Frequently asked questions
Does CCS offer Special Education Classes?
No. Uniform academic content and classroom requirements are expected for all students. Unfortunately CCS is not equipped to handle students with special learning needs such profound learning disabilities, severe disruptive behavior disorders, severe dyslexia, Asperger's Syndrome or autism. In these cases, since we cannot meet the special needs of these precious children, we encourage them to seek admission at public schools which have funding and specialized teachers to meet your needs and maximize the child's learning potential.
What is Cullman Christian School?
Cullman Christian School (CCS) is an accredited community, interdenominational, nonprofit, co-ed Christian school. CCS is not owned or operated by any one church or denomination but is endorsed by local Bible-believing churches.
What is "Christian" Education?
What about Sports and Extracurricular Activities?
CCS has an award-winning athletic program.
What Home School Programs do you offer?
Cullman Christian School is not a home school. However, we do have dedicated programs to support home schooled students and families. Options for home schoolers include: Co-op classes on-campus, participation in junior varsity and varsity athletics, accredited dual enrollment college classes and accredited on-line course electives including AP classes.
Do you offer Dual Enrollment Courses?
Bryan College
Cedarville University
Davis College
God’s Bible School
Grand Canyon University
The King’s College
Taylor University
Do you offer Advanced Placement (AP) Courses?
Yes.
The following AP classes are available:
AP ART HISTORY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Course intended for Juniors and Seniors. Successful completion of World History and high-level reading and writing skills are strongly recommended. Prior art training is not a prerequisite nor does the course cater exclusively to future Art History majors. Students will be exposed to a college-level course.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
AP BIOLOGY – 1 CREDIT
The course will successfully prepare the student for the AP Exam in May.
Prerequisites: Biology 1, Chemistry 1, Algebra 1. Students will be exposed to a college-level course.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP CALCULUS AB – 1 CREDIT
fully integrated way and best prepare the students for the AP Calculus AB exam given each year in May. With continuous enrollment, students can start the course and begin working on Calculus as early as spring of the previous year!
Prerequisites: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus or Trigonometry/Analytical Geometry. Student will be exposed to a college-level course.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A – 1 CREDIT
The AP Computer Science A course is equivalent to the first semester of a college level computer science course.
Prerequisites: Algebra 1 and 2. Students will be exposed to a college-level course.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation, English 1, 2 (honors), with a B+ average. Students will be exposed to a college-level course.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Recommendation, English 1, 2, 3 with a B+ average. Students will be exposed to college-level composition and literature.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP MACROECONOMICS – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None. Students will be exposed to a college-level learning experience.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP MICROECONOMICS – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None. Students will be exposed to a college-level learning experience.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP STATISTICS– 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 2
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: Successful completion of American History is strongly recommended.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP U.S. HISTORY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Successful completion of World History is strongly recommended
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
AP WORLD HISTORY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None. Student will be exposed to a college-level course.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
What Elective / On-line Classes do you offer?
CCS offers accredited on-line classes which include electives, core classes, foreign languages and credit recovery/remedial classes. These include:
ELECTIVES:
ACT PREP – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: IMAGE DESIGN AND EDITING – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 11th
CREATIVE WRITING – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
CRITICAL THINKING AND STUDY SKILLS – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 10th- 11th
DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY– 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
ESL
Prerequisites: None
FORENSIC SCIENCE 1: SECRETS OF THE DEAD – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
FORENSIC SCIENCE 2: MORE SECRETS OF THE DEAD – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
FOUNDATIONS OF PROGRAMMING – 1 CREDIT
Recommended Prerequisites: Digital Information Technology
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th – 12th Grades
GAME DESIGN – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
HEALTH: LIFE MANAGEMENT SKILLS – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA: OUR CONNECTED WORLD – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
MOBILE APP PROGRAMMING – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
MUSIC APPRECIATION – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
PERSONAL FITNESS (PE) – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
PERSONAL AND FAMILY FINANCE – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
PSYCHOLOGY 1 – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
SAT PREP – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
SOCIAL PROBLEMS 1 – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
SOCIAL PROBLEMS 2 – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: Social Problems 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
THEATER, CINEMA AND FILM PRODUCTION – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
MS THINKING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 6th- 8th
ENGLISH:
ENGLISH 9 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
ENGLISH 10 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: English 9
Recommended Grade Levels: 10th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
ENGLISH 11 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: English 9 and 10
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
ENGLISH 12 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: English 9, 10, and 11
Recommended Grade Levels: 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
*All English courses include an honors track that students can choose to complete
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
CHINESE 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 10th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
CHINESE 2 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Chinese 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
FRENCH 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
FRENCH 2 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: French 1
