Dual Credit Options

CTE Dual Credit is a statewide dual-credit program which allows high school students to earn high school and college credit at the same time. Students must earn the minimum grade required according to the Community College for which the CTE course is articulated. Check with your CTE teacher for updates, information, and deadlines.

Students register for CTE Dual Credit in the classroom with their teacher.

There is no cost to students and parents!

Find more information about Columbia Basin College's CTE Dual Credit here: http://www.columbiabasin.edu/ctedualcredit 

Find more information about Walla Walla Community College's CTE Dual Credit here: https://www.wwcc.edu/high-school/cte-dual-credit/ 

Running Start is a program that enables high school students to attend Washington State University – Tri-Cities (WSU-TC) or Columbia Basin College (CBC) and earn both High School and CBC credits. If students are eligible, the North Franklin School District pays the tuition. Students are responsible for their own transportation, college fees, books, and classroom materials. 

There are some fee waivers available for eligible students.

Transportation Reimbursements: https://www.columbiabasin.edu/i-am/current-hawk/student-resources/money-for-you/index.html 

Book Assistance Program:

There is a Book Assistance Program at CBC that covers books over $25. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher and return Books each quarter to continue eligibility. To apply for the Book Assistance Program each semester, email runningstart@columbiabasin.edu. 

Students must complete all high school graduation requirements by the end of winter quarter prior to high school graduation in order to participate in the high school graduation ceremony. Students must see their high school counselor for information. Numerical grades given at WSU-TC and CBC will be converted to letter grades based on the state grading system for high school students. 

The typical process has the following steps:

1. Take and pass the Placement Test or submit other entrance scores

2. Fill out the CBC Running Start Application

3. Receive Acceptance letter (late April-May)

4. Review Credits with CHS Counselor (schedule an appointment)

5. Attend a CBC New Student Information Session (these are scheduled throughout the Spring)

6. Go over classes/degrees with a CBC Advisor

7. Pre fill the Running Start Enrollment Verification Form with recommendation from CBC Advisor, obtain parent signature

8. Schedule an appointment with your CHS counselor

9. Finish filling out the Running Start Enrollment Verification Form with your counselor, who will then submit the EVF to CBC.

10. Register for classes on your registration date

All these steps must be completed before students go on summer break. Appointments to fill out the Running Start Enrollment Verification form with CHS counselors will not be made during summer break. Please don't wait until the last minute to complete this process. It is important that you work on the process in a timely manner. The entire process may take 1-3 weeks to complete so careful planning is important.   

Our district partners with Eastern Washington University & Central Washington University to bring this program to our high school campus. It enables high school students to remain on the high school campus and receive dual credit for a variety of courses. The courses are available to 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who pass a placement test or meet other prerequisites.  

College in the High School (CiHS) Programs offer high school students in the North Franklin School District the opportunity to take rigorous college courses on high school campuses. These courses are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors while still attending high school. 

High school students enrolled in CiHS are officially enrolled in the university and must meet college specific course requirements and prerequisites. All students interested in these courses must meet the prerequisite requirements (which may include taking a placement test). Students who choose to enroll in these courses will become aware of university course work expectations and may be better prepared for college when they graduate from high school. 

These courses are taught by qualifying high school teachers who work closely with university faculty mentors to ensure that the work the students perform in the high school course is equivalent to a similar course taught on university campus. Students can earn college credit and fulfill high school graduation requirements at the same time. 

Through CiHS, students will begin building an official college transcript. Therefore, if students do well in the courses, they will build a transcript with a good grade point average. However, if students do poorly in their courses, it will be reflected on their transcript. A student’s college grade point average can and probably will be different from their high school grade point average. University deadlines for registration, dropping a course, and withdrawing from a course are nonnegotiable. College credit earned may count as elective or academic credit depending on the receiving colleges' transfer credit policies.

There is no charge for College in the High School classes. Since the classes are held at Connell High School, there are no transportation fees and textbooks are provided.

Current CiHS Courses Offered at Connell High School:

Intro to Composition (5 credits)

College Composition (5 credits)

Intro to Literature (5 credits)

Intro to Political Science (5 credits)

Global Issues (4 credits)

American History to 1877 (5 credits)

American History since 1877 (5 credits)

World History to 1500 (5 credits)

World History since 1501 (5 credits)

Pre-Calculus (5 credits)

Math Reasoning (5 credits)

Human Physiology (5 credits)

Intro to Biology (5 credits)