Junior & senior students are eligible for two excused college visit days and two excused career investigation days per school year
College and trade school visits - submit documentation from your college visit to the CPHS attendance office upon return to campus. Documentation of a pre-arranged college tour must be on college letterhead and include your name, student ID#, and date of visit.
Career investigation days - students can arrange their own job shadow days. Fill out the Career Investigation Absence form and submit to the CPHS attendance offie upon return to campus.
Naviance College SuperMatch - sign into your Naviance account (via the Leander LaunchPad) and answer questions to match with potential colleges.
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Of course Texas has the top 10% rule, but many colleges offer assured admissions for students who meet set academic criteria (typically a combination of rank or GPA and test scores). Be sure to ask whether a college offers assured admission based on set criteria, such as the schools on this 2025-26 Assured Admission chart.
FAFSA - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is available online every year beginning October 1. By completing the FAFSA, students may be eligible for grants, work-study, and/or loans. The FAFSA4caster can be used to estimate your eligibility for federal student aid using past tax information. For more information about financial aid, check out FinAid.
Scholarships - Scholarships can take some work to find, then more work to apply. Here's where to look:
The college/university you're applying to; information will be posted on their financial aid page
The CPHS Counseling Services page for local scholarships
Search engines like Fastweb and Scholly, or websites like Redkite or StudentScholarships.org
AP Exam Scores
College Board allows you to search for specific colleges to determine which AP tests and scores will translate into credit at their school.
ACC Courses
These sites may help you determine whether your college will transfer your ACC course credits. If not, your best bet is to contact the college directly.
Texas Core Curriculum - Search by institution and see what credit counts for the core curriculum
CLEP Exams
CLEP exams cover intro-level college course material in 34 subjects and more than 2,900 colleges and universities grant credit to students with qualifying scores. Key facts about CLEP exams:
CLEP exams are available year-round at more than 2,000 CLEP test centers
Subjects include College Algebra, College Composition, and Spanish
Free online courses are available to help students prepare for the exams
Exams typically take 90-120 minutes to complete
Students can receive their scores immediately after the exam and can earn 3 or more credits with one qualifying score
Naviance College SuperMatch - sign into your Naviance account (via the Leander LaunchPad) and answer questions to match with potential colleges, careers, etc..
College for All Texans is one of the most comprehensive resources for students and parents. It includes links and information about preparing for, applying to, and paying for college or technical school.
Try Mapping Your Future for financial aid, school searches, and career-planning information
Get Schooled has college prep tools, college tour resources, and information about application essays for current high school students.