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  Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School  
Location : America > Pennsylvania State Establishment :
Enrollment : Airport Pickup :
Address
  2400 Pleasant Valley Blvd. Altoona, PA 16602
Contact Info
  Telephone : 814.944.3636   Fax : 814.944.8695
  Website : www.bishopguilfoyle.org
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 Basic Info
Why This School?
- AP Courses
Advanced Placement (AP)
Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide college-level curriculum developed by College Board, makers of the SAT, to high
school students. Students are taught the course by Bishop Guilfoyle teachers during the regular school day. Our AP courses are
as follows:
• AP Art History
•AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Chemistry
•AP Composition and Literature
•AP Composition and Language
• AP Computer Science
•AP Environmental Science
• AP European History
• AP Music Theory
• AP Psychology
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Spanish Literature
• AP Studio Art
• AP U.S. History
•AP World History

PROFESSORS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
Saint Francis University professors are bringing their expertise and curriculum into the class
rooms at Bishop Guilfoyle. Currently, Bishop Guilfoyle offers three courses instructed by professors:
• STAT 101: Statistics – 3 college credits
• BUS 101: Wall Street 101: Business in a Global Society – 3 college credits
• FNAR 102: Fine Arts Culture and Values – 3 college credits

STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM...An Extension of the Professors in Residence Program for students who desire to immerse
themselves in French culture and education, Bishop Guilfoyle is partnering with Saint Francis University to offer the course, U.S.
High School Meets the Middle Ages in South West France, a 3 college credit course for grades 11-12. This course program
provides a curriculum study at the Saint Francis University facility in Ambialet, France. Bishop Guilfoyle students who apply and
are accepted into the program will travel and study with Saint Francis University professors, learning pre-historical times and
antiquity through examining the birth of spirituality and abstract thought in mankind, and then move along to the emergence and
development of Christianity during the Roman Empire. Students will visit monuments, ruins, and cathedrals.
  Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School About the
GRADUATE PROFILE
Traditionally Our Graduates:
• Complete a minimum of 100 service hours;
• 100% admission acceptance to college (enrolled 33 colleges/universities);
• 72% earned college scholarships; valued at over $4 million;
• 100% performance measure for advanced placement core offerings;
• Over 80% achieve GPA exceeding the academic criteria set by the National Honor Society;
• 35% earned one semester, and up to 24, college credits;
• Top 10% exceed national SAT average by approximately 400 points and the top 30% exceed national SAT average by
approximately 350 points;
• 100% college ready benchmark on SAT, ACT, AP Courses;
• 100% participation in athletics, clubs, community service;
• 25% athletes playing at collegiate level; 2 division I scholarships

BISHOP GUILFOYLE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF CREDENTIALS
• 40+% Hold Master’s Degree or Higher
• 38% Serve as College Adjunct Professors
• 11:1 Student/Faculty Ratio
• 100% Involvement in Student Activities
  Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School About the
Through articulation agreements that Bishop Guilfoyle has in place with Saint Francis University, Saint Vincent College,
Mount Aloysius College and St. Bonaventure University, students who graduate from Bishop Guilfoyle with a minimum cumulative
GP of 85% and a minimum combined score of 1000 on the critical reading and math sections on their SAT’s are guaranteed a
scholarship of $28,000 at Saint Francis, $32,800 at Saint Vincent, $26,000 at Mt. Aloysius, and $48,000 at St. Bonaventure
University. The articulation agreements guarantee that students who graduate with higher credentials are eligible for increased
levels of scholarships up to $72,000.

Bishop Guilfoyle graduates who attend Catholic post-secondary schools such as Duquesne University, Saint Francis University,
Saint Vincent College, Immaculata University, St. Bonaventure University and Mount Aloysius College receive automatic scholarships
on their college tuition because they attended and successfully completed a program of studies at a Catholic high school.
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