Academics

The core of the Camden experience is the Academy's academic program. Camden enrolls young men in grades 7 through 12 as well as for a post graduate year. The academic program on the high school level is strictly college preparatory. All high school students must earn 24 units for graduation. These include 4 units of English (honors classes are available); 4 units of math (Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II are required, pre-calculus, calculus and AP calculus are offered); 4 sciences, 3 of which must be lab sciences; 4.5 units of history; and 3 units of a modern foreign language - French and Spanish are offered. Students must also take a course in computer literacy and in JROTC. Additional units must be earned from approved academic electives.

The academic program is structured around a traditional class day, with all students taking six academic classes a day as well as JROTC. All class sections are small with typically fewer than 17 students in a class. Students are apprised of their academic progress every two weeks. Those students who earn less than a "C" for the two-week grading period in any class are required to attend a tutorial time with their teacher. In addition, a mandatory teacher-supervised study period is conducted five nights a week. All students are monitored, and assignments are checked. Students who maintain a "B" or better average may elect to study in the Cline Library. The library is available to other students during this time by faculty permission and is open daily to all students. The Academy encourages library use and has a full-time professional librarian available to assist in that usage.

Camden Military Academy is accredited by:

• SACS (Southern Assoc. of Colleges and Schools)
• NAIS (Nat'l Assoc. of Independent Schools)
• SAIS (Southern Assoc. of Independent Schools)
• PAIS (Palmetto Assoc. of Independent Schools)

Summer Program
The Academy offers a summer academic program. Please visit our page on Summer Session Information.

Course Guide
You can download a copy of the Camden Military course guide in PDF format (288k) available here.