We are happy to announce we have an updated agreement with Catholic International University (CIU) that allows our students to earn an AA or a BA as early as 12th grade. In addition, we have Agreements with Belmont College, Benedictine College and other colleges which allow our students to transfer many of their college credits to those colleges of their choice. As always, our students also have the option to request transfer of college credits from our program to a university or college of their choice with which we have no formal agreement; many colleges have accepted our credits in this way.

With the new CIU Agreement, students in our existing AA and College Credit programs will have the opportunity not only to continue to earn college credit for their Angelicum Great Books and Theology Online courses, but will also be able to apply those credits towards a BA from Catholic International University as early as 12th grade. Current students in our College Credit and AA programs will be able to switch to this new program with CIU and apply the college credits (up to 90) they have thus far earned towards a BA. Students already enrolled in the Holy Apostles AA Track may choose to continue in that program or transfer their Holy Apostles credits to the CIU program.

Our agreement with Catholic International University is a huge step forward in our efforts over the last 25 years to have the BA awarded at age 18 as it was for through the High and Late Middle Ages into the late Renaissance and late 19th century. This is precisely one of the key educational reforms proposed and advocated by Dr. Mortimer Adler and Professor Jacques Maritain – and others—who were very critical of the modern American practice of delaying Bachelor’s degrees to age 22. This reform, with others, we have worked for assiduously over the last 25 years for a restoration of the authentic classical form of education.

As these prominent intellectuals pointed out, the deviation of modern American education from standards developed over 2,300 years was economically wasteful at best and morally dangerous at worst. In their view, history had proven that the formation of the intellect by c. age 18 not only inspired young men and women to pursue the good, the true and the beautiful before they encountered many corrupting influences, but also arms them to identify and resist the many errors and allurements of modern culture.

Restoring the BA degree to its proper place at c. age 18 not only eliminates the modern prolonged adolescence that comes with delaying the BA to age 22, but also avoids the heavy burden of college debt that many students and parents must bear because of the exorbitant cost of modern American education. To that end, the Angelicum Academy has long offered, and many have completed our College Credit or Associate’s Degree Tracks that enable students to earn up to 75 college credits or an Associate’s Degree by 12th grade, or a Bachelor’s degree as early as one year after high school graduation. All of these programs are affordable, saving tens of thousands of dollars in college costs. This new program with CIU adds the ultimate option whereby serious students can receive dual credit sufficient to receive a B.A. degree at the completion of 12th grade.

Whether you are an Angelicum student or parent of a student currently enrolled at any level in our K-12 program it is not too early or too late to plan for college. The online AA, BA and College Credit programs save tens of thousands in tuition, room and board (a 40% to 85% savings over current tuition charged by colleges). Click HERE for College Cost Comparisons.

The Angelicum has made it very simple to earn dual high-school and college credit. Simply choose from two options depending on your goals:

• The first option is a “bundle” that includes all the college credit needed to obtain an Associate Degree by 12th grade for an annual tuition of $3,975 (or $397 per month for 10 months). 60 credits are needed for an AA Degree, but students in this program can earn up to 75 college credits for this fixed tuition. This is the less expensive option per credit hour to an AA degree.

• The second option allows you to pay $2,999 annually to earn all the college credit for the Great Books courses (48 college credits total). In addition you can earn college credit including enough for an AA or BA degree by 12th grade – at $225 per credit hour (compared to the average range of $375 to $1,385 per credit hour charged in public and private colleges).

College Cost Comparisons & FAQ’s

What is the Best Age to Study the Great Books?

To earn 30 CIU credits per year requires students to take 2 CIU courses per semester beginning in the summer after Sophomore year (Romans).  This would be ten 3-credit courses per year spread over five CIU semesters each year (Summer, Fall I, Fall II, Spring I, Spring II); in addition to the Great Books courses taken in the Fall and Spring Angelicum semesters each year, and completion of the Angelicum Theology Online courses at any time (asynchronous) during the final 2 years.  If a student finds this schedule too difficult, they can, of course, extend the time (number of semesters) for up to 4 additional years, at no additional cost.

CIU also accepts AP credits, so students who have successfully completed some as freshman or sophomores can transfer those to CIU thereby reducing the number of credits they need to earn in their junior or senior years.