Dual Credit provides students with the potential to earn high school and college credit at the same time through successful completion of a course and/or corresponding exam. Exam-based options include Advanced Placement (AP) (offered at Eisenhower & Yakima Online), and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs (offered at Davis HIgh School only). Course-based dual credit options include Career and Technical Education (CTE) Dual Credit, College in the High School (CiHS), and Running Start (RS) programs. Eligibility requirements and availability of each program varies, and distinct enrollment processes and transcription steps may be required for exam scores or course completion to result in college credit.
Why dual credit? In today's world, two-thirds of all jobs require some post-high school training or education. Taking dual credit is connected to higher high school graduation rates, college enrollment, and degree completion.
YSD EXAM-BASED OPTIONS
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) *Davis High School only*
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) *Eisenhower High School & Yakima Online only*
YSD COURSE-BASED OPTIONS
COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
Earn college credits in high school! If you enroll in College in the High School (CiHS) classes, you can be in two places at once. College in the High School is a dual-credit program that provides an opportunity for students to receive college credit for taking qualified courses while still in high school. There is no cost to take these courses while in high school.
Students must meet the same requirements as students who take the class at the college. In order to establish a college transcript and get the credit and grade, each student must turn in a registration form to their high school ‘College in the High School’ teacher and enroll online through the university.
Students who participate in CIHS should have
- Good attendance
- Proven success in classes: Grades C or better (g.p.a. 2.0 or better) (B's and A's are the best)
- Successful completion of previous high school or university coursework and/or university placement exams (if required)
- SBA reading scores of 2, 3, or 4, and be reading above the reading level for Read 180. If a student exits the Read 180 remedial program, they may join a CiHS course.
Students can join as a freshman or at any point in their high school career when the above criteria has been met.
APPROVED CiHS COURSES BY HIGH SCHOOL
(* Course availability varies yearly)
| DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL | EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL | YV-TECH |
|---|---|---|
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ||
| EWU CHEM 100 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY | EWU BIOL 100 BIOLOGY | |
| EWU CHEM 171 GENERAL CHEMISTRY | * EWU CRWR 210 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | |
| EWU ENGL 101 COLLEGE COMPOSITION: EXPOSITION & ARGUMENTATION | ||
| * AP EWU ENGL 101 COLLEGE COMPOSITION: EXPOSITION & ARGUMENTATION | ||
| EWU ENGL 170 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | ||
| EWU ENGL 201 COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, & DOCUMENTATION | ||
| * EWU PHED 150 FAST FITNESS | ||
| * EWU PHED 152 STRENGTH/ WEIGHT TRAINING | ||
| EWU PSYC 100 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ||
| * CWU ASL 151 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 1 | CWU BIOL 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | CWU BIOL 201 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY |
| CWU BIOL101 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | CWU BIOL 201 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | CWU PEF 110 CONDITIONING EXERCISES |
| * CWU COM 250 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING | * CWU COM 250 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING | CWU PUHB 209 CONSUMER HEALTH |
| CWU ENG 101 ACADEMIC WRITING I: CRITICAL READING & RESPONDING | * AP CWU ENG 101 ACADEMIC WRITING I: CRITICAL READING & RESPONDING | |
| CWU HIST 143 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1865 | * AP CWU ENG 105 THE LITERARY IMAGINATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | |
| CWU HIST 144 UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1865 | CWU ENST 201 EARTH AS AN ECOSYSTEM | |
| CWU MATH 152 FUNCTIONS & REASONING | * CWU ENST 202 ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY | |
| * CWU MUS 103 HISTORY OF ROCK & ROLL | CWU HIST 143 US HISTORY TO 1865 | |
| CWU PEF 110 CONDITIONING EXERCISES | CWU HIST 144 US HISTORY SINCE 1865 | |
| CWU PEF 113 WEIGHT TRAINING | CWU MATH 101 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD | |
| CWU PEF 123 AEROBIC WALKING | CWU MATH 102 MATHEMATICAL DECISION MAKING | |
| * CWU PETS 113 SOCCER | * CWU MATH 152 FUNCTIONS & REASONING | |
| CWU PUBH 209 CONSUMER HEALTH | * CWU MATH 153 PRE-CALCULUS I | |
| CWU TH107 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE | AP CWU MATH 153 PRE-CALCULUS I | |
| * CWU MATH 154 PRE-CALCULUS II | ||
| AP CWU MATH 154 PRE-CALCULUS II | ||
| AP CWU MATH 172 CALCULUS 1 | ||
| AP CWU MATH 173 CALCULUS 2 | ||
| * CWU MUS 105 WORLD MUSIC | ||
| * CWU PEF 110 CONDITIONING EXERCISES | ||
| * CWU PEF 123 AEROBIC WALKING | ||
| * CWU PETS 113 SOCCER | ||
| CWU PUBH 209 CONSUMER HEALTH | ||
| CWU SPAN 152 FIRST YEAR SPANISH | ||
OCCUPATIONAL/CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION EARNING DUAL CREDIT
CTE CLASSES IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS
- ADVANCED ROBOTICS, ENGINEERING, & MANUFACTURING
- ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
- BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 1 & 2
- CAREERS IN EDUCATION
- CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- ENGINEERING GRAPHICS/CAD
- GREENHOUSE OPERATiONS
- HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
- MARKETING
- MICROSOFT ACADEMY- WORK, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, ACCESS
- MECHANICAL DRAFTING
- PLANT SCIENCE
- PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
- SPORT MEDICINE
YV-TECH
- AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- CONSTRUCTION TRADES
- COSMETOLOGY
- CULINARY ARTS
- ELECTRICAL
- NURSING
- PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN
- PRE-MEDICAL ASSISTANT
RUNNING START
The Running Start Program is a partnership between Yakima Valley College and Yakima Public Schools. The program offers eligible high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to enroll in regular college classes on the YVC campus and to receive both high school and college credit for those classes. Eligibility for Running Start is based on placement into English 101 and Math 085 on YVC’s placement exam.
Students may choose to attend part-time or full-time. Running Start students do not pay for college tuition; however, all other costs must be paid by the student; including transportation, lab fees and necessary books and supplies. Running Start does not cover tuition costs for courses that are below college level (under 100 level), any credits over 15 per quarter, or any credits over the combined 1.2 FTE allotment between high school and college courses.