Dual Credit & Advanced Placement

What is Dual Credit (DC)?

When students have the opportunity to earn college and high school credit at the same time. DC can save students time and money. The college credits earned can be applied to your college major or as elective credit. 

How can I earn dual credit?

Through courses at Whiting High School and the Hammond Area Career Center.

Which DC classes can I take at Whiting High School

• Principles of Business - Ivy Tech

• Management Fundamentals- Ivy Tech

• Digital Responsibility - Ivy Tech

• Honors US History- Indiana University Northwest

• Principle of Computing- Indiana University Northwest

• AP World History- Purdue Northwest

• Principles of Teaching- Purdue Northwest

When can I go to the Hammond Area Career Center?

Junior & Senior year

Advanced Placement (AP) classes

• AP Lit & Comp

• AP Lang & Comp

• AP Chemistry

• AP Biology

• AP Physics

• AP World History 

• AP Government

• AP Psychology

• AP Calculus

• AP Statistics

• AP Drawing

Benefits of AP Classes

• Graded on 5.0 scale 

• Count towards a students' Academic Honors or Technical Honors Diploma

• If students score between a 3 & 5 on their AP exam, the college they attend may grant college credit towards their college major.