During the 8th grade year, students will continue the reading course for the first semester. For the second semester, student take Student Life Skills 1103, a foundational college course provided by Florida State College at Jacksonville. Through these two courses, students will earn a total of 1 full high school credit as well as 3 hours of college credit. Pre-Early College students will also have the opportunity to earn up to 3 additional high school credits in the areas of math, science, foreign language, and other electives offered by the individual schools.