Each senior must complete a retreat. Honors Courses Providence Catholic welcomes the challenge of gifted academic students and provides them with honors courses to meet their needs. Honors courses are intended to challenge and promote independent logical thinking, good study skills and academic achievement. Students are invited to participate in honors courses by the administration based on their elementary school records, the recommendation and verification of their academic ability by their elementary principal and teachers, and their performance on the entrance exam. Students are encouraged to participate in honors courses but they may decline the invitation if they choose.
Honors courses receive weighted grades beginning in the freshman year.
Each academic year features two or more weighted courses. Grades in weighted courses receive more quality points than grades in non-weighted courses. Quality points affect grade point average and, therefore, class rank. The student transcript, which is forwarded to colleges and universities, will indicate honors courses. The student's academic ability must be verified by the elementary or junior high school.