepage and Access to Practice Tests

Information for Certificate of Residence (COR)

New York residents receive a considerable discount on in-state tuition at New York public colleges and universities.

If your student is registered or planning on registering for a SUNY Adirondack CHS course, they are eligible to receive this discount!

  • Fall 2024 CORs are due by Sept. 25, 2024.
  • Spring 2025 CORs are due by Feb. 18, 2025.

Not submitting a COR on time will influence your student’s tuition rate. Instead of $77 per credit hour, you will be charged $116.

Most Certificates of Residence are valid for one year based on semester (not by date).

Students who submit a COR for a class they're taking in the fall do not have to submit a new one for the spring.

Certificates of Residence start being issued 60 days before the start of each college semester.

Saratoga County residents

Complete the Saratoga County Application for Certificate of Residence

For instructions on how to submit the application, see the “Requirements” section on the second page of the application or visit the Saratoga County website. After classes start, you must go to the Saratoga County office in Ballston Spa.

Warren County residents

Complete Warren County's residency form

Washington County residents

Complete Washington County's residency form

Scan and email the appropriate form to studentaccounts@sunyacc.edu.

Residents of other New York counties

See “CORs from other N.Y. Counties” for a list of downloadable forms.

Once your student has been issued a Certificate of Residence, scan and email it to studentaccounts@sunyacc.edu.

Apply to CHS

Taking college-level courses while in high school is a wonderful way to challenge yourself, prepare for college and explore your interests.

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Questions?

Office of Extended Programs

The Office of Extended Programs oversees high school programs, as well as Second Chance PELL.

  • saratoga@sunyacc.edu
  • 518-584-3959
  • Fall/Spring Semesters: 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday January Intercession and Summer: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
  • SUNY Adirondack Saratoga