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 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 AT YAKIMA ONLINE
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement programs are college-level courses and exams offered at Yakima Online. Students have the opportunity to receive advanced placement and college credit. This intensive course of study includes additional reading, writing, analysis, and discussion opportunities.
Career Opportunities: AP prepares students for the future by giving them tools that will serve them well throughout their college career.
How to get involved in the AP Program: Work with your counselor and your teacher to help plan your courses.
AP Courses Offered at Yakima Online
- AP Art History
- AP Biology
- AP English Language & Composition
- AP English Literature & Composition
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Human Geography
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- AP United States Government & Politics
- AP United States History
YSD COURSE-BASED OPTIONS AT YAKIMA ONLINE
OCCUPATIONAL/CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION EARNING DUAL CREDIT
YV-TECH
- AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- CONSTRUCTION TRADES
- COSMETOLOGY
- CULINARY ARTS
- ELECTRICAL
- NURSING
- PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN
- PRE-MEDICAL ASSISTANT
- TEACHER ACADEMY
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.