AP Courses
All UW System campuses and some out of state universities and colleges grant degree credit for scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Check with the university or your counselor for AP transfer options.
English 101, English 202, History 177, History 288 via UWSP at Wausau
Merrill High School currently offers in-house English 101, English 202, History 177, and History 288. If students earn a grade of C or better in the classes, these credits (3 per class) may transfer to other two-year and four-year universities. Check with the university or your counselor for transfer options.
Dual Credit
Instructors teach courses at the high school using college curriculum or courses are available online, allowing students to simultaneously earn high school and college credit. There is no cost to the student or school for this. Only juniors and seniors are eligible for Dual Credit or with permission of Instructor or Principal. Below is a link and website to help assess if you could handle an online course through our program. Before choosing the online courses, please take the assessment.
http://www.ntc.edu/current-students/blackboard/online-learner-assessment.html
Youth & Course Options will no longer be an operational program as of June 30, 2018. Due to the need for high school students to take college-level courses while in high school new programs have been developed. Both programs allow qualified students to take college courses at a UW System campus or technical college and have the cost (tuition, fees, and books) paid by their school district. To participate in these programs, you must obtain approval from your school district, meet admission criteria, and be accepted by a UW System campus or technical college. Students are limited to a max of 18 credits total. For more information, talk with your school counselor or the admission office at the campus you hope to attend. Students looking to take courses in the fall semester must turn in the application by March 1. For spring semester courses the same application is used, however the due date is October 1.
Start College Now Program will allow high school students the opportunity to take college courses at Wisconsin Technical Colleges.
Early College Credit Program will allow high school students the opportunity to enroll in a UW System institution or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.