The Kenyon Academic Partnership is an early college program in which 22 central and northern Ohio public and independent secondary schools offer various Kenyon College introductory level courses on their own campuses. The program not only permits students to earn college placement and credit before leaving high school but imitates as closely as possible a college environment in the nature and scope of reading, writing, and laboratory assignments, and the process or atmosphere of a college class.
KAP Mission Statement
The Kenyon Academic Partnership, KAP, is a collaborative educational project between Kenyon College and selected secondary schools in Ohio. KAP seeks to provide good students with college-level courses taught in their schools and supported by Kenyon faculty. Through these courses students can experience the intellectual challenges that will enhance their pre-college education and prepare them for successful and enriching college careers. Finally, KAP seeks to create a common educational ground for Ohio's public, private, and parochial students and faculty, one that will address students from all backgrounds and all economic levels.
KAP Standards
Kenyon's standards in the courses are maintained in a number of ways: teachers in the schools are appointed by Kenyon, departmental representatives from the college visit and evaluate classes in the schools, course materials and methods are developed jointly by teachers from Kenyon and the schools, teachers exchange student written work for cross-grading exercises, and admission of a student to a course requires acceptance by Kenyon.
Over 1,000 students are enrolled in KAP courses each year. These are taught by 69 KAP teachers at 25 participating KAP schools in central and northern Ohio.
KAP Offerings
The program offers courses in all areas of academic inquiry including work in Digital Art, Drawing 1, Art History, Drama, Photography, European History, American History, African American History, American Studies, English Literature, Political Science, French, Spanish, Psychology, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy and Neuroscience. View the tier 1 courses.
Dual Enroll
The 2024-25 KAP application for schools using Dual Enroll is available.
Camp 4
Learn more about Camp 4, a three-week summer program on the Kenyon campus that brings together rising high school juniors and seniors for an immersion in the college experience.