Academic Accreditation

From the school's inception, the Board of Directors of Summit Preparatory School has insisted on excellence; meeting the highest standards, providing accountability as assurance to our families that their children receive the best education possible. The State of Montana’s Board of Public Education/Office of Public Instruction accreditation definitively addresses accountability and assurance to our families in keeping with our Board’s vision of excellence.

Montana accreditation assures that high academic standards and accountability is met and makes us unique among therapeutic boarding schools in Montana as the only school that has earned this distinction. The state of Montana's accreditation assures:

A comprehensive academic program of rigor and relevance in all subject areas based on standards and benchmarks toward diploma award
Montana certified teachers who teach only in their areas of licensure
Montana certified administrator, librarian, guidance counselor and special education teacher
Instructional time per course that exceeds requirement for credit award
In-state resident acceptance to Montana state colleges and universities, upon graduation from Summit Prep.

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Graduation Requirements

High School graduation is predicated on program graduation, and requires students to have a minimum total of 20 credits reflecting the minimum subject area requirements shown below:

4 credits in Language Arts
2 credits in Mathematics
2.5 credits in Social Studies (1 credit each Global History and U.S. History, 0.5 credit of Government)
2 credits in Science
1 credit in Health Enhancement
1 credit in Practical Arts
1 credit in Fine Arts

The recommended minimum subject area requirements for college-bound students are as follows:

4 credits in Language Arts
3 credits in Mathematics including Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra II
3 credits in Social Studies (1 credit each Global History and U.S. History, 0.5 credit of Government and Economics)
3 credits in Science including at least two lab sciences
2 credit in Foreign Language
1 credit in Health Enhancement
1 credit in Fine Arts
1 credit in Practical Arts

Transcript Information

Due to the small size of our school, Summit Prep School does not rank its graduates.

For transcript information, please contact our Academic Office at (406)758-8130.