Four Ways to Get College Credit in High School
Students at WUHS who maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher are eligible to enroll in local community colleges and participate in our Early College Access program. WUHS is dedicated to finding as many ways as we can for students to earn college credit. Students who are interested in working towards an Associates Degree while in high school should consider joining our Pirates at SEA Program (see more information under “Special Programs”). There are 4 NOW 5 ways that students can earn college credit while in high school:
AP (Advanced Placement)
Traditional way for student to earn college credit through a final exam.
High School Class at a high level of rigor
Prepares students for college level rigor
Provides a GPA Boost/Bump
Colleges look at final exam scores (4 or 5, maybe 3). About 58% of public colleges give credit for a score of 3; meanwhile, only 33% of private colleges accept this score.
Exam costs up to $95 each, reduced rates are sometimes available for qualifying students.
A student could pass the class with an A or B and receive a “grade bump” on their transcript, but still need to re-take the course at a college based on a lower AP final exam score.
AP Courses at WUHS include:
AP Calculus AB (10th-12th grades)
AP Calculus BC (10th-12th grades)
AP Chemistry (11th, 12th grades)
AP Psychology (10th, 11th, 12th grades)
AP Spanish (10th-12th grades)
DE (Dual Enrollment) with a Community College
High School teacher with Degree that qualifies them to teach at a Community College
Same learning outcomes & labs as a CC Course
Student is enrolled as a WUHS and YCC student
At the end of class student will show course on WUHS and YCC Transcripts
Student can get the GPA bump for courses that are DE and held at WUHS as if it was an “AP” course
Students sign agreement at beginning of year
Students wishing to drop a DE class must drop BEFORE the YCC drop date, otherwise a failing grade may be issued.
Failing or a low grade a DE course could effect a student’s ability to receive financial aid after high school
Often also called “Concurrent Enrollment” because the student is actively enrolled at a Community College at the same time as at the High School
DE Courses at WUHS include:
Auto 21/51.2 (Intro to Auto, 10th*, 11th, 12th grades)
AJ 10,15 (Public Safety, 11th, 12th grades)
Intro to Dispatch/AJ TBD (Public Services, 10th-12th grades)
100 hr Wildland Firefighter + HazMat/DeCON + Basic CPR/FA for Public Services (Public Safety, 11th & 12th grades)
Biology 10L (General Biology, 11th, 12th grades)
Biology 15 (Bioscience 11th, 12th grades)
Chemistry 2A PENDING (11th, 12th Grades)
English 1A (11th, 12th grades)
English 1C (12th grade)
Intro to Public Services/FIRTC-85 (Public Services, 10th-12th grades)
History 4B (World History 10th, 11th, 12th grades)
History 17B (US History, 11th, 12th grades)
GNBUS 30 (Business Computer Applications 9th-12th grades)
GNBUS 10 (Business Management, 10th-12th grades)
GNBUS 7 PENDING (Entrepreneurship, 11th, 12th grades)
POLSCI 1 (Intro to American Government, 12th grade)
STAT-1 (Statistics, 10th-12th graders)
Articulation with a Community College
Course is approved by Yuba College as comparable to a course there.
At end of year students may apply for credit through articulation if they have maintained an 80% or better throughout the course AND have passed a final exam or project with 80% or better.
Any credentialed teacher can teach the course
No GPA grade bump
Articulated Courses at WUHS include:
Pirate Focus/COUNS 25 (9th-12th grade)
Growth & Development/ECE 3 (9th-12th grade)
Animal Science/AG 45 (11th, 12th grade)
Veterinary Assisting with Internship/VETT-91 + VETT-5A (12th grade)
Plant & Soil Science/PLSCI 20 (11th, 12th grade)
Advanced Horticulture/ENVRH 20 (12th grade)
Culinary I/CUL 51A (9th-12th grades)
Culinary II/CUL 51B (10t-12th grades)
Adv. Welding/WELD-89 PENDING (11th, 12th grades)
Medical Terminology/NURS 51 PENDING (10th-12th grades)
Advanced Floral/ENVRH-50_51 (10th-12th grades)
Digital Photography I/PHOTO-13
Digital Photography II/PHOTO-36A
Concurrent Enrollment in a Community College
Student is enrolled in Community College courses directly with the college while also enrolled at WUHS
Most commonly an on-line or evening course outside of high school hours
Student must submit their college transcripts to WUHS to receive High School credit for coursework
Often also called “Dual Enrollment” by colleges
Pirates at SEA students CAN use these courses to replace their high school CORE classes.
Students who are NOT enrolled in a Pirates at SEA cohort group can use these courses as high school ELECTIVES, but can NOT use these to REPLACE any CORE Graduation Requirements.
All students who maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher are eligible to enroll in Online/Asynchronous or Face-to-Face courses taking place outside of regular school hours during the Fall, Spring or Summer terms.
Process for Acquiring College Credit
The first time that you are taking a College Course you will need to "Apply for College". The Academic Technicians in the CTE/C Center are Pros at helping with this! In order to start the application process, you will need your Social Security Number. If you do NOT have your number in this process, you will have to physically go to the Yuba College campus to acquire your new Yuba College Student ID number. If you have your SSN in the process, your Student ID will be emailed to you.
Go to the Yuba Community College website. Click Here!
Click the Apply button.
If this is your first time applying for community college, you will be directed to begin the application process for "Open CCC". This is a system that allows you to apply to all community colleges in California. You will be given an Open CCC Number - you will need this every time that you apply for any community college. You will need your SSN in this process.
Once you have completed the Open CCC process you will be directed to apply for Yuba Community College.
Upon completing the Yuba College Application, you will receive an email with your Yuba College Student ID#. This number will begin with the first letter of your last name and be followed by 7 digits. YOU WILL NEED TO KEEP THIS NUMBER HANDY FOR ALL CLASS PAPERWORK IN THE FUTURE!
Complete the appropriate paperwork and turn it into the CTE/C Center.
Students who are highly intrinsically motivated are capable of earning an Associate's Degree or Associate's Degree for transfer by the time they graduate from high school.
College credit earned can be transferred to most colleges that students may elect to attend after high school.
To find out more about our Pirates at SEA (Scholar Enrichment Academies) Early College Access Program, Click Here!
Forms Related to College Credit
The following are forms necessary for receiving College Credit while you are in high school.
Dual Enrollment CCAP "Green Form" - Click Here - This form only needs to be completed ONE TIME. It will authorize the WUHS student to take and Dual Enrollment courses that are offered on the WUHS campus whether it is taught by a WUHS or YCCD instructor.
Concurrent Enrollment "Pink Form" - Click Here - This form is for students who would like to take an Online Course directly with Yuba College. This must be filled out for each term that the student takes a course: Fall, Spring and Summer.
Articulation Request Form "Yellow Form" - Click Here - This is for students who are taking a class on the WUHS campus that has an Articulation Agreement with YCCD or Woodland CC. One of these must be completed for EACH course the student is taking even in the same year.
Add/Drop Form (to add or drop a class after the start date) - Click Here