College Credit Options

College Credit Options

Students who choose this option will graduate as seniors with both a UHS diploma and a SCC Associate of Arts Degree. This will allow students to transfer to Washington 4-year colleges or universities as juniors, just two years away from earning their bachelor's degree! The AA consists of 57 EWU College in the High School credits, 10 SCC CTE Dual credits, and 23 SCC online Running Start classes all taken at UHS.

Advanced Placement courses are college-level courses offered in high school. AP courses include extensive reading and writing. Students in AP courses may earn college credit if they perform well on rigorous national AP tests. Students enrolled in an AP course are encouraged to test their knowledge and may earn college credit with high scores on these tests. See the course catalog for a list of all AP offerings >> HERE

This program provides high school students the opportunity to earn college credit at UHS through EWU at no cost. These grades go on a UHS transcript and an EWU transcript that can transfer to other colleges. Go >> HERE for more information on EWU in the high school.

Go >> HERE to see which College in the high school courses UHS offers (see pages 10 & 11).

CTE Dual Credit

Some Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses allow students to earn technical college credit while in high school. In order to receive credit, students must achieve a minimum grade each semester in their courses and meet other required competencies. Upon achievement of all criteria, instructors will assist students in registering for technical credit through SCC. Go >> HERE for more information

Running Start

The Running Start Program allows 11th and 12th grade students to take college level (100 or higher) courses, tuition-free, at the EWU, SCC, or SFCC. Students earn both college and high school credit. Go >>HERE for more information