Early College

What is Early College?

The Early College High School Model is a program that allows students to take college-level courses and earn college credit while still in high school. 

Holbrook Middle-High School has partnered with Quincy College to provide our students a Concurrent Enrollment Program for Senior Capstone, Environmental Science Honors, Statistics Honors, and Line Color and Design. The purpose of the Concurrent Enrollment Program is to provide early college opportunities to HMHS students in which our students earn college credit for classes completed at HMHS. Preference for enrollment and college credit to the Line, Color and Design course will be given to seniors. Students must earn a grade of 73 or better to earn college credit.

In conjunction with Quincy College, Holbrook Middle-High School has an established Early College Program. For the 2026-2027 school year, students in Grades 10 and 11 are encouraged to express their interest in participating in the program as part of the course selection process in Spring 2026. Students will utilize MyCAP to develop a specific Early College Plan that allows them to develop a strategy that will help to find success both during and after high school. Through this program, students earn both high school and college credit at no cost to the student or their families. Courses are taught by Holbrook Middle-High School teachers with syllabi aligned to comparable courses at Quincy College.

All students who participate in a designated early college course will be enrolled in a section of Early College Seminar. Early College Seminar will prepare high school students for the rigors of college-level coursework by fostering academic, social-emotional, and executive function skills. These courses, linked through our partnership with Quincy College, will support students in the early college pathway by providing tutoring, career exploration, and study strategies to ensure success in college level classes.

0325 STATISTICS - Honors
Prerequisites: 85 or greater in Algebra II H and teacher recommendation, or 90 or greater in Algebra II CP, teacher recommendation and principal approval.
5 Credits 
A general statistics course, which includes understanding data, measures of central tendency, measures of variation, binomial distributions, normal distributions, correlation and regression probability and sampling distributions, Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, estimates of population parameters and hypothesis testing. Interpretation and data analysis are emphasized. Use of technology will regularly be incorporated into the course.*** Upon matriculation, students who complete enrollment requirements with Quincy College and take and earn a grade of 73 or better  will earn 3 college credits through Quincy College.

0435 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HONORS
GRADES 11 and 12
5 Credits
Prerequisite: 90 or greater in H Biology or 95 or greater in CP Biology, teacher recommendation and principal approval.
Environmental Science Honors is designed to provide the highly motivated student with a thorough knowledge of the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them. The curriculum includes topics such as: an introduction to earth processes, ecology, populations, land, air and water quality and pollution, climate change, biodiversity and endangered species, mineral and energy resources, our health and our future, and the legal aspects of conservation.  This course moves at a faster pace than Environmental Science CP course and covers greater depth of information, requiring students to have excellent work habits and independent study skills. 
*** Upon matriculation, students who complete enrollment requirements with Quincy College and take and earn a grade of 73 or better  will earn 4 college credits through Quincy College.

0685 CAPSTONE - GRADE 12
Required of all Seniors - General 
5 Credits
The Senior Capstone Project is a Holbrook Middle-High School graduation requirement, which is accomplished during senior year within the Senior Capstone Class. Through participating in the Senior Capstone Project, students will independently demonstrate an application of the skills they have acquired throughout their high school academic careers to a project which will extend their learning, stretch their potential, and challenge their abilities! The Capstone Project will consist of 4 major components: fieldwork, paper/product, portfolio and presentation. Students have the option of choosing between writing a research paper or creating or building a product. Students must earn a grade of 65% in order to successfully meet the minimum passing requirement.
*** Upon matriculation, students who complete enrollment requirements with Quincy College and take and earn a grade of 73 or better  will earn 3 college credits through Quincy College.

0841 LINE, COLOR AND DESIGN
5 credits
This course explores the principles underlying effective design. Students study the dynamics of line, shape, color, texture, and pattern by experimenting with black and white and colored media.
*** Upon matriculation, students who complete enrollment requirements with Quincy College and take and earn a grade of 73 or better  will earn 3 college credits through Quincy College.

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