Academics

Academic Excellence

Owensboro Catholic High offers three levels of diplomas:  the Standard High School Diploma, the College Preparatory Curriculum Diploma, and the Honors Curriculum Diploma.  The Standard Diploma meets the minimum state requirements for high school graduation.

College Prep Diploma

The College Prep Diploma satisfies Kentucky’s Pre-College Curriculum, which is the minimum required for admission to any state-supported four-year college in Kentucky.  The colleges are each free to impose additional requirements, and most do have some additional coursework, GPA, or ACT requirements of their own.

Honors Diploma

The Honors Diploma also satisfies Kentucky’s Pre-College Curriculum and is Owensboro Catholic’s very best preparation for college, provided the student is capable of the coursework.

Advanced Placement (AP) and Concurrent Enrollment Courses

Advanced Placement (AP) is a national program whereby a student may take an AP course in high school and then take an AP test over the material covered in that class.  If the student achieves a specified score on the test, he or she may transfer college credit to specific colleges.  The cost per test is $100.00. The following AP classes are offered at Owensboro Catholic High: English Literature AP, US History AP, European History AP, General Biology AP, AP Environmental Science, Calculus AP, French AP, and Spanish AP. Students are required to take the AP Exam of the course for which they are enrolled.

OCHS also offers concurrent enrollment classes with Brescia University. These classes will be taught on the OCHS campus by OCHS faculty and will count for both high school and college credit through Brescia University. Concurrent enrollment classes are offered in Writing I and II, US History I and II, and World History I and II.

Dual Credit

Students may also earn dual credit through Racer Academy (Murray State University), Owensboro Community College, and technical school.

Each year, OCHS administers a series of standardized tests in an effort to prepare students for the ACT and SAT, which are the standard choices for admission and scholarship for colleges and universities.

OCHS Testing Schedule

Freshmen – Pre-ACT
Sophomores – Pre-ACT
Juniors – ACT District Choice & PSAT
Seniors – ACT and SAT