Early Start Program
The Early Start Program is a pilot program for a select group of participating schools (see below).
- OKCPS — Classen SAS, NW Classen, Capitol Hill, Douglass, John Marshall, US Grant, Southeast
- Crooked Oak High School
- Santa Fe South Schools-Pathways Middle College
Eligibility
Program eligibility:
- Attend one of the participating schools.
- Have a 19 ACT Composite or 3.0 High School GPA (for incoming freshmen, you will have a high school GPA if you took Algebra in middle school)
- Attend a REQUIRED student/parent orientation prior to classes beginning. (Early Start Applications will be completed during your set orientation time at your school. Discuss with your High School Counselor when your specific participating school will be holding an Early Start Orientation)
Early Start Student Resources
Early starts students will be assigned to an Early Start Success Coach. The early start success coach will be their go-to person for campus and anything related to the early start program:
- Early Start Success Coach will work with HS Administration and Counselors to guide students through the correct course sequence
- Early Start Success Coach will administer grade checks throughout the semester to help ensure student success in all courses
- The Early Start Success Coach will assist students each semester with a course planning
- Each school district will work closely with OCCC Early Start staff to verify the course sequencing will work for both high school and OCCC requirements
- Each high school will offer the courses in the decided sequence on the high school campus for freshman and sophomore students
Students will have access to all OCCC resources such as tutoring, counseling, library, Fitness & Recreation, as well as other support services
