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“Learning at Pathway in high school equips students for their future—where rigorous academics, leadership opportunities, and a Christ-centered vision prepare them for college, career, and calling.”

In Pathway’s high school program, students are challenged with rigorous academics and equipped to pursue college, career, and calling within a Christ-centered environment.

Our curriculum provides a wide range of opportunities—including honors, dual credit, and AP courses—that allow students to stretch their abilities and prepare for higher education. Learning is enriched through interactive projects, collaborative experiences, and leadership opportunities that strengthen independence, critical thinking, and effective communication.

Because these years are a pivotal season of preparation, Biblical truth is integrated across subjects and student life, helping teens form strong convictions and a clear sense of identity in Christ. With supportive teachers, personal guidance, and real-world experiences, Pathway high schoolers graduate ready to thrive academically, spiritually, and personally in the next chapter of life.

  • FLEx PBL

    At the high school level, FLEx PBL Learning Model culminates in a framework designed to prepare students for college, career, and calling. Projects become more advanced and align with college preparatory standards, while incorporating opportunities for dual credit, honors, and AP coursework. This ensures students graduate with the skills, experiences, and confidence to thrive in higher education and beyond.

  • FLEx PBL P.L.U.S. Framework

    Project: Major projects reflect authentic, real-world challenges and mirror college-level expectations. Capstone-style assignments often integrate elements from multiple disciplines and prepare students for research and advanced study.

    Learn: Coursework is structured to include college preparatory rigor along with opportunities for dual credit and AP mastery, ensuring students are challenged at the highest level and equipped for academic success after graduation.

    Use: Students apply their learning to complex, real-world problems, demonstrating critical thinking, innovation, and ethical leadership in professional, civic, and global contexts.

    Show: Presentations and communication emphasize academic and professional excellence—giving students the ability to defend ideas, collaborate effectively, and articulate their calling with confidence in both college and career environments.

Student Support

Personalized Support:
Every learner’s path is unique, and in high school, support must balance independence with guidance. Pathway teachers provide individualized attention to help students manage rigorous coursework, strengthen critical thinking, and develop effective communication skills. With small class sizes, academic mentoring, and ongoing parent partnership, students receive the support they need to excel academically while continuing to grow in faith and character.

Live Classes:
Our live virtual sessions create an engaging, collaborative learning community where high school students can discuss complex ideas, work on group projects, and sharpen leadership and communication skills.

Teacher Support:
Pathway teachers partner closely with families through regular email communication, live Zoom sessions, and scheduled parent-teacher conferences—ensuring clear guidance, accountability, and encouragement as students prepare for college and beyond.

Offline Work:
High school academics demand strong study habits. Offline projects, writing assignments, and labs develop independence, time management, and the ability to apply knowledge in real-world contexts.

Adaptive Learning:
Diagnostics and benchmarking within our adaptive learning tools provide personalized insights, helping students close gaps, accelerate learning, and master advanced coursework such as honors, dual credit, and AP classes.

AI Tutor:
Sparky, our AI tutor, serves as a safe, 24/7 learning companion—always available to answer questions, provide explanations, and offer encouragement. With built-in safeguards, Sparky reinforces real learning and academic integrity.

AI-Driven Simulations:
Students engage in safe, real-time, 1:1 simulations that provide deep analysis of their understanding. Personalized feedback sharpens critical thinking, decision-making, and communication, equipping them for college, career, and calling.

Graduate With Purpose

  • • English/Language Arts (4 credits) 
    English I or ELL Course (1 credit)
    English II (1 credit)
    English III (1 credit)
    English IV (1 credit)

    • Mathematics (3 credits)
    Algebra I & II (2 credit)
    Geometry (1 credit)
    -lower maths can be substituted with higher course completions and mastery scores within the subject

    • Science (3 credits)
    Biology (1 credit)
    Chemistry (1 credit)
    Additional Science (1 credit)

    • Social Studies (3 credits)
    World History (1 credit)
    American History (1 credit)
    American Government (0.5 credit)
    Economics (0.5 credit)

    • Art/CTE (2 credits)

    • PE (1 Credits)

    • Foreign Language (2 Credits)

    • College Electives (5 credits)

    • Biblical Studies (4 credits)

      • students enroll and pass in a Bible course, each semester they are enrolled in Pathway

    • Total: 24 credits

    • In order for a student to be eligible for graduation from PCPA, no less than 25% of credits (6 credits) required to graduate must be taken through PCPA.

