Lebanon High School Students can enrolled in many different college in the high school (CIHS) courses. Below are a list of courses that students can register for, as well as the post-secondary institution through which the credits are awarded.
For students to complete the Early College Pathway requirement pathway must complete the following:
Four (4) Credits of College in the High School Courses
Two (2) Credits of Honors or AP Level Courses beyond minimum core requirements
Two (2) Credits of electives in a chosen career OR Additional Honors Core Class
Our Partnerships include the following:
Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)
Harrisburg University (HBU)
Lackawanna College (LC)
Cedar Crest College (Online, asynchronous options)
Cost for student: $125 per course ($250 total)
Total Credits: 1.0 (6.0 college credits)
This challenging course is for students who are interested in literature and writing. Students will complete the work of a college level course through reading and writing that upon successful completion of the course will earn the student up to six transferable HACC credits. The emphasis will be on composition & world literature. Research, essays and grammar will be an integral part of the performance criteria. Students will be expected to work with considerable independence outside of class and to contribute frequently to small groups and seminar discussions that will form the basis of most classes. Student selection is based upon grade average, teacher recommendation, and the approval of the teacher. Several readings are required prior to the start of this course. Students who are interested in enrolling in this course must take HACC's placement test to qualify. Applications are available in the counseling office. There is a fee to enroll in the HACC program. Financial assistance may be available for students with a financial need.
Cost for student: $125 per course ($250 total)
Credits: 1.0 (6.0 college credits)
Explores literature in a variety of genres such as short fiction, poetry, and drama. The focus of this course is on the elements of the literature studied, including character, style, structure, form, tone, and theme. The historical and cultural context of the works studied, including history, geography, culture, race, gender, class, ethnicity, and religion are also considered. Literature studied in this course is drawn from various literary periods as well as a from a range writers, including American, British, western European, and world literary figures.
Cost for student: $175 for both courses
Credit: 1.0 (4.0 college credits)
Biology 102 and 103 are a college in high school course taught at Lebanon High School. College credits will be given from Harrisburg University. It is a two-trimester course and students must be signed up for all parts of the class. This course will combine both the lecture and lab components of the Harrisburg University course. This course introduces the student to the major themes of biology, including properties of living organisms, comparison of eukaryotes vs. prokaryotes, patterns of inheritance, the central dogma, mitosis and meiosis, the diversity of life in both plants and animals, classification of organisms, evolution, metabolism, photosynthesis, cell structures, basic structure of the body, infectious disease, the Hardy-Weinberg principle, biodiversity, ecosystems, and the biosphere. A broad understanding of biology and living organisms in the biosphere is developed through hands-on, multi-modal engaged learning opportunities in both the classroom and the companion laboratory component.
Prerequisite – C or better average in Academic Biology OR Honors Biology AND concurrent enrollment in Academic Chemistry OR AP Chemistry
Cost for student: $175 for both courses
Credit: 1.0 (4.0 college credits)
ENVS 101 is a college in high school course taught at Lebanon High School. College credits will be given from Harrisburg University. It is a two-trimester course and students must be signed up for all parts of the class. Environmental science is the study of natural ecosystems, human impacts on the environment, and sustainable management of the Earth's resources. Processes of the physical and biological environment are used as a basis for consideration of current environmental topics. Other areas covered include: energy consumption and global warming, water and air pollution, waste management, impacts of deforestation on biodiversity and other environmental changes occurring on a global scale.
Prerequisite – C or better average in Academic Biology or Honors Biology AND in Academic Chemistry OR AP Chemistry (or concurrent enrollment in chemistry)
Cost for student: $125 per course
Credit: 1.0 (3.0 college credits)
This course is designed for the student with an elementary knowledge of algebra. Topics include properties of real numbers, problem-solving using equations and inequalities, algebraic functions, graphing, systems of equations and inequalities, polynomial functions and graphs, exponents and radicals, the binomial theorem, zeros of polynomials, inverse functions, and applications and graphs.
Prerequisite – Honors Algebra 2 – B average OR Academic Algebra 2 – A average
Cost for student: $125 per course ($250 total)
Credit: 1.0 (3.0 college credits)
Math 220 presents an introduction to the theory and applications of single variable differential and integral calculus. Three fundamental concepts of calculus will be developed – the Limit, the Derivative, and the Integral. Math 220 provides a flexible presentation of calculus incorporating a balance of basic mathematical theory with applications from the sciences and engineering. An introduction to first order differential equations, with applications, will also be presented if time permits. The course emphasizes development of individual problem-solving skills and the applications of calculus to all of the sciences. Upon successful completion of this course, students earn 3 college credits.
Prerequisite – Honors Pre-Calculus – B average OR Academic Pre-Calculus – A average
Cost Per Student: $125 per course ($250 total)
Credit: 1.0 (6.0 college credits)
Course I: This dual enrollment course through HACC offers students 3.0 college credits for successful completion. There will be application and tuition fees associated with enrollment in addition to potential placement testing. The course content covers the history of persons and events that have contributed to the American way of life. Topics include settlement of the new continent, the American Revolution, construction of a constitution and government, and the development of an economic system. Problems of reconciling differences among various groups are considered in relation to the Civil War.
Course II:This dual enrollment course through HACC offers students 3.0 college credits for successful completion. There will be application and tuition fees associated with enrollment in addition to potential placement testing. The course content covers the history of persons and events that have contributed to life in America from Civil War Reconstruction to the present. This course specifically addresses: Civil War Reconstruction including the principles and causes of the Civil War; industrialization and the Gilded Age; conflicts and change in the West; United States foreign policy and Imperialism; the Progressive Era; World War I; the 1920s; the Great Depression and the New Deal; World War II; the Cold War and Vietnam; the Civil Rights Movement; rising power of American conservatism; the Clinton Era; globalization; and living in a post 9/11 world.
Prerequisite – A average prior Academic social studies course OR minimum B average in prior Honors level social studies course
Cost for student: $125
Credit: 0.5 (3.0 college credits)
A major component of any college curriculum in music is a course introducing students to music theory, a subject that comprises musical materials and procedures. A.P. Music Theory will prepare the student for the A.P. exam as well as cover the following aspects of music theory: elementary theory, harmony, dictation and structure of music. It will also integrate aspects of melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, form, musical analysis, elementary composition, and to some extent, history and style. Musicianship skills such as dictation and other listening skills will be included in this course.
Prerequisite – Music Theory 1 OR Introduction to Music Theory AND teacher approval
Qualifying students may enroll in HACC – Music Theory I in place of Advanced Placement Music Theory. This HACC course earns the student 3.0 college credits and focuses on the principles of elementary harmony as developed in the Baroque and Classical eras. These include diatonic triads as used in major and minor keys.
Prerequisite – Music Theory 1 AND teacher approval
Cost for student: $125
Credit: 0.5 (3.0 college credits)
Marketing is defined as the process of getting the right products to the right people, at the right place, time, and price by using the most effective promotional course of action. Marketing is also defined as providing goods and services that meet or exceed expectations of potential consumers’ needs and wants. The student is shown what makes a company embrace ethics in professional decision making; what encourages corporations to become socially responsible; what the processes are for product concepts, product development, and types of consumer products and services; how companies research the market, configure market segmentation, and target their market; and how companies develop online marketing strategies in order to target consumers and businesses.
11th Grade
Honors English 11A
Honors Research
12th Grade
Honors Modern Literature