Dual Credit
About Dual Credit
Sturgeon Public Schools students can earn high school credits and post-secondary education credits while attending high school.
We are excited to partner with Olds College, Lakeland College, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), and Northern Lakes College for the school year. We are offering Dual Credit courses where students can take part in live online instruction and/or self-paced learning with in-house college professors and high school teachers.
Taking a post-secondary course in high school gives students many advantages going forward in their educational journey. It gives students the confidence and motivation to transition from high school to post-secondary education. Dual Credit instruction gives students opportunities to try potential post-secondary programs with little or no risk in the familiarity of their own high school. This helps in career development and lifelong learning. Students can enroll in no more than 2 dual credit courses in a school year.
The Provincial Dual Credit Strategy
"The Provincial Dual Credit Strategy is a call to action for school jurisdictions, publicly funded post-secondary institutions, and business and industry to increase their efforts to provide engaging and relevant learning experiences for all Alberta students.
Providing students with an intentional sequence of academic and occupational programs encompassing K–12 and post-secondary courses will help to increase learner retention and the high school completion rate, increase participation of young adults in post-secondary programs, and help young adults make meaningful connections to the labor market." http://www.albertadualcredit.ca/
Sturgeon Public Schools currently has/had Memorandum of Agreements with the following post secondary institutions:
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Northern Lakes College
Olds College
Norquest College
Athabasca University
Lakeland College
Navigate the dropdown menus below, to see what course offerings each school has:
NAIT
Advanced Welding 1000 → 3 High School Credits
1st Semester
Welding 1000DC (cohort) Workplace Safety 3 credits to appear on official NAIT transcript
High School Credit 3-30 level credits
WDA3900: Apprenticeship Safety
WDA3401: Tools & Equipment
WDA3403: Oxyfuel & Plasma Arc
This course is online/synchronous with an instructor 2 days a week outside of the regular school day, from 4pm-6pm (times subject to change). The course runs for 10 weeks and includes a Saturday Lab at the NAIT campus with instructors guiding students through a series of lessons. Attendance is mandatory. Bussing will be provided from SCHS
The instructor will be in person for the first lesson and then online thereafter.
Dates:
FALL COHORT
Students must be registered by September 15,2024
Course begins on September 26, 2024
NAIT shop day December 14, 2024
WINTER COHORT (subject to enrollment)
Students must be registered by January 17,2025
Course begins on January 30, 2025
NAIT shop day April 12, 2025
Intro to Heavy Equipment Technology → 3 High School Credits
Second Semester
Winter Cohort (subject to enrollment)
Heavy Equipment Tech 1100 3 credits - to appear on official NAIT transcript.
High School credit 3-30 Level credits
HEA 3900: Apprenticeship safety
HEA 3400: Basic Tools and Materials
HEA 3405: Bearings and Seals
This course is online/synchronous with an instructor 2 days a week outside of the regular school day, from 4pm-6pm (times subject to change). The course runs for 10 weeks and includes 4 lab days at NAIT (dates TBA) with instructors guiding students through a series of lessons. Bussing will be provided from
SCHS. Attendance is mandatory.
Dates: 2nd Semester Feb-April 2025
to be determined
· Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays repeating.
· 4 lab days over the 10 weeks from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM equalling 24 hours total of lab time. (schedule to come in the fall)
· 4 hours a week of online theory, 2 hours Tuesday, 2 hours Thursday equaling 40 hours theory total.
Educational Program Assistant Courses → 3 - 5 High School Credits Depending on the course.
Athabasca University
Various Courses → 3 - 5 High School Credits Depending on the course. (non currently available through SPS, please watch for updates)
Norquest College
Various Courses → 3 - 5 High School Credits Depending on the course.(non currently available through SPS, please watch for updates)
Scholarship Opportunities