  • AP Biology

    To generate skills for lifelong learning, 25 percent of the lessons in AP Biology use student-driven, constructivist approaches for concept development. The remaining lessons employ direct instruction approaches. In both cases, the lessons incorporate multimedia rich interactive resources to make learning an engaging experience. The AP approach to advanced biology topics helps students achieve mastery of abstract concepts and their application in everyday life and in STEM-related professions.

    AP Chemistry

    AP Chemistry includes most of the 22 laboratory experiments recommended by the College Board to provide a complete advanced experience in a blended environment. More than 25 percent of the online lesson modules are inquiry-based and employ online simulations, data-based analysis, online data-based tools, and kitchen sink labs that require no specialized equipment or supervision. Many of the lessons include significant practice in stoichiometry and other critical advanced chemistry skills.

    AP Computer Science

    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of computer programming. Students learn how to compile and run a Java program. They learn to use arithmetic, relational, and logical operators as well as different decision-making and loop statements. Students will be able to create classes, methods, String objects, and an ArrayList object. This course will also teach learners to perform sequential searches, binary searches, selection sorting, and insertion sorting on an array. Additionally, students will achieve skills to implement object-oriented programming design, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction. Lastly, students will grasp and be able to describe privacy and legality in the context of computing.

    AP English Literature and Composition

    Each unit of AP English Literature and Composition is based on a researched scope and sequence that covers the essential concepts of literature at an AP level. Students engage in in-depth analyses of literary works in order to provide both depth and breadth of coverage of the readings. Units include Close Analysis and Interpretation of Fiction, Short Fiction, the Novel, and Poetic Form and Content. Writing activities reinforce the reading activities and include writing arguments, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and college application essays.

    AP US History

    This course develops critical thinking skills by encouraging multiple views as students realize that there are often multiple accounts of a single historical event that may not be entirely consistent. Electronic discussion groups encourage collaboration and a variety of practice activities are provided; from multiple choice actions to advanced interactions. Units include: the historical process, early America, revolutionary America, the Civil War, Populism and Progressivism, the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, and contemporary themes. 

    AP Calculus

    This course grounds the study of calculus in real-world scenarios and integrates it with the four STEM disciplines. Semester A covers functions, limits, derivatives and the application of derivatives. The course goes on to cover differentiation and anti-differentiation, applications of integration, inverse functions, and techniques of integration, such as triangles. Assignments and activities are designed to engage students in learning and enhance mastery in the subject. Labs extend comprehension by giving students hands-on experiences.

  • Pathway Christian partners with Oral Roberts University (ORU) to offer affordable, accredited, Biblically-centered dual credit courses. A total of 30 courses are available to PCPA students. Dual credit students could take up to 10 college credit hours per semester.

    Dual Credit Courses require a separate fee to be paid to ORU

    *Dual credit courses require a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and approval for each individual course prior to enrolling

    **Credit cost is set by ORU and may not include all fees associated with the dual credit program.

    BLIT 111: Christian Life I: Old Testament

    • Credit hours: 2

    • Course Description: A historical-thematic survey of the Old Testament. Gives special attention to the content of the Old Testament, with emphasis on the cultural, historical, and geographical background to the text and to the practical application of major Old Testament themes. Requires students to read through the Old Testament.

    BLIT 122: Christian Life II: New Testament

    • Credit hours: 2

    • Course Description: A historical-thematic survey of the New Testament. Gives special attention to the content of the New Testament, with emphasis on the cultural, historical, and geographical background to the text and to the practical application of major New Testament themes. Requires students to read through the New Testament.

    BIO 101: Principles of Biology Lecture & Lab

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: A study of the main principles of life common to both plants and animals, including scientific methods, levels of organization, cell structure and function, photosynthesis, respiration, molecular and Mendelian genetics, reproduction, development, evolution, classification, behavior and ecology, and their appropriate applications for solving current biological problems. Lab exercises, experiments, and audiovisual presentations involving cells, respiration, photosynthesis, classical and molecular genetics, protein synthesis, enzyme action, reproduction, development, behavior, and ecology are included.

