Curriculum

The Greystone curriculum is engineered to meet the academies recommendation and expectation for students reapplying for an appointment. Based on the academies input, Greystone created a challenging curriculum focused on the need for students to demonstrate their scholastic capability at the college level in a college environment. The objective is for students to sustain a high level of academic performance throughout the entire duration of their Schreiner freshman year.

The Greystone curriculum is also flexible to meet the academic needs of each student. Through the affiliation with Schreiner University, Greystone students are enrolled as full-time Schreiner freshmen. They have complete access to all student facilities, activities and programs on campus.

The Greystone academic curriculum provided by Schreiner utilizes the significant academic capabilities of the university - meaning, for a given subject, there is a selection of courses to choose from that can be matched to the individual student's abilities. Regardless of the course matching, the Greystone curriculum is directly applicable to the most challenging first-year courses at the academies.

The academic curriculum concentrates on the study of calculus, chemistry with lab, history and English composition & rhetoric; historically the most challenging freshmen courses at the academies.

Academy faculty reviewed the syllabus for each of the courses provided by Schreiner to ensure the content was consistent with the academy syllabus.

Accurate academic exposure is essential to the overall success Greystone students enjoy upon entering the academies.

Completion of the Greystone curriculum will afford students entering the academy opportunity to either validate (test-out) courses or retake courses for an improved grade. Whether students validate courses and free their academic matrix or retake the course for an improved grade, Greystone students will less likely encounter traditional first-year academic difficulties and can therefore apply their efforts elsewhere to maximize their academy experience.

Like the academies, professors (not teaching assistants or graduate students) provide instruction for Schreiner courses. The vast majority of faculty members have their PhD as well as an average of 17 years college-level teaching experience. In addition to classroom sessions, Schreiner students have access to their professor outside of the classroom as well as individual tutoring provided through the Teaching and Learning center. Like most college students, Greystone students can expect to have academic difficulty periodically throughout the semester.

Academic oversight provided by Greystone will assist students so they can recognize academic problems early on and begin the steps necessary to minimize the extent of the problem before it becomes insurmountable. Students must develop this extremely important ability before they enter the academy where problems can easily overwhelm a first-year student.

In the event that a Greystone student is unsuccessful obtaining an academy appointment, they will not have wasted their time. Completion of the Greystone program provides students with a college education �back-up plan�. Unlike other academy preparatory school students, Greystone students will have earned up to 36 college credits from Schreiner University. Because of their college-level experience, they can proceed with their college education at the sophomore level rather than having to start the process as a freshman. Greystone also provides students with college academic options. Students may elect to reapply to the academy and remain at Greystone as a sophomore, continue their college education as a Schreiner sophomore or transfer to another college/university. The most important feature of the back-up plan is that it affords Greystone students options to continue their college education.

Greystone is committed to ensuring students maximize the return for their investment in academy preparatory education. Greystone helps to restore academic confidence and dignity to students reapplying to the academies through a college-level program that is both challenging and meaningful to their future. The Greystone academic program is specifically designed to improve academic credentials and overall competitiveness through a demonstration of a student's capability to successfully engage college-level academics at a fully accredited university. Through the close affiliation with Schreiner University, Greystone students maximize their future academic options and opportunities whether they are at the academy or not. For academy-bound students, Greystone is not time wasted, but rather time invested wisely.