Q: I’m interested in taking an SCC class while in high school.
What are my options?A: SCC classes are available at your high school in one or more of the following ways:
NOTE: In each of the three options below, the instructor is approved by SCC and teaches the college class using the same curriculum, textbook, and course expectations with high school students that the regular college students use.
- Fiber Network: These are SCC courses that you view on your school’s distance learning network or lab. Some schools have the instructor on-site; some schools receive the instruction via the network.
- Online: These are SCC courses available on the internet on a semester schedule. Typically these classes are for college credit only.
- Dual Credit: These are SCC classes taught in the high school, face-to-face by a high school instructor who meets the requirements of an SCC faculty member. Students receive college credit and high school credit for these courses.
Q: How much will it cost me? A: For the 2012-2013 school year, the cost for an SCC class is $54 per credit hour plus a $1.25 per credit hour fee. Students will typically be responsible for purchasing any required textbooks or workbooks for their classes. To buy the correct book, we encourage you to buy your book through the
SCC bookstore. Please note that tuition and fees must be paid prior to the start of class.
Q: What are CAREER ACADEMIES?
A: Career academies offer SCC courses for high school juniors or seniors in the SCC service area. Classes are taught either face-to-face or through Distance Learning. Watch the
Career Academy Video.
Q: What is a Partnership class?
A: These classes are taught by a high school teacher with an approved SCC instructor as their partner, to ensure that the college material is covered. Some students will take the class for dual credit (high school and college credit) and may do extra work; some students will take the class for high school credit only.
Q: What are Career Pathways “Articulated” Courses?A: These are courses formerly known as “Tech Prep” courses. These are high school classes that are the equivalent of a matching SCC course, for which a student will receive college credit IF the student earns a grade of “B” or better, graduates from high school, enrolls at SCC within one year of high school graduation, and completes and submits a Credit by Waiver form. Note: for these courses, no tuition or fees are required. Contact
Janet Claassen for more information.
Q: How can a high school teacher be teaching as if he or she were teaching a college-level course?
A: A teacher who teaches an SCC course in your high school must meet the very same requirements as if he or she were teaching at the College. For example, for an English class, he or she would have to have a master's degree in English or a master's degree in another field, which includes at least 18 graduate credits in English. This teacher is considered an SCC instructor--who just happens to teach for SCC part-time and in a different location: your high school. If a teacher does not meet these criteria, he or she may still be eligible to teach an SCC course under the Partnership program, where they partner with an SCC instructor for the college portion of the class.
Q: Will these credits transfer to other colleges?A: Your SCC course, whether it is dual credit, college credit only, online, or through the fiber network, IS a college course. You are considered a college student taking a college course. SCC credits will generally transfer to colleges and universities. It is the responsibility of the
student to check with the receiving institution to see if the credits will transfer.
As with any transfer of college credits, it is the decision of the receiving institution whether or not to accept the credit. Students are responsible for contacting the receiving institution they wish to transfer to in order to learn if the credit will be accepted. For more information on transferring credits, visit us at
http://www.southeast.edu/programs/transfer_information.