Academic Advising

The Academic Advising Team exists to partner with parents and students as they prayerfully consider their own distinct path towards academic and postgraduate success. Through both individual and class guidance, we help students navigate the landscape that is course selection, academic planning and post-graduate preparation. We recognize that every student is uniquely called to exercise their giftings, and whether that path leads them to college, missions, or immediate entry into the workforce, our goal is to ensure that each one of our future alumni leaves Summit confidently equipped for the future.

Requirements for Graduation

  • Our Upper School Graduation Requirements allow students the opportunity to select a Standard or Advanced Diploma track. Use this Graduation Planner Tool to track your progress!

  • God has given us a beautiful identity and calling: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10.

    With this in mind, Upper School students have Service Hours crafted into their graduation requirements at Summit. Please see the guidelines below:

    1. 100 service hours should be completed while in grades 9-12.*

      *Students who transfer to Summit will be required to complete 25 hours of service for each year in attendance.

    2. Up to 50% of service hours may be completed in volunteer work at Summit or on campus at your local church (kids ministry, worship band, tech/video, etc.).

    3. 100% of service hours may be completed within the community (volunteering at a soup kitchen, nursing home, etc.), on a local or international missions trip, or during a church community outreach program.

    4. Students should enter their service hours through Veracross.

  • During a student’s Junior Year, individual parent/student meetings will be held with our Academic Advisor to discuss graduation and post-graduation intentions. Our Academic Advisor is equipped to lead and guide families through the college application process.

Postgraduate Planning

  • The Classical Learning Test (CLT) is a college entrance exam administered to 11th and 12th grade students on campus at Summit. The CLT is accepted by many colleges as an alternative to the traditional SAT and ACT tests.

    In addition, the CLT10 is also administered to all 9th and 10th grade students at Summit. This test not only serves as a practice test for the CLT, but also provides opportunities for students to earn scholarships based on their scores and rankings.

    Summit hosts the following exams:

    • PSATs for 11th graders only in the fall of Junior Year

    • SATs for 11th graders only in the spring of Junior Year.

    • AP Exams

    Summit does not host ACT exams at this time. ACT Dates and Registration

    Advanced Placement Subjects Offered at Summit:

    1. AP Precalculus

    2. AP Calculus AB/BC

    3. AP Statistics

    4. AP Literature & Composition

    The following subjects, while not offered in name as AP, prepare students well for AP testing in:

    • Rhetoric - English Language & Composition Exam

    • US History - United States History Exam

    • Computer Science

    • All of our History classes can lead to success on the AP World History: Modern exam

  • Fact Sheet & Links

  • Juniors and seniors can receive high school or college credit by participating in dual enrollment classes at the following universities:

    Grand Canyon University, Liberty University, Colorado Christian University, and Southeastern University.

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