In-High School Dual Credit

Dual Credit - ECC

Dual credit programs provide students an opportunity to earn both high school and college credit upon successful completion of a college course. All dual credit courses are college-level and will be listed on an official college transcript. The college courses are transferable to higher education institutions.

In-High School Dual Credit Offerings

MB0343     ACC 100: INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNTING                                           

Grade(s): 10, 11, 12

Length/Credit: 1 Year / 1.0

Course Fee: $50 for dual credit through Elgin Community College

The first semester of fundamental financial accounting. Emphasis is on procedural aspects of financial accounting for the sole proprietorship. Accrual basis is utilized. The entire accounting cycle is covered for both service and merchandising businesses, including adjustments, preparation of financial statements and closing procedures. Also included are the reconciliation of bank statements and petty cash.  This course is offered in both the traditional and blended format. 

HE3033        CMS 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH

Length/Credit: 1 Semester, .5 Credit

Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Satisfaction of placement criteria: ECC Placement Tests (Writing=55 and Reading=95); OR PSAT/SAT Test (Reading & Writing=480); OR ACT Test (English=19 and Reading=19)

College Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours

Higher Education Institution: Elgin Community College

HS graduation requirement: No

Course Fee: $50

HE6101     ENG 101: ENGLISH COMPOSITION I                                                                                                                     

Grade: 12 

Length/Credit: 1 Semester / 0.5

Prerequisite: Satisfaction of placement criteria: ECC Placement Tests (Writing=55 and Reading=95); OR PSAT/SAT Test (Reading & Writing=480); OR ACT Test (English=19 and Reading=19)

HS Graduation requirement: Yes. The course provides students with 1.0 units of HS English. 

Other Info: Dual Credit with Elgin Community College $50

Offered in the fall semester,  Honors grade weight 

The goal of ENG 101 is for students to become better readers, writers and thinkers.  Students will read a variety of essays that will serve as models for the expressive, expository, and persuasive essays of their own.  Students will not only improve their grammar skills, but will also learn how to read closely, write clearly, and think critically.

HE6102      ENG 102: ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 

Grade: 12
Length/Credit: 1 Semester / 0.5
Prerequisite: Grade C or better in ENG 101 or placement through AP or CLEP exam.  Must be completed prior to taking this course.
HS graduation requirement: Yes. The course provides students with 1.0 units of HS English.
Other Info: Dual Credit with Elgin Community College $50
Offered in the spring semester, Honors grade weight

Second semester of a one-year course normally required by all universities and colleges.  Emphasis on achieving logic and precision in handling such extensive compositions as the research paper and persuasive and critical themes based on literature or other academic disciplines.  

WF2433            FASH1210: Fashion Studies

Length/Credit: 1 Semester/0.5 credit

Prerequisite: Fashion Marketing & Merchandising I, ACT score of 20+ or a total SAT score of 950+ or passing of COD Reading Placement Test

Fee: $50 for dual credit through College of Dupage

Other Info: College Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours Higher Education Institution: College of DuPage. Honors grade weight.

This course is an introduction to exploring the inner workings of the fashion industry.  Study of the structure, key roles within it, and the cycle and process of fashion product development provides the foundation for further studies in more specialized areas of the fashion industry.

WF1933      HOS 101: INTRO TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY                                                                                         

Grade(s): 10, 11, 12

Length/Credit: 1 semester / 0.5

Prerequisite:Satisfaction of placement criteria: ECC Placement Tests (Reading=79); OR PSAT/SAT Test (Reading & Writing=480); OR ACT Test (English=19 and Reading=19)

High school graduation requirement: No

Fee:  $50 for dual credit through Elgin Community College. Honors grade weight

This course will introduce students to the broad world of Hospitality and Tourism and to the topics which will begin to prepare them for managerial careers in these fields.  This course will introduce the following seven primary areas: Introduction/Overview, Historical Foundations, Food and Beverage, Lodging, Hospitality Management, Travel and Tourism, and Future Perspectives.  

MM6043      MATH 102: GENERAL STATISTICS                                                      

Grade(s): 12

Length/Credit: 1 semester /0.5

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Transition to College Algebra or Precalculus

Fee: $50 for dual credit through Elgin Community College

An introductory course in descriptive and inferential statistics for students in liberal arts and health-related fields. Applications and concepts are emphasized rather than theoretical formulations. Calculators and computers will be used to help make statistical ideas more accessible to students.

College Credit

Articulated Credit—Elgin Community College

What is Articulation?

If your child takes a course in D303 that is “articulated” with ECC, they will receive college credit for the course if they attend ECC.  This credit will then carry with them on their ECC transcript.

How do you receive your articulated credit?

▪ Enroll at ECC in a degree-seeking program in the fall semester following graduation or later, within 27 months.

▪ The high school student completes the articulated high school course(s) with a final grade average of “B” or better each semester.

▪ The high school graduate is entitled to ECC college credit and advanced placement at ECC and is able to enter the ECC course for which the articulated-credit course is the prerequisite.