Toward the goal of meeting the broad interests and academic needs of the gifted students of Southwest Virginia, the Governor's School offers a variety of dual enrollment college level classes in the areas of engineering, history, mathematics, the sciences, and related special topics. A complete list of courses currently offered by the school appears below. School admission information, admission criteria, and admission application are available here

Course information, such as semesters offered, can be viewed by clicking on the course title. The corresponding Virginia Community College System (VCCS) designation is shown below the course title

Dual Enrollment Course Offerings

Engineering and Computer Science

• Introduction to Engineering Methods and Computer Programming   (not offered 2024-2025)
  

English

• College Composition I & II
  (ENG 111/ENG 112)
• Creative Writing
  (ENG 211)
• Survey of American Literature
  (ENG 246)

History

• Appalachian History
  (HIS 205)
• Western Civilization
  (HIS 101/102)
• World Civilization 
  (HIS 111/HIS 112)

Information Technology

• Advanced Multimedia Applications
  (ITE 170/ITE 270)
• Cybersecurity
  (ITE 105/ITN 101)

Life Sciences

• Biology I & II
  (BIO 101/102)
• Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II
  (BIO 141/BIO 142)
• Life Science
  (BIO 106)
• Medical Terminology
  (HLT 143)

Mathematics

• Probability & Statistics
  (MTH 154/MTH 245)

Natural Sciences

• Chemistry, General I & II
  (CHM 111/CHM 112)
• Chemistry, Introductory
  (CHM 101)
• Environmental Science Foundations
  (ENV 121)
• Environmental Science Applications
  (ENV 122)

High School Credit Only Course Offerings

The Governor's School also offers traditional high school credit only (i.e., not dual enrollment, no college credit) classes. The classes are asynchronous (i.e., "on demand"). The "high school credit only" classes are listed below. (All other Governor's School courses are dual enrollment.)

Natural Sciences

• Honors Chemistry
• Honors & AP Physics I

World Languages

• Latin I, II, and III

Schedule of Classes

The Schedule of Courses for the 2024-2025 academic year is available through the links below. Please note that the schedule is also available as a downloadable PDF file for easy printing.

• 2024-2025 Academic Year  (PDF Document) new
  

Course Materials