HOPE Rigor
Georgia's HOPE Scholarship is available to Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with their educational costs of attending a HOPE eligible post-secondary institution located in Georgia. To receive HOPE Scholarship funding, students must take and pass 4 courses designated as a HOPE Rigor course.
Courses Commonly Taught at CCHS that meet HOPE Rigor Requirements
Many courses offered at CCHS and through our dual enrollment programs with the Athens Community Career Academy and local colleges count as rigorous courses under this rule. The most commonly taken courses are listed below. For the most comprehensive, up-to-date information of HOPE rigor courses, visit this website and click on FAQ.
English Courses
Advanced Placement (AP) Language/Composition
AP Literature/Composition
Math Courses
Advanced Algebra
Statistical Reasoning
Pre-Calculus
AP Precalculus
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
Advanced Mathematical Decision Making (AMDM)
Science Courses
AP Computer Science
Computer Science Principles
Human Anatomy/Physiology (or Adv Human Anatomy)
AP Biology
Chemistry I (or Adv Chem)
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
Physics I (or Adv Physics)
AP Physics 1
Scientific Research
Epidemiology
Entomology
Zoology (or Adv Zoology)
Social Studies Courses
AP Government/Politics: United States
AP World History
AP United States History
AP Macroeconomics
AP Human Geography
AP Psychology
AP European History
AP African American/Black Studies
Electives
AP Seminar
AP Research
World Language Courses
French II
French III
French IV
French V
AP French
Spanish II
Spanish III
Spanish IV
Spanish V
AP Spanish
*Many other modern languages, level II and higher
In addition, transcript credits earned by a high school student in any post secondary institution (i.e., college) in Science, Mathematics, English, Foreign Language, or Social Studies course, substantially similar to one in the list above, and taken at an eligible post-secondary institution in Georgia, will be counted towards the rigor requirement.
Clarke Central Courses that count towards HOPE GPA
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*indicated a hope rigor course