Dual Credit
What is Dual Credit?
- Students earn credits in both High School and Post-Secondary at the same time.
- Students can take regular post-secondary courses while enrolled in high school.
- Medicine Hat Public School Division is partnered with Olds College and Lethbridge College to provide this opportunity.
Benefits of the Dual Credit Program
- Students earn 5 – 30 level high school credits and 3 post-secondary credits upon successful completion of each course.
- Complete/explore post-secondary courses while still in high school.
- Ease the transition from high school to post-secondary by completing required courses for your post-secondary program.
- Tuition fees are paid for by Medicine Hat Public School Division.
- Successfully completing a post-secondary course in high school helps build an application/resume to competitive post-secondary programs.
Student Responsibilities
- Students are required to be mature learners.
- Commit to approximately 5 hours per week to be successful.
- Purchase required textbooks and other materials that are required.
- Students are required to use their MHPSD email to communicate regularly with the post-secondary institution and Dual credit liaison. Students need to check their email accounts frequently.
Delivery of Dual Credit Courses
- Asynchronous – work on the course any time of day, however, students must keep up with the class schedules and deadlines.
- Synchronous – meet with your professor and classmates online at set times.
Important Information
- Students are treated as adult learners and have the same expectations as post-secondary students.
- Learning outcomes are the same for high school students as they are for post-secondary students.
- Students may not have the opportunity to redo exams, quizzes, or assignments.
- Late assignments are not accepted.
- The course grade on your post-secondary transcript is permanent.
- Students need to balance their dual credit coursework with their high school coursework.
- Some courses have prerequisites.
Applying for Dual Credit Courses
- Students interested in Dual Credit courses should speak with their academic advisor to determine if Dual Credit is for you.
- Prior to registering make sure you:
- have the required prerequisite
- have a block of time in your schedule dedicated to the course.
- are committed to completing the course as courses require a major commitment on behalf of the student, the parent, the high school, and the post-secondary institution.
- If the student is recommended, the Dual credit liaison will contact the student and parent to review expectations of the program and the student will be registered.
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Olds College
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Summer 2023 Intro to Veterinary Profession (AHT 1050) - Course Description Course Runs July 4- August 29, 2023 Registration Deadline June 19, 2023 Fall 2023 Course Offerings:
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