▁rate . ▁The ▁state ▁offered ▁a ▁small ▁grant ▁to ▁assist ▁students ▁in ▁costs ▁for ▁tu ition , ▁fe es ▁and ▁books . ▁Under ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Transfer ▁and ▁Art ic ulation ▁Ag re ement , ▁many ▁Pennsylvania ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁accept ▁these ▁cred its ▁for ▁students ▁who ▁transfer ▁to ▁their ▁institutions . ▁Currently ▁courses ▁are ▁offered ▁at ▁West min ster ▁College , ▁Set on ▁Hill ▁University , ▁and ▁Butler ▁County ▁Community ▁College . ▁ ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁C ourses ▁New ▁Castle ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁Off ers : ▁AP ▁Calcul us , ▁AP ▁Chem istry , ▁AP ▁Bi ology , ▁AP ▁Physics , ▁AP ▁English , ▁AP ▁U . S . ▁History , ▁AP ▁Econom ics , ▁and ▁AP ▁Computer ▁Science ▁Princi ples . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁encourag ed , ▁but ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁AP ▁test ▁in ▁the ▁spring . ▁Each ▁AP ▁Class ▁is ▁weight ed ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁ 5 . 0 0 ▁G PA . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁C ourses ▁ ▁New ▁Castle ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁Off ers : ▁Hon ors ▁English ▁ 7 , ▁Hon ors ▁English ▁ 8 , ▁Hon ors ▁English ▁ 9 , ▁Hon ors ▁English ▁ 1 0 , ▁Hon ors ▁English ▁ 1 1 , ▁Hon ors ▁World ▁History , ▁Hon ors ▁U . S . ▁History , ▁Hon ors ▁Integr ated ▁Science , ▁Hon ors ▁Bi ology , ▁Hon ors ▁Chem istry , ▁Hon ors ▁Con cert ▁Band , ▁Hon ors ▁Spanish ▁V , ▁Hon ors ▁Italian ▁V , ▁Hon ors ▁French