College Planning & Advising

To help foster proactive communication, CP asks students to "declare their intentions" by October of their Sophomore year or their first semester taking concurrent enrollment classes (whichever occurs first) - to clarify more formally if they intend to graduate CP with a diploma (50 credits) or will remain part-time and graduate via their own home school transcript.

Maximum College Credit Hours: 12-15 college credits is considered a full load and anything over 15 credits needs CP approval.   Typical reasons for more than 15 credits to be approved are: • A senior needing the additional credits to meet high school graduation requirements • A senior needing the additional credits to complete an Associate’s Degree • The mix of classes drives the total number of credits above 15 (i.e. three 3-credit classes and one 4- or 5-credit class) A student requesting more than 15 credits should have successfully completed (C or better) at least 12 college credits in the previous semester. Students wishing to take more than 15 credits, should complete the Request for Overload Form and submit to your CP college advisor prior to registering for additional courses. The form is located on the CP website at the College Planning tab. 

Students wishing to take private music lessons at PPSC are responsible to pay the cost of the course fee unless they have formally declared a music major with PPSC.  CP will pay the full tuition and fees for declared music majors.  Students should bring a PPSC Degree Check form showing that they have declared a major in music when meeting with a CP advisor.  Your CP advisor can help you declare a major and print a copy of your Degree Check.