    CHE 101: Principles of Chemistry Lecture & Lab

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: An introductory course requiring no prior background in chemistry. Emphasizes applying chemical principles to everyday situations and acquaints the student with the periodic table and chemical nomenclature. Lab experiences provide the student with an opportunity to apply the scientific method focusing on the relationship of chemistry to daily life.

    COM 101: Oral Communication

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: An investigation of basic principles of communication and their application to intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public communication.

    COMP 099: Preparation for Composition I

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: This course provides fundamental prescriptive grammar instruction with a communicative approach in a self-directed format. Students sharpen their skills in the following areas: punctuation, mechanics, spelling, sentence formation, and language usage. Students learn from their own mistakes, while improving their writing skills. Through the use of an online program that provides feedback, the student is provided with numerous opportunities to apply newly learned writing skills to various writing activities. The course also provides writing practice, with feedback from the instructor.

    • Please note that this course is not transferrable as college credit.

    • Course only offered pending enough interest. Must request enrollment by July 31.

    COMP 101: Composition 101: College Reading & Writing

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: Focuses on writing in response to readings in the humanities and on organization of essay writing, such as narration, description, illustration, and argumentation. Includes review of grammar and mechanics.

    COMP 102: Composition 102: Reading & Writing in the Liberal Arts

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: Writing based on selected readings (essay, nonfiction, poetry, and short story), summary and paraphrase, and at least five formal essays including synthesis, analysis, and critique. Emphasizes analytical thinking, critical reading, and ethical incorporation of sources. Includes a five to eight-page research paper. Students participate in peer review and revisions.

    • Please note that COMP 101 is a prerequisite for this course.

    ENG 201: Introduction to Literature

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: This
      English course emphasizes analysis skills and techniques for writing about literature. Includes representative readings from fiction, poetry, and drama, with an emphasis on the elements of literature. Includes reading from various genres, exploring critical approaches, and writing analytical and evaluative essays.

    • Please note that COMP 102 is a prerequisite for this course. 

    FIN 244: Personal Financial Planning

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: Focuses on the key concepts, tools and techniques of contemporary personal finance. Financial problems are addressed in the context as a result of the lack of management rather than lack of money. Topics discussed to avoid financial problems include the time value of money, the importance of saving, how to establish good credit and a high credit score, the correct use of credit, the use of credit cards, the establishment of financial goals, how to reduce the costs of automobile and life insurance, purchase of an automobile, and rent versus purchase of a house.

    FRE 101: Elementary French I

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: A beginning course in French. Covers grammar and composition, but emphasizes oral/aural skills. Includes possessives, commands, present indicative, passe compose, and futur proche. Covers most activities listed in the ACTFL novice mid competencies. Due to the rigor of this course, it is not recommended for first-time Advantage students.

    FRE 102: Elementary French II

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: A continuation of FRE 101. Includes oral practice and covers certain functions of language such as describing and narrating past events, using future and imperfect
      tenses, expressing opinions and emotions, and giving advice.

    • Please note that FRE 101 is a prerequisite for this course. 

    GOV 101: American Government & Politics

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A study of the institutions and processes of American government and politics at the national, state and local levels, with attention to policy-making and the relationship between citizenship and Christian faith.

    HIS 110: American History Survey

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: An introduction of the main political, economic, social, foreign policy, and cultural developments in American history since 1760. Students develop a personal synthesis of American history.

    HIS 111: American History Survey II

    • Credit Hours: 3

    • Course Description: An introduction of the main political, economic, social, foreign policy, and cultural developments in American history since 1877. Students develop a personal synthesis of American history.

    HUM 201: Wisdom of the Ancient World

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: An exploration of the genesis of Western philosophy, ethical reasoning, and behavior from the beginning of written history until the end of the Hellenistic Age.

