COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFILE
2012-2013
CEEB CODE: 470433
175 Hickory Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 220-7329 Fax (434) 220-7346 www.covenantschool.org
SCHOOL BACKGROUND
HEADMASTER
GEORGE W. SANKER
HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL &
DEAN OF ACADEMICS
WILLIAM A. ZIMMERMAN
bzimmerman@covenantschool.org
(434) 951-9360
DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE
ADVISING
MARY A. LAYMAN
mlayman@covenantschool.org
(434) 220-7332
REGISTRAR
ANDE NIEDERMAYER
aniedermayer@covenantschool.org
(434) 220-7333
ACCREDITATIONS AND
AFFILIATIONS
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools
Virginia Association of Independent
Schools
National Association of College
Admission Counselors
Potomac and Chesapeake Association
of College Admission Counselors
Cum Laude Society
STANDARDIZED TESTING
RESULTS
It is the student’s responsibility to release
test scores to colleges. 49 seniors in the
Class of 2012 achieved the following
mid-50% range of SAT scores:
VERBAL
COVENANT
VIRGINIA
NATIONAL
500-650
430-580
420-570
MATH
WRITING
500-660 520-640
430-590 420-570
430-600 410-560
Students take the annual PSAT in grades
9 to 11. The October 2010 test resulted in
recognition of TCS students as follows:
4 National Merit Commended Students
1 National Merit Semifinalist
1 National Merit Finalist
The Covenant School is a non-denominational Christian day school founded in 1985. It is
coeducational and open to all qualified students in grades PK–12 without regard to race, creed,
religion, or national origin. Diversity students comprise 20% of the student body; 33% of our
students receive financial assistance. Enrollment in grades 9-12 is 244 students of the total
enrollment of 500 students for the 2012-2013 school year.
Mission and Philosophy: “The Covenant School seeks to promote the moral, intellectual, and
physical development of young people. We foster the virtues of faith, wisdom, and love through
the pursuit of academic excellence and the recognition of God’s sovereignty over His creation.
We nurture our students, challenging them to follow the example of Jesus Christ, to achieve
through self-discipline, to lead by service to others and to grow in knowledge and virtue.”
The Covenant School provides a college preparatory education and seeks to inspire students to
love God and to love learning. We believe that the mere acquisition of knowledge does not
convey wisdom; and, therefore, see studying the Bible as essential for learning how to live. We
encourage students to seek truth, to develop character and to serve others.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
Covenant’s highly-skilled high school faculty of 43 full and part-time instructors teach 79
traditional and elective courses during the three-trimester academic year. Fifty-eight percent of
the faculty hold one or more advanced degrees, including three with a Ph.D. in their disciplines.
Graduation requirements:
English
4 credits
History
4 credits including Western Civilization I*, Western Civilization
II* or AP European History, United States History or AP United
States History, Government or AP Government
Math
3 credits including Algebra II
Science
3 credits including Biology and Chemistry
Foreign Language 3 credits in one foreign language (one course taken in MS may
count towards one FL credit in HS: e.g. Latin 1, Latin 1A and 1B,
French 1, or Spanish 1)
Bible
1 credit for each year of enrollment 9-12 at TCS
Fine Arts
1 credit
Physical Education At least 1 season of a sport or 1 approved and documented
physical activity outside of TCS for every year of attendance
Community Service 30 hours per year Seminar* – one pass/fail class per year
Advanced Placement (AP) courses are highly competitive (students must meet specific standards
to place into and remain in AP), and all AP students sit for the AP examinations. In 2012, 108
students in grades 10 through 12 took 221 AP exams in 15 subject areas; 90% of the resulting
scores were 3 or higher. Courses offered are:
AP European History
AP Comparative Politics
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP French Language
AP U.S. History
AP English Literature
AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus BC
AP Latin: Vergil
AP U.S. Government
AP Studio Art
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics*
AP Spanish Language
Honors courses are available in English 9-12, Algebra I, Algebra II/Trig, Geometry, PreCalculus,
Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, French IV, and Spanish IV. Latin Seminar and Multivariable
Calculus* are advanced classes above the AP level and receive weight as an AP class. Students
can also take ILPs – Independent Learning Projects. (*Denotes new classes for 2012-2013.)
DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES
The Covenant School reports all serious breaches of community standards or potentially harmful
patterns of behavior resulting in suspension or dismissal from school. We notify appropriate
colleges of a student’s change of status; and, prior to mailing this letter for seniors in the college
admission process, we urge the senior to also inform the colleges to which he/she has applied.
GRADING POLICY
DISTRIBUTION OF CUMULATIVE GPAs
The Covenant School does not rank its students for college
admission purposes. Transcript grades are grades earned and
the cumulative GPA is weighted for AP and Honors courses
for grades of 73 and higher. For AP, 1.0 is added; for Honors,
0.5 is added; and A+ (97-100) is weighted with 0.3. Latin Seminar
and Multivariable Calculus are advanced classes above the AP
level and receive weight as an AP. Grades are scaled as follows:
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
D = 65 – 69
(Classes of 2010, 2011, and 2012)
4.00 +
3.75 – 3.99
3.50 – 3.74
3.25 – 3.49
3.00 – 3.24
24%
11%
11%
11%
9%
2.75 – 2.99
2.50 – 2.74
2.25 – 2.49
2.00 – 2.24
<2.00
12%
7%
7%
4%
4%
F = 64 and below
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASSES OF 2010, 2011, and 2012
(*indicates matriculation)
Abilene Christian University
Allegany College of Maryland*
American University*
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University*
Auburn University
Averett University
Barry University
Baylor University
Binghamton University
Blue Ridge Community College*
Boston College
Boston University
Bridgewater College*
Bucknell University
Buffalo State College of SUNY*
Calvin College*
Campbell University
Carnegie Mellon University*
Case Western Reserve University
The Catholic University of America
Cedarville University*
College of Charleston
University of Chicago
Christopher Newport University*
Citadel, Military College of South Carolina
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colorado Christian University*
Colorado College*
Colorado State University
Columbia University*
Davidson College
Dickinson College
Drexel University
East Carolina University*
Eastern University
Elon University*
Emory & Henry College
Emory University*
Ferrum College
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Southern College
Franklin and Marshall College
George Mason University*
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gonzaga University
Gordon College
Goucher College
Grove City College*
Guilford College
Hampden-Sydney College*
Harvey Mudd College
Hawaii Pacific University
High Point University*
Hillsdale College*
College of the Holy Cross
College of Idaho
Indiana University Bloomington*
James Madison University*
Liberty University*
Longwood University*
Louisiana State University
Loyola University Chicago
Lynchburg College
Macalester College*
Marquette University
Mary Baldwin College
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
McDaniel College
Meredith College*
Miami University Oxford*
Michigan State University
Montana State University Bozeman*
New York University*
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
The Ohio State University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Old Dominion University*
Palm Beach Atlantic University*
Patrick Henry College
The Pennsylvania State University, UP*
Philadelphia University
Piedmont Virginia Community College*
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Purdue University*
Radford University*
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College*
Regent University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design*
Rice University*
Roanoke College*
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
Salisbury University
Sewanee: The University of the South*
SUNY at Albany
College of Staten Island
Stony Brook University
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University*
Temple University
Texas Christian University*
Trinity College
Tulane University
Union University
United States Military Academy
The University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of California at Berkeley
University of California at Irvine
University of California at Riverside
University of California at Santa Barbara
University of California at Santa Cruz
University of Colorado at Boulder*
University of Delaware
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Kentucky*
University of Mary Washington*
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Miami
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Mississippi*
UNC/Chapel Hill*
UNC/Charlotte
UNC/Wilmington
University of North Florida
University of Notre Dame*
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon*
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Redlands
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond*
USC/Columbia*
University of Tennessee/Knoxville*
University of Utah
University of Virginia*
University of Virginia College at Wise*
University of Wisconsin/Madison*
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University*
Virginia Commonwealth University*
Virginia Military Institute*
Virginia Polytechnic Institute*
Virginia Wesleyan College
Wake Forest University*
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis*
West Virginia University
Whittier College
College of William and Mary*