College in the High School
Information for Educators
Skagit Valley College’s College in the High School (CHS) program is a cooperative program between local school districts and Skagit Valley College (SVC). This dual credit program allows 9th through 12th grade students the opportunity to earn SVC college credit while simultaneously earning high school credit in approved high school courses. CHS courses are taught by qualifying high school teachers who work closely with SVC faculty liaisons to ensure that the course objectives and instructional strategies are consistent with those used in the equivalent course at SVC. Students who enroll in the program will have their coursework posted to an SVC transcript with the grade they earned in the course.
For a comprehensive list of program requirements and standards, please review the College in the High School Teacher Handbook. Instructors who are interested in applying to teach for SVC’s CHS program should review the articulation process outlines in the Teacher Handbook.
Instructor Eligibility
In accordance with Washington State Law, College in the High School teachers must meet the minimum qualifications required of SVC faculty. To view a list of minimum qualifications, see "Interested in Articulating a Course?" below.
Course Eligibility
There are three main factors considered for CHS course articulations:
- The college and school district must have a contract in place, or commit to signing one in the future.
- The high school teacher must meet the minimum qualifications required of SVC faculty.
- The high school course must be equivalent to the SVC course, including but not limited to: meeting the College’s course outcomes, grading standards, theoretical, and pedagogical standards. The discipline-specific faculty liaison assigned to the course will make the final equivalency determination.
Interested in Articulating a Course?
The first step is to fill out and submit a CHS Course Articulation Request Form for your course. Please note the minimum qualifications needed by the high school faculty in order to articulate each course.
Please submit the completed application to dualcredit@skagit.edu along with unofficial transcripts for applicants’ credentials. Each high school faculty member needs to apply separately, even if applying to teach the same course. Applications received by Nov. 1 will be considered for the next academic year.
Click here for a timeline of articulating a College in the High School course.
Request Help
We know that teachers and other school staff are busy people! If you would like a SVC representative to come to your classroom, use this form to request a visit from our staff. For CTE Dual Credit we offer the following events/presentations as options:
- SVC Application Request
- Select this option if you are looking to have us walk you and your students through using the OAAP to apply to Skagit Valley College.
- Course Registration Workshop
- Select this option if you are looking to have us walk you and your students through registering for their CTE class in the OAAP to receive Dual Credit at the end of winter or spring quarter. Students will be awarded credit at the end of winter quarter for 1 semester classes taken their fall semester. Students will be awarded credit in spring quarter for yearlong CTE classes or 1 semester classes starting their second semester.
- Program Presentation
- Select this option if you are looking for us to present on how to use CTE Dual Credit, why it is useful, and how to get started at Skagit post high school.
- Administrator Training or Meeting (For Principals and CTE Directors)
- Select this option if you are an administrator looking to partner with Skagit and begin the articulation process. We will compare course catalogs and talk about potential articulations and answer any questions you have around the articulation process. No meeting is required if you've previously articulated courses with Skagit before.