Dual Credit & Running Start

SWIC 

Dual credit is a SWIC-high school partnership program, where qualified students can earn college credit and high school credit in the same class. eCollege classes are taught at the high school by SWIC-approved high school instructors using college curriculum. Dual credit classes include Advanced Microsoft Applications, Web Essentials, Audio Video Production 1 and Cultural Anthropology. These classes are free of charge. Grades earned in these classes will be placed onto a SWIC transcript and count towards a college GPA.  Students are eligible for these classes based on gpa criteria set by SWIC. See your counselor for more information.

SLU

The 1818 Advanced College Credit program through SLU, allows students to get a head start on a college career by earning dual credit. Students intersted in SLU dual credit must be eligible based on their GPA set by SLU.  SLU does charge a fee per credit hour. Grades earned in these classes will be placed onto a SLU transcript and count towards a college GPA. See your counselor for more information. Current courses available through SLU include:

• • HIST 1600: History of the United States to 1865 

  • HIST 1610: History of the United States Since 1865

  • HIST 1110: European History Origins of the Modern World To 1600

  • HIST 1120: European History Origins of the Modern World Since 1600

  • English 1500: The Process of Composition

  • English 1900: Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research

  • English 2250: Conflict, Social Justice, and Literature

  • English 2850: Nation, Identity, and Literature

  • Chemistry 1110/1115: General Chemistry 1/Chemistry Lab 1

  • Chemistry 1120/1125: General Chemistry 2/Chemistry Lab 2

  • Math 1300: Statistics (full year at MHS=one semester SLU)

  • Math 1400: Pre-Calculus (full year at MHS=one semester SLU)

  • Math 1400: Honors Pre-Calculus (full year at MHS=one semester SLU)

  • Math 1510: Calculus (full year at MHS=one semester at SLU)  

Running Start 2.0

This is a program that allows juniors to earn a high school diploma while simultaneously earning an Associate's Degree from SWIC. It is a 2-year program that is not able to be completed early.  Please see the course catalog for eligibility criteria. 

Running Start 1.0

This is a program that allows seniors to earn a full year of college credits while simultaneously earning their high school diploma. At the completion of the 1-year program, students can remain at SWIC to complete their Associate's Degree, or they may transfer the credits to another college or university. Please see the course catalog for eligibility criteria.