CHAMP

CHAMP is a regional program for students highly gifted in mathematics.
Student selection is based on the College Board SAT I Reasoning Test scores, the age, and/or grade level at which these scores were achieved, the availability of appropriate alternative programs in the student's home school district, geographical considerations, previous school records and the algebra placement score.
This accelerated program allows students to complete the traditional four year high school mathematics program in two years.
CHAMP is available to students in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, and Shiawassee Intermediate School Districts.
The program is funded by local and intermediate school districts, parents, the W.B. and Candace Thoman Foundation, the Dart Foundation and Michigan State University.
Students meet on Thursday afternoons each week for two and one-half hours on the Michigan State University campus.

Eligibility

A student must have an SAT score in Math equal to or greater than 530 and an SAT Total of 1010 or above.

An ACT score equal to or greater than 21 and a composite of 23.

Information Session:

A CHAMP information session is held each year in April on the MSU campus. The purpose of this session is to introduce the CHAMP program and recruit new students for the 2007/08 year. Interested eligible students and parents are welcome. For 2007/08, this session will be April 20, 2007, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm in B 102 Wells Hall.

Costs:

Total costs in 2006 were $1,025 per student. Grant funding per student was $550 in 2006-- grant funding from the Dart Foundation, the W.B. and Candace Thoman Foundation, and the Intermediate School Districts.

The cost remaining per student in 2006/2007 : $475 -- paid either by the local district, the parents, or a combination of the two.

Transportation:

Responsibility of the parents -- usually by car pool or bus.

First Year Curriculum:

These courses emphasize basic algebraic concepts and skills, and also higher level reasoning involving problem solving and proof.

Algebra 1	Text: Algebra I: Expressions, Equations, and Applications , by Paul A. Foerster
Algebra 2	Text: Algebra and Trigonometry: Functions and Applications , by Paul A. Foerster

Second Year Curriculum:

	Geometry -- emphasis on logical structure using proof and problem solving	Text: Geometry by Moise and Downs
	College Algebra/Trigonometry -- prepares students for a university level Calculus course.	Text: Advanced Mathematics : A Pre-calculus Course by Brown and Robbins

Dates:

Applications Available	April 2007
Information Session -- new student recruitment 2006/07	April 22, 2007, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm B102 Wells Hall
Applications Due	May 1 -- will be accepted until May 12, 2007*
Program Dates	Aug. 31, 2007 -- May 3, 2008

* Students will continue to be accepted as long as room remains in the program.

Application:

Application: Three part form, four pages in all

CHAMP Flyer

CHAMP Brochure