Dual Credit Programs at Humber and Sheridan

Dual Credit programs allow students to simultaneously earn both a college credit and a non-compulsory secondary credit. Students may earn a maximum of four dual credits toward the OSSD.

Dual Credit programs appeal to students who:

• may be struggling or disengaged and are interested in a fresh start in a new setting
• are looking for opportunities for more hands-on learning
• are enrolled in Specialist High Skills Major programs; Dual Credit programs can count as ‘Reach Ahead’ activities

The Peel District School Board’s Dual Credit programs are offered at three Sheridan and three Humber campuses. Students can combine a college program (one to three days per week) with a high school day program. Students are able to earn additional credits in co-operative education, enabling students to earn up to six  credits total in a semester (determined on a case by case basis).

College tuition costs are covered, text books are provided and transportation is arranged centrally, or transit tickets are provided. Students are  required to provide their own safety shoes/boots, if required for the course chosen.

Some examples of the courses offered include:

• Canadian Criminal Justice System, Introduction to Business and Lighting Technology at Humber Lakeshore campus
• Theory and Practice of Film and Television, Social Psychology, Canadian Criminal Justice System     and OYAP Cook Accelerated Level 1 Apprenticeship program at Humber North campus
• Home Renovation and Early Childhood Education programs at Humber Orangeville campus
• Pre-apprenticeship Training in construction and industrial trades, including electrical, welding and plumbing at Sheridan Skills Training Centre
• Mechanical Drafting Fundamentals, Electromechanical Systems at Sheridan Davis campus
• Exploring the Arts, Early Childhood Education, Esthetics at Sheridan Trafalgar campus

Complete information about all program offerings and the application process are posted on the websites below.

Please refer to the following:                                                       

Humber College courses

• Humber Lakeshore & North campuses - course descriptions (revised November 2011)
• Humber Lakeshore campus chart courses (revised November 2011)
• Humber Dual Credit application package (revised November 2011)
• Humber Orangeville campus Dual Credit Course - semester 2 (NEW)

Sheridan College courses

• Sheridan Dual Credit application package - STC, Davis and Trafalgar (revised November 2011)
• Sheridan Dual Credit STC, and Davis schedule, course descriptions and codes (revised November 2011)
• Sheridan Trafalgar Dual Credit information (revised November 2011)
• Sheridan Dual Credit Animal Care program - application package and course information (NEW)

For more information, talk with your school guidance counsellor or co-operative education teacher.

Dual credit fact sheet

Dual Credit resources for teachers:

(Video clips are from www.gotocollege.ca)

• What are Dual Credits? How are they delivered? Who are they for?
• Try a Dual Credit Course, with other High School students, at a College
• What does the Dual Credit program have to offer your children?

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