College Now/Dual Credit

  • Save thousands of dollars on tuition alone
  • Transfer up to 36 hours to the 4-year college of your choice
  • Ease into college with small classes and more personal atmosphere

You can get a jump on college after you've completed your sophomore year of high school by enrolling in dual or concurrent credit courses.

Dual credit courses are college courses that also count toward high school requirements. Concurrent courses are college courses taken by a student outside of high school hours.


New Dual Credit Classroom Courses


CCISD

MATH 1414 College Algebra 4-0-4 –you will receive Pre-Calculus and Calculus credit upon successful completion of this course
A study of relations and functions, polynomial functions and equations of degree  higher than two, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, matrices, and determinants, sequences and series, the binomial theorem, and mathematical induction. This course meets the college core requirement and is recommended for students planning to transfer to bachelor’s degree programs. Graded exercises, guided practice, and graded quizzes will be completed in a non-lecture, lab environment requiring a minimum of one contact hour per week of activity. Prerequisites: DSMA 0303 or equivalent with a grade of “C or better or acceptable evaluation scores.


KISD

AGRI 1419 Introductory Animal Science (Animal Husbandry) 3-3-4
An introductory survey course. Farm animals as a source of food, clothing, and  labor. The place of livestock in farming and ranching. The value of heredity and breeding for improvement, importance of judging, pedigrees, and proper nutrition, and the proper handling and management of livestock.


CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I 3-4-4
The first of two courses for science-related majors, this course is a study of the fundamental theories and laws of chemistry, chemical nomenclature, metals and non-metals and their compounds, states of matter, solutions, and the quantum theory of structure. Emphasis is placed on problem solving. Prerequisite: MATH 1414 or consent of the Department Chair. Co-requisite: CHEX 1411.

CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II 3-4-4
The second of two courses for science-related majors, this course covers kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base concepts, electrochemistry, elementary thermodynamics, and introduction to nuclear chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 1411. Co-requisite: CHEX 1412.


BIOL 1406 General Biology I 3-3-4
Study of the fundamental principles of living organisms at the cellular level. Includes cell structure and function, photosynthesis/cellular respiration, mitosis/meiosis, DNA, Mendelian and modern genetics, bacterial structure and gene control. Prerequisite: Test score of 240 on both math and reading sections of the THEA exam or equivalent. No students are exempt from testing. Co-requisite: BIOX 1406.

BIOL 1407 General Biology II 3-3-4
Aspects of systematics, survey of plant kingdom (structure/functioning/life cycles), survey of the animal kingdom, structure and functioning of animal systems, and aspects of ecology. Prerequisite: Test score of 240 on both math and reading sections of the THEA exam or equivalent. No students are exempt from testing. Co-requisite: BIOX 1407.