DUAL CREDIT COURSE INFORMATION

Dual credit means that a student may take specified courses for both high school and college or vocational school credit.  Classes differ in that SMSU grants certain dual credit and MN West will grant other dual credit.  Do not assume that the post-secondary institution you are attending after high school will accept MN West articulated credits or SMSU/Ridgewater college credits.  The post-secondary institutions decide which courses they will grant credit for.  The student is responsible for researching whether credits transfer.  An asterisk has been used in front of a course to identify college credit.

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY & RIDGEWATER COLLEGE CREDITS OFFERED AT CANBY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS

 (Must have 5 students signed up to take the class and you must be in the top 50% of your class to participate in these SMSU Challenge program courses.)

NAME                                             CREDITS             NAME                           CREDITS

Advanced Chemistry                            4

College Algebra                                    3

Government                                          3                   RIDGEWATER COURSES:        

Psychology                                           3                   Horticulture                            5

Public Speaking                                    3                  Ag Construction/Main             2

Sociology                                              3                  Animal Science                       3

ARTICULATION AGREEMENT WITH MN WEST AT CHS

Articulation means that if a student were to take one or more of the following courses and receive a grade of “B” or higher, they would also receive credit for the following courses at MN West.  Thus, a student going into a program at MN West that requires the following courses would not have to take these classes again after high school, nor would they have to pay for them, assuming they receive a grade of  “B” or higher.  Students must also take these courses during their Junior or Senior year.  The student also receives high school credit(s) for the course(s) as well. See the Canby instructor for more information.

NAME                                   ARTICULATION AGREEMENT                   

Accounting I, II, III                (Must take all 3 Accounting classes to receive 4 credits of

                                               Principles of Accounting I)

Computer 9                           (These 2 H.S. courses together equal

Computer Applications           2 credits of Introduction to Computers)

Accounting I                           Office Accounting Concepts, 3 credits