West Clermont began its partnership with the University of Cincinnati's School of Information Technology in the fall semester of 2022. Now fully implemented, this Early IT Program will allow our students a unique opportunity to take coursework in our high school while working toward a Bachelor Degree in IT. All courses listed below will be available for either CCP credit with UC or as a bilateral agreement course. CCP credit courses will be transcripted for both the Univeristy of Cincinnati at West Clermont High School. Bilateral agreement indicates that the University of Cincinnati will recognize the course, provide credit upon enrollment at UC, and students are not required to meet CCP eligibility requirements. Bilateral agreement courses are high school credit only courses and will receive 1/2 credit rather than 1 full credit.
From UC's Early IT website:
"The Early IT Program is an innovative partnership that challenges the status quo for college access and affordability while significantly increasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of IT talent. The information technology sector is a strategic component of economic development in the State of Ohio. The demand for skilled information technology professionals continues to grow beyond the current capacity of the educational system. An effective, scalable, and sustainable talent development system is integral to Ohio's economic competitiveness.
This program is centered around key innovative concepts that significantly reduce the total cost of a bachelor's degree (economic efficiency) while improving the level of job readiness for the graduates (educational excellence). The programs key concepts include:
Teach the first year of the bachelor's degree in high schools
Provide automatic guaranteed admission to the bachelor’s degree for those students who successfully complete the first year in high school
Use competency based graduate certificate to train high school teachers, enabling them to teach college courses
Integrate a 20-month paid work experience (co-op) with average pay of $45,000
Deliver the bachelor's degree on community college campuses to increase transition and completion rates
Provide an accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree option to eliminate an additional two years of education
Utilize competency and project-based pedagogy to provide hands-on information technology education
The University of Cincinnati School of Information Technology partners with school districts to offer a pathway for high school students to work towards completing college and a career in Information Technology.
Students complete their first year of college while still in high school. The program reduces the number of years to graduate and the total cost. All students who complete their first year of classes in high school and complete these classes with a C or above average will be automatically admitted to the University of Cincinnati Information Technology program. "
In order to complete their first year, students must take the six courses listed below, as well as one course in English, Math, and History/Social Science/Fine Arts. Students in the class of 2024 will be able to complete all necessary courses on West Clermont High School campus if they start in their junior year. Please see Frequently Asked Question on UC's Early IT website or your counselor for more information.
Suggested Courses at West Clermont HS to meet additional requirements:
English - Comp 101 English Composition (C or better required; CCP with Cincinnati State) or AP English Literature (with 3 or higher on AP Exam)
Math - Math 1021 College Algebra or Stat 1034 Elementary Statistics (C or better required; CCP with UC), or AP Calculus AB (with 3 or higher on AP Exam)
History/Social Science/Fine Arts - AP US History, AP Government, AP Psychology OR AP Art History (with 3 or higher on AP Exam)
Below is a printable list of courses available at WCHS.
For a description of each course, please see the links below and expand the course for more information.