SCHOOL PROFILE

Christian Institute of Arts and Sciences

CEEB code: 101-614

Florida State code: 171413

Office Tel: (850) 457-4058

Office Fax: (850) 458-5132

Office email: nogratrjoy@christianinstitute.com

Website: www.christianinstitute.com

Principal: Mary Beth Jones

School

Christian Institute of Arts and Sciences is an accredited 13-year private school with an enrollment of 130 students in grades K–12. CIAS is a private school in the state of Florida and is listed in the Florida Department of Education's Private School Directory. The school opened in the fall of 1997 and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 1998. CIAS is accredited by the Florida Coalition of Christian Private Schools Accreditation and the National Council for Private School Accreditation and holds membership in Accelerated Christian Education.

Community

Christian Institute of Arts and Sciences serves the educational needs of the local community, combining the full services of a private school administration office with the advantages, personal assistance, and accountability needed to make the home education experience a success.

CIAS serves the Florida Panhandle, including but not limited to students in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Baldwin counties. We enroll students in grades K-12. The student body is racially diverse with a 20% minority population, including Asian, Pacific Asian, African American/Black, Latino, and Hispanic.

Curriculum

The academic program is organized on a quarterly grading system. Six credits per semester is the minimum course load. Semester classes are one-half of a year long; full-year classes are a year long.

B.E.S.T. Standards of Learning

CIAS advises students to complete the Florida B.E.S.T. standards for high school graduation. This includes completing 24 high school credits, including the following:

4 English Language Arts courses

4 Mathematics courses- Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Math Data & Financial Literacy (Consumer Math), or college/university Dual Enrollment maths

3 Social Studies- World History, American History, American Government, & Economics,

3 Sciences- Earth Space Science, Integrated Science, Biology I, Marine Biology, Astronomy, Physical Science, Chemistry

2 Foreign/World languages

2 Bible- New Testament Survey, Old Testament Survey, Successful Living, Life of Christ, Apologetics, etc. p

1 PE/Health course- HOPE, Team Sports, Personal Fitness, etc.

1 Performing Fine Arts course

And various other electives- Vocational, Practical Arts, etc.

Our Scope and Sequence (with Core Curricula Learning Objectives for each grade level) is available HERE. Our High School Handbook is available HERE.

Online & Virtual Classes

The classes that are listed on the Florida Virtual School website are all available to all CIAS students, as well as our Campus School classes on our Google Classroom platform.

Honors & Dual Enrollment

Honors classes are offered at CIAS for many subject areas across all four years of high school. This allows students to complete rigorous and competitive academics and increase their weighted GPAs.

College and university dual enrollment (or early enrollment) classes are available to CIAS students who qualify. The following schools currently have "Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreements" with CIAS:

Pensacola State College

University of South Florida

University of West Florida

We also have had dual enrollment students attend the following schools:

Pensacola Christian College

University of Mobile

Reget University

Southeastern University

Liberty University

Troy State University

Sports

CIAS students play a variety of sports in their local district public schools in compliance with the Florida High School Athletic Association. See their webpage for more information.

Our students also play interscholastic team sports in various local private schools, including but not limited to East Hill Christian School, Alethia Christian Academy, and West Florida Baptist Academy.

Fine Arts

CIAS offers a wide variety of music classes, as well as various art classes, to students of all ages at our Campus School.

CIAS students may participate in the award-winning Northwest Florida Homeschool Band, in conjunction with the West Florida Home Education Music Association. They also may participate in other local performance groups, bands, and orchestras, including but not limited to the ECHO orchestra, Pensacola Children's Chorus, Pensacola State College, Pensacola Junior College, University of Mobile, and the University of West Florida.

Grading & Ranking
Weighted Grade Scale:

A+ 98-100% 4.3 GPA

A 94-97% 4.0 GPA

A- 90-93% 3.7 GPA

B+ 87-89% 3.3 GPA

B 84-86% 3.0 GPA

B- 80-83% 2.7 GPA

C+ 77-79% 2.3 GPA

C 74-76% 2.0 GPA

C- 70-73% 1.7 GPA

D+ 67-69% 1.3 GPA

D 64-66% 1.0 GPA

D- 60-63% 0.7 GPA

F 0-59% 0.0 GPA

Unweighted Grade Scale:

A 90-100% 4.0 GPA

B 80-89% 3.0 GPA

C 70-79% 2.0 GPA

D 60-69% 1.0 GPA

F 0-59% 0.0 GPA

Rank

CIAS ranks each graduating class in order of unweighted GPA and awards Valedictorian and Salutatorian status to qualifying graduating seniors.

Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculation

GPA is computed using the above quality points. Beginning with grade nine, all subjects, whether passed or failed, are included in the GPA computation. A minimum of 24 credits is required for graduation from CIAS. In addition, each student must complete a 75-hour volunteer community service graduation requirement, as well as submit a qualifying research paper. Honors and dual enrollment classes are weighted by 0.3 point. Grades are recorded on the official transcript, and GPA is computed in January and May/June.