Frequently Asked Questions

College in the High School is one of the Dual-Credit programs offered to secondary students in Washington State to obtain credit through completion of college-level coursework. Eligible students are given the opportunity to earn high school credit, which is awarded by a district, charter school, or tribal compact school, and college credit awarded by WWU.

College in the High School is taught on a high school campus by an eligible high school teacher. Running Start is taught on a college campus by a college faculty member.

CHS courses must be taught by teachers meeting faculty appointment criteria established by the appropriate university department.

Yes. A student’s college transcript is created when the student registers for the WWU course. WWU credit and grades for the CHS course will be included on the student’s permanent college transcript and applied to the student’s grade point average.

College in the High School students are expected to follow the course withdrawal policies and deadlines of WWU as well as their own high school’s drop policy.