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Campus Academy

SUNY Adirondack designed Campus Academy for high school and homeschooled students who wish to enroll in college courses at Queensbury, Saratoga or online. You can choose courses for dual high school/college credit, or pick courses that interest you and align with future career or academic goals.
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High School Programs

Campus Academy accommodates a diverse population of students with varying educational goals.

Students can choose courses for dual high school/college credit or pick courses that interest them and align with future career or academic goals. In these cases, the College Academy team works directly with school counselors at the students' home districts for approval of courses.

Other students choose Campus Academy because it offers them the opportunity to earn a New York State High School Equivalency Diploma via the 24 College Credit Hour Pathway.

State-required credits include:

  • Six credits in English Language Arts (composition, literature, speech, creative writing);
  • Three credits in Natural Science (biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, geology, botany, zoology);
  • Three credits in Humanities (literature, foreign language, art history/appreciation, music appreciation, theater, philosophy, religion);
  • Three credits in Mathematics (math, calculus, statistics, business or technical math);
  • Three credits in Social Sciences (history, sociology, psychology, economics, political science, labor studies);
  • Six credits from a college degree program Campus Academy is part-time for juniors (or homeschooled students at an equivalent level); seniors can participate on a full- or part-time basis.

Juniors and seniors in high school who are pursuing the New York State High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma are also eligible for this program.

Email academy@sunyacc.edu for more information.

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Apply to Campus Academy

To apply for this program and initiate the registration process before each semester of interest, select "Campus Academy" when completing the SUNY Adirondack College Academy Application. Once you complete the application, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete the registration process for SUNY Adirondack Campus Academy. If you have any questions, or if you do not receive an email with instructions about next steps, please contact academy@sunyacc.edu for more information. * Please be advised that moving through the registration process takes time; we strongly encourage you to start the process well in advance of the semester of interest to ensure you are able to register for courses that work best for you.

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Requirements

All students must have a high school or homeschool program GPA of 80 percent or higher, as well as approval from a school counselor or homeschool program official. (In some cases, a guardian/caregiver may serve this role.) Students have the ability to submit a request for a waiver of the above minimum requirements.

Students who want to take college-level English and math classes at SUNY Adirondack must meet certain requirements for entrance into these classes. Based on those requirements, Campus Academy students may have to take a placement exam.

SUNY Adirondack uses Accuplacer placement tests to assess student readiness for English and math classes.

A Campus Academy program official will provide more information and further guidance during each student’s intake meeting.  

Advanced study

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I had all my requirements ... so really I’d only be going to school for a few hours and having four study halls, and I didn’t really feel like that was useful. I realized the only advancement would be college. Looking back at high school, I see kids still doing the same old things, but what I’m doing is new to me and interesting.”

Abigail Saunders South Glens Falls High School graduate who attended SUNY Adirondack's College Academy her senior year of high school