Academics

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered to students in English, History, Math and Science. Students are required to work at the college level. PHHS AP courses include Literature and Composition, Government and Politics, U.S. History, Calculus and Biology. Coursework is challenging and requires a commitment of time and effort from students beyond that of typical high school classes. Most AP courses require teacher recommendation, as well as assignments to be completed during the summer prior to enrollment in the course. Students are not required to take the AP tests given in May each year, although they are strongly encouraged. Individual colleges and universities set their own passing scores on each test. Contact the college or university you are interested in for specific score and credit information.

Dual Credit Programs are educational opportunities where students may earn college credit for work done while in high school. The classes are taught by college-approved high school teachers using college course outlines and college textbooks. Students earn college credits at the same time they are satisfying high school graduation requirements.

PHHS courses are offered through LCC CollegeNow, Willamette Promise and Oregon Tech Dual Credit Program. Students must earn certain grades in those classes to earn both the college credit (which is recorded on their college transcript), as well as high school credit. Students may also earn college credit through the following programs: UO Ducklink and Pre-Apprenticeship programs.

The following is a list of PHHS classes that are offered as CollegeNow, Willamette Promise and Oregon Tech Dual Credit courses:

AP Biology AP U.S. History Horticulture Statistics

AP Literature College Writing Math 85 Pre-Calculus

AP Calculus AP Government ALG 2 Spanish 3 & 4

 

Please contact the counseling office for more information.

Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated at the end of each semester. They are determined as follows for grades 9-12:

GRADE  A B C D F P

POINTS 4 3 2 1 0 0

 

Grades that are weighted are done so on a 5-point scale: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, and F=0. The following courses earn weighted grades: AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP English, AP U.S. History and Pre-Calculus. 

Please note that while a D is considered passing by PHSD, universities and NCAA will only recognize a grade of C or better in all college required courses. College bound students should retake any required course in which they receive a D.

Credit/No Credit - Students do not receive credit for any class with a semester grade of F, NG (no grade), NP (no pass), or I (incomplete).

Pass/No Pass - A grade of "P" is not calculated in the student's GPA.

 

 

 

 

Pleasant Hill High School

36386 Hwy 58, Pleasant Hill, OR 97455

Phone: (541) 747-4541, Fax: (541) 744-3351

Website: www.pleasanthill.k12.or.us, CEEB Code: 380230

Pleasant Hill Community: Pleasant Hill, a rural community, is located just outside of Eugene, the third largest city in Oregon. The University of Oregon, Lane Community College, Bushnell University, Pacific University (Eugene campus) and New Hope Christian College are nearby institutes of higher learning. Our high school is a four-year comprehensive school with yearly enrollment of approximately 325, 9th-12th grade student and 24 FTE teaching faculty. PHHS is accredited through the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. Each class period is 51 minutes long, meets 5 days a week, 18 weeks per semester. Classes have a value of 0.5 to 1 credit depending on the course. The Pleasant Hill School District requires student to successfully complete 24 credit hours for a regular diploma, as well as demonstrate proficiency in the following Essential Skills - math, reading and writing.

PHHS Graduation Requirements				Grading System
LA PE SS HE MA SC FC EL	Language Arts Physical Ed Social Science Health Mathematics Science World Lang., Arts, Career and Technical Education Electives   Total Credits	4 1 3 1 3 3 3 6   24		Superior Above Average Average Below Average Fail Pass No Pass Incomplete	A B C D F P NP INC	4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0

 

Class of 2021:   81 Graduates

Post-Graduation Statistics:   32% attend a 2-year college 24% attend a 4-year college

Average SAT Scores for 2020-21:   ERW - 535 Math - 545

 

Expanded Options: Students can receive credit for the following courses taken at Pleasant Hill High School.

College Now: This is a partnership with Lane Community College. AP Calculus (MTH 251, 252), Pre-Calculus (MTH 111, 112), Statistics (MTH 243), Algebra 2 (MTH 95), College Writing (WR 121), Math 85 (MTH 85), Horticulture (Horticulture 120).

Willamette Promise: A partnership with Western Oregon University. Spanish 3 or 4 (SPAN 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203 - # of credits earned depends on proficiency test scores).

Duck Link: This is a partnership with University of Oregon. It is an academic program for selected seniors or juniors to take UO courses when they have exhausted all available course offerings in a particular subject area at Pleasant Hill High School.

Advanced Placement (AP): AP courses are weighted on a 5.0 scale. Courses offered are: Biology, Calculus AB, English Literature, US Government & Politics and US History.

*In 2020, 67% of the AP tests taken received a score of 3 or above.

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