What is Dual Credit?

Dual credit courses and programs enable students to receive credit for post-secondary courses, while simultaneously receiving high school credit towards their graduation. Both Camosun College and University of Victoria provide SD61 students with the opportunity to take post-secondary courses, tuition-free, while they are still in high school.

Click on the following links to discover more information about:

• Dual Credit Courses
• Camosun- SIP (South Island Partnership) See the Camosun Program Guide for more details.
• UVIC- UStart See the UStart Program Guide for more details.
• School-based Dual Credit Cohorts-Dual Credit Cohort Classes involve high school teachers team teaching with Camosun instructors inside and/or outside the regular secondary timetable. This opportunity allows students to get credit for a high school and a Camosun course while receiving support and instruction from two teachers.
• Camosun Programs – non-trades Career programs including, Legal Office Assistant, Medical Office Assistant, Office Administration, Computer Network Electronics Technician, Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology- Renewable Energy, Information and Computer Systems Technician.

For more information please see Ms. Croucher in the Career Centre.