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
FRENCH 3 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: French 2
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Pre-approved for Dual Credit at Colorado Christian University
GERMAN 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
GERMAN 2 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: German 1
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
GERMAN 3 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: German 2
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Pre-approved for Dual Credit at Colorado Christian University
LATIN 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
LATIN 2 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Latin 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
LATIN 3 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Latin 2
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Pre-approved for Dual Credit at Colorado Christian University
SPANISH 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 10th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
SPANISH 2 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Spanish 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
SPANISH 3 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Spanish 2
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Pre-approved for Dual Credit at Colorado Christian University
MATHEMATICS:
ALGEBRA 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Successful completion of 7th grade mathematics with a grade of C or better.
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
ALGEBRA 2 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 10th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
CONSUMER MATH – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 12th
GEOMETRY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra I or its equivalent.
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
LIBERAL ARTS MATH – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Note: This course is not approved by NCAA as a graduation requirement.
PRE-CALCULUS – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
SCIENCE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Biology
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
BIOLOGY 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
CHEMISTRY 1 – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Recommended Grade Levels: 10th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available, Only the honors version of this course is Pre-approved for Dual Credit at Colorado Christian University
EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
MARINE SCIENCE – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
PHYSICS – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Algebra 1 and 2 recommended.
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
SOCIAL STUDIES
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: Successful completion of English 9 is strongly recommended.
Recommended Grade Levels: 10th – 11th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
AMERICAN HISTORY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: Successful completion of English 1 is strongly recommended.
Recommended Grade Levels: 10th- 11th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
ECONOMICS WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the Economics course, however, successful
completion of English 9 and Algebra 1 are strongly recommended.
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th
- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
GLOBAL STUDIES – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved
WORLD HISTORY – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th- 12th
Additional Info: NCAA Approved, Honors Track Available
BIBLE
APOLOGETICS – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th-12th
Additional Info: Honors Track Available
Note: The first semester of this course as also available as a ½ credit class.
HAVE WE LOST OUR MINDS?! WORLDVIEW CURRICULUM FOR TEENAGERS – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th-12th
Additional Info: Honors Track Available
LIFE SHAPING DECISIONS - APPLYING GOD’S WORD TO COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING– ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th-12th
Additional Info: Honors Track Available
NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th-12th
OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY – ½ CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 9th-12th
UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES – 1 CREDIT
Prerequisites: None
Recommended Grade Levels: 11th-12th
Additional Info: Honors Track Available
Note: The first semester of this course as also available as a ½ credit class.
CREDIT RECOVERY- A Credit Recovery course is a solution that gives students the opportunity to repeat a course to improve their grade.
ALGEBRA 1 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
ALGEBRA 2 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
AMERICAN HISTORY (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
BIOLOGY (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
EARTH SPACE SCIENCE (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
ECONOMICS (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
ENGLISH 9 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
ENGLISH 10 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
ENGLISH 11 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
ENGLISH 12 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
GEOMETRY (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
MATH 1 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
MATH 2 (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
PRE-ALGEBRA (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
WORLD HISTORY (CR) – 10 WEEKS
Prerequisites: At least one attempt at the full course in either the traditional or online environment.
Does CCS have uniforms?
Yes, our students do have a dress code. Uniforms are purchased on your own but are basic and low cost. Please see the student handbook for details. On select Fridays, students may wear casual clothes as part of our "free-style Friday" program.
Is CCS Accredited?
YES, CCS is accredited from prekindergharten throuigh 12th grade.
What is "Classical" education?
What are CCS school culture? (motto, mascot, colors, songs)
CCS Motto:
Inititium sapiente timor Domini
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" Psalm 111:10
CCS Mascot:
The Liions
CCS Crest:
The crest is a shield representing the Shield of Faith. The two thrusts of the school- faith (represented by the cross) and scholarship (represented by the lamp)- are on the crest. The open Bible on the bottom of the crest symbolizes that the School is founded on the inspired Word of God and the lion mascot. Across the shield, in a banner of crimson, runs the school’s name, motto and year founded, 2007. Created bt Dr. Scott Warner

CCS Colors:
navy blue (Auburn blue) representing wisdom and gold (Greenbay Packers gold) representing purity
CCS Alma Mater: (by Mrs. Jill Perry)

CCS Fight Song:
"Fight on Culman Christian School"

Fight on Cullman Christian
Fight for the Blue and Gold!
We're out to beat the foe;
Fight on brave and bold!
Fight on to victory,
Come hear the lion roar;
We're all together, Let's go lions!
C-C-S!
Why is CCS called "the safest school in north Alabama"?