Learning Outside of Centaurus

Complete a 5th year of High School but take college courses instead! 

ASCENT (Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment) is a “5th Year Program” in which seniors remain enrolled in high school and take a year of college classes. To qualify, students need to have met all of their high school graduation requirements and have 9 credit hours of college-level courses prior to the end of their senior year.

Through the ASCENT program, BVSD pays the tuition for students to take a year of college courses at a community college after their senior year.  Students are responsible for payment of fees and books. If a student plans appropriately, they can complete that 5th year of High School with as much as two years of college paid for.

Are you interested in learning a trade? Or getting a head start on a career?

There are Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes also offered at Centaurus High School. View the Course Catalog for a list of the different courses or ask your Counselor for more information.  Additional information can also be found on the BVSD CTE Website.

Boulder Universal is an online school where enrolled students have access to courses online that meet the same graduation requirements as the brick and mortar schools courses do. Students follow a weekly deadline schedule. Options include full time enrollment or a hybrid enrollment secondary to their primary school.

BVSD Online is a supplemental tuition-based program offering BVSD enrolled students the opportunity to take one to two additional courses along with their regular full-time enrollment. This program is available to any high school student. Courses provide students an opportunity to either catch-up on missing courses, improve grades of D or F, or get ahead with additional courses. Tuition is listed on the BVSD Online Course Cost Website.

Note that the BVSD Online Program is not a school and is not available to students who are not enrolled at a BVSD school. If you're interested in taking online classes, please make an appointment to speak with your counselor about it. 

Watch the BVSD Online Overview Video for more information.

College Before Graduation allows students to earn college and high school credits simultaneously. At Centaurus, this means the opportunity to take courses at CU Boulder or at Front Range Community College. Students may significantly reduce their college expenses, increase the likelihood that they will complete college, and earn marketable workforce skills by taking college credit courses while in high school. BVSD offers a variety of ways for students to earn these free college credits.

Please view the BVSD College Before Graduation Website and BVSD Board Policies IGCD/IGCD-R for more details on the program, deadlines, and enrollment procedures as well as the tuition costs. Another resource is the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Website. All courses must be approved by the student's high school principal and counselor.

BVSD students may use this FREE program to fulfill the money management graduation requirement without taking a semester or yearlong course in school. This program was created by CDE. The content of this program is succinct and can be completed in a weekend if the student is focused.

Students must complete all 10 courses to have the Money Management graduation requirement waived. The Money 101 program is totally free!

Don't forget to print your Completion Certificate, indicating you have completed all 10 courses, and turn it in to your counselor.

• Money 101: Frequently Asked Questions
• Get started - Create an Account

BVSD SUMMER LEARNING

Students can enroll in the Boulder Valley Summer School Program to make up course deficiencies or to enrich their learning experience. Enrollment materials are available in May on the BVSD Summer Learning High School Website. 

BVSD ONLINE - SUMMER SEMESTER

During the summer, students have an opportunity to take classes through BVSD Online to either catch-up on missing courses, improve grades of D or F, or get ahead with additional courses.  Tuition is listed on the BVSD Online Course Cost Website.