    HUM 202: Classical Roman Civilization

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A historical survey and worldview synthesis emphasizing philosophical, religious, political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments of human culture and civilization from the dawn of history to 1300 AD. Focuses on the ancient world, Greece and the classical past of the Western world, the Roman Empire, and European Middle Ages to 1300 AD.

    HUM 203: Learning from the Late Middle Ages

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A historical survey and worldview synthesis emphasizing philosophical, religious, political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments of human culture and civilization from 1300 to 1648. Focuses on the Renaissance, the Reformation Age, and the Scientific Revolution.

    HUM 204: Modern Western Civilization

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A historical survey and worldview synthesis emphasizing philosophical, religious, political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments of human culture and civilization from 1800 to the present. The focus is on understanding how the evolving dialectic of empiricism and its impact upon philosophy, the arts social institutions, history and moves have produced the Post-Modern and, punitively, Post-Christian 21st Century.

    MAT 099: Introduction to College Mathematics

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A non-specialized course in mathematics that surveys the basic concepts of high school mathematics.  This course does not count toward a major or minor in mathematics or satisfy general education requirements.  It increases the number of hours in a degree program by three credit hours. 

    • Please note that this course is not transferrable as college credit.

    • Course only offered pending enough interest. Must request enrollment by July 31.

    MAT 105: College Algebra

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A treatment that develops the concepts of number systems, absolute value, inequality, domain, range, local extremes, zeros, relations, and functions. Functions studied include those that are linear, polynomial, radical, absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic.

    MAT 106: Trigonometry

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A continuation of MAT 105. The concepts developed in the first course are expanded and considered in relationships to rational functions, trigonometric functions and conic sections.

    • Please note that MAT 105 is a prerequisite to this course. 

    MAT 232: Elementary Statistics 

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: Designed for students of social and health sciences, education, and business. Includes both descriptive and inferential methods and treats the fundamental concepts exemplified by frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, and variability; the interpretation of results; hypothesis testing; regression; analysis of variance; and chi-square. (Does not count towards major or minor in mathematics.)

    • Please note that MAT 105 is a prerequisite to this course. 

    PHY 101: General Physics I Lecture & Lab

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: An introduction to the laws and principles of physics including mechanics, heat, and sound. (Primarily for liberal arts and biological science students. Not applicable to a physics major or minor.) Lab exercises supplement the objectives taught in the lecture portion of the course.

    • Please note that high school algebra is a pre-requisite to PHY 101.

    PHY 102: General Physics II Lecture & Lab

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: A continuation of PHY 101 Lecture. Includes electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics. Lab exercises supplement the objectives taught in the lecture portion of the course.

    • Please note that PHY 101 is a prerequisite for this course.  

    PSY 201: Principles of Psychology

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A survey of the basic principles of psychology, including development, motivation, emotion, learning, intelligence, physiological aspects, sensory processes, perception, attention, measurement and personality.

    • Please note that COMP 101 is a prerequisite for this course. 

    READ 099: Preparation for College Reading

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: Develops and strengthens basic reading skills including structural analysis, contextual analysis, reading comprehension, and inference skills. Emphasizes vocabulary development as well as various aids to reading.

    • Please note that this course is not transferrable as college credit.

    • Course only offered pending enough interest. Must request enrollment by July 31.

    SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology

    • Credit hours: 3

    • Course Description: A survey course covering most of the basic categories of the sociology curriculum with an emphasis on the scientific method of studying social interaction and the products of social interaction, including culture, socialization and the major institutions of society.

    SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: A beginning course in Spanish. Covers aural/oral work, grammar, and composition, including possessives, formal commands, present indicatives, progressives, and reflexives. Covers most activities listed in the ACTFL novice mid competencies. This course does not count toward minor, or major, but can be used for elective credit. Due to the rigor of this course, it is not recommended for first-time Advantage students.

    SPA 102: Elementary Spanish II

    • Credit hours: 4

    • Course Description: A continuation of SPA 101. Includes oral practice and covers preterite, imperfect and present subjunctive tenses as well as double object pronouns.

    • Please note that SPA 101 is a prerequisite for this course. 

    *Dual credit courses require a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and approval for each individual course prior to enrolling.

    **Cost is set by ORU and may not include all costs and fees associated with the dual credit program.

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