Academic Advising
Academic Advising
Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Saviour, and my hope is in You all day long. Psalm 25:4,5
In all Christian schools, the aim of the guidance program is to support the intellectual development, emotional development, human and social development, and career development of each student, so that he or she can become a responsible and productive citizen of God’s kingdom. In Christian schools, guidance also has a pastoral aspect which is much broader than educational or career planning. Its purpose is to help students find direction, not just the right career. Developing a sense of calling and the desire to serve the Lord in one’s life’s work are more valuable than teaching job-finding skills.
CCS also encourages our students to challenge themselves academically. We work with our students individually at the high school level to make sure they are prepared for their next steps after high school graduation. See below, by grade level, what to expect from the advising department.
Advising By Grade Level
- Register students for classes
- Share opportunities for volunteering
- Seek out leadership opportunities for 7th and 8th graders.
- Meet with each student individually
- Start a 4 year plan
- Start your high school resume
- Set goals for volunteering and outside opportunities
- Discuss aptitude testing options
- Provide job shadowing opportunities
- Meet with each student individually
- Update 4 year plan
- Discuss testing options – ACT or SAT
- Begin research regarding colleges and majors
- Research and take advantage of opportunities for leadership roles
- Research and take advantage of opportunities for volunteering
- Provide job shadowing opportunities
- Meet with each student individually
- Update 4 year plan
- Discuss test scores and determine which tests would be best for them
- Begin research regarding colleges and majors
- Set up dual enrollment registrations
- Research and take advantage of opportunities for leadership roles
- Research and take advantage of opportunities for volunteering
- Provide job shadowing opportunities
- Start a common application
- Visit colleges of interests (take scheduled tours)
- Meet with each student individually (as often as needed)
- Verify graduation requirements
- Set up dual enrollment registrations
- Provide job shadowing opportunities
- Complete college and scholarship applications
- Write recommendations as requested
- Distribute information regarding all things related to college and scholarship applications
- Work with students to order graduation materials
- Submit transcripts to colleges, common application, and CFNC
- Submit scholarship nominations and notify selected students with instructions
Colleges Who Offered Admission To CCS Students
Institutions in bold are where CCS students attended.
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Alamance Community College Appalachian State Honors College Appalachian State University Asheville-Buncombe Community College Barton College Belmont University Brevard College Cal Poly Campbell University Cape Fear Community College Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Central Carolina Community College Charleston Southern University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston College of William and Mary College of Wooster Colorado Christian University Duke University Durham University in England East Carolina University East Carolina University Honors College ECU College of Engineering Elon University Fayetteville State Broncos Gaston Community College Georgia Institute of Technology High Point University |
High Point University Honors College Hillsdale College James Madison University Johnson & Wales University Lenoir-Rhyne University Liberty University Liberty University – Honors College Lipscomb University Long Island University Meredith College Methodist University Mid-Atlantic Christian University Montreat College Mount Olive College North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (A&T) North Carolina Central University North Carolina State University North Carolina State College of Textiles NC Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Ohio University Pace University Pfeiffer University Pitt Community College Reformation Bible College Regent University Rice University Samford University Savannah College of Art and Design |
Sewanee: The University of the South Swarthmore College The University of Texas, Dallas University of Alabama University of Cambridge University of Exeter University of Kentucky University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Mount Olive University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill UNC-Asheville University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of St. Andrews University of Tennessee University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech Virginia Wesleyan University Wake Forest University Warren Wilson College Western Carolina University Western Carolina Honors College William and Mary College – James Monroe Scholars Program Wingate University |
Renn McMurray
Academic Advisor
Scholarship Websites