Click here for more information on how you can prepare over the summer to apply for GSP during your junior year.
Click here for more information about GSE and how you can prepare over the summer to apply during your junior year.
Click here for more information about GSA and how you can prepare to apply during your sophomore or junior year.
All high school juniors and seniors, who are Kentucky residents, have the opportunity to take two college-level courses free of charge. KHEAA (Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority) offers a Dual Credit Scholarship program that covers the tuition cost for one dual credit general education course per year. All dual credit courses are taught or facilitated by Mercy teachers in partnership with local colleges and universities.
Dual Credit Course Offering:
Biology
Business Law
Communications
English
World Religions
The Commonwealth Honors Academy is a three-week academic enrichment experience held every June on Murray State University’s main campus in Murray, KY. You’ll live on campus while you take college-level honors classes and participate in fun activities and seminars to help you grow personally and socially.
Aside from academics, CHA gives you the opportunity to make friends with intelligent, enthusiastic, and energetic students from different areas and with different backgrounds. Read more about this program on their website, https://www.murraystate.edu/cha/
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: March 1st
The Mayor’s Office, in conjunction with the Office of Catholic Schools, is thrilled to announce a new leadership opportunity for Juniors in Jefferson County. Youth Ambassadors Leading Louisville (Y.A.L.L.) is an incredible program that aims to engage and enhance the leadership of young people. If you are interested in applying, please reach out to your counselor.
Interested in working with area nonprofits to empower marginalized communities and earn college credit? LYPC can help you earn 48 hours of coursework over 16 Saturdays, while learning how nonprofits work and develop leadership skills. Check them out, here!