High School Partnerships

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Comparisons between education options offered.

• CWU CiHS

  • Learning Environment: High School
  • Students remain with high school peers and friends: Yes
  • Courses conflict with other high school programs: No
  • Programs conflict with district academic calendar: No
  • Homework time available in class: Likely
  • State revenue lost to your school districts per FTE: No
  • Teacher qualifications: Approved by CWU, professional development required
  • College credit earned: By meeting CWU course standards; assignments, quizzes, and exams
  • Teacher evaluation: By high school, students and site visits and observations by CWU liaison
  • Student eligibility: Meeting course prerequisites if needed
  • Age limitations: Grades 9-12
  • Tuition: Free
  • Credit transferability: Accepted by most regional colleges and universities
  • Other costs: $15 placement test fee, if required
  • Other considerations: CWU resources for success are available to teachers and students

• Running Start

  • Learning Environment: College campus
  • Students remain with high school peers and friends: Maybe
  • Courses conflict with other high school programs: Maybe 
  • Programs conflict with district academic calendar: Likely
  • Homework time available in class: Unlikely
  • State revenue lost to your school districts per FTE: Yes
  • Teacher qualifications: Approved university or college faculty
  • College credit earned: By meeting individual teacher's course objectives
  • Teacher evaluation: By college department and students
  • Student eligibility: Placement test, space available, GPA, etc
  • Age limitations: Junior or senior standing
  • Tuition: None
  • Credit transferability: Accepted by most regional colleges and universities
  • Other costs: Additional fees for transportation, courses, tech, parking, etc
  • Other considerations: College classes do not restrain content to accommodate high school students

• AP Courses

  • Learning Environment: High school
  • Students remain with high school peers and friends: Yes
  • Courses conflict with other high school programs: No
  • Programs conflict with district academic calendar: No
  • Homework time available in class: Likely
  • State revenue lost to your school districts per FTE: No
  • Teacher qualifications: Approved by the district
  • College credit earned: By scoring on one final standardized test
  • Teacher evaluation: By high school
  • Student eligibility: Teacher discretion
  • Age Limitations: None
  • Tuition: None
  • Credit transferability: Most regional colleges require a score of 3 or higher on the AP test
  • Other costs: $97 AP test fee, $145 Seminar Test fee, $40 late order fee
  • Other considerations: Every college/university has a different AP test acceptance policy