College Credits in High School
College, career and technical education options
Weld RE-5J high school students may take college, career or technical education courses to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. Students interested in taking classes are required to meet and discuss options with their high school counselor.
Benefits of taking college classes in high school include:
- Students take challenging courses in their interest area.
- Students may finish college earlier because of earned college credits.
- Students may earn an associate degree by the time they graduate from high school.
Weld RE-5J Paid Tuition College Programs
High school students can take college classes, with tuition paid by Weld Re-5J, through programs offered by AIMS community college. Students interested in taking college classes are required to meet and discuss options with their high school counselor.
Concurrent/Dual Enrollment
Roosevelt has established partnerships with both Aims Community College and the University of Northern Colorado. Through these partnerships, we are able to offer our students college level courses on the RHS Campus, within the community, or through distance learning. These courses allow the students to get high school credit as well as college credit.
AIMS Courses
- Intro to PC Applications
- Advanced PC Applications
- Principles of Marketing
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Tax Help Colorado
- Tax Help Colorado Practicum
- Criminal Justice: Policing Systems, Judicial Function, Criminal Justice, Correctional Processes
- Introduction to Carpentry
- Basic Safety
- Hand and Power Tools
- Job Site Layout/Blue Print Reading
- Clinical Construction Lab I
- Construction Materials/Systems
- Introduction to Education
- Education Practicum II
- Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- Guidance Strategies for Young Children
- Environmental Science
UNC Courses
- College Composition
- Research Paper
- College Algebra
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
- Psychology
- Biology: Atoms to Cells
- Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology
Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
Students may request to take course work at Aims, UNC or other institutions of higher learning and the credit can apply toward high school graduation requirements and college credit toward a degree program. These requests must have principal and counselor approval prior to beginning. Coursework that is offered through our partnership with Aims and offered on our campus through our partnership with UNC will not be approved. There must be a legitimate or personal reason why the particular course is being requested.
Eligible students who desire to enroll in college or vocational classes with our partner schools must complete the appropriate application paperwork for the institution they wish to attend before taking a college course to qualify for tuition reimbursement. Students taking classes with Aims are responsible for the administration fee as well as books depending on the course (this is indicated within the course description).
AIMS Career Academy
Eligible students can apply to participate in the AIMS Community College Career Academy program which allows high school students to take college courses in the participating Career and Technical Education programs. This is a dual-enrollment program where students earn credits toward high school graduation and college credits. Interested students must complete an application in the Spring of their sophomore or junior year, attend an orientation night, and be selected by the placement committee. All college fees are paid for by the school district. The student is responsible for transportation.
For more information on Career Academy click HERE.
Questions?
Please reach out to rebecca.albert@weldre5j.org.
