Dual Credit

High school credit, university credit, college credit

Earn high school AND post-secondary credit! Collaboration and partnership with Southern Alberta post-secondary institutions provides students opportunities and choice in career pathways. At a limited charge to students, courses may be offered at a high school, at the University or College, online or a combination of both. Plus, high school students gain a deeper understanding of the college or university experience!

Current Offerings for the 2019/2020 School Year

Cinema 1000 (University of Lethbridge) - Fall 2019

About the course: Cinema 1000 is intended as a foundational course that introduces students to the basic constructive principles and formal components of moving image art. Therefore, the material covered in the course will be instrumental to students' creative and critical work in all subsequent moving image and/or media courses. Cinema 1000 Program Information

Course title: Introduction to Cinema Studies

Contact hours/week: (Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., Fall 2019)

Prerequisites: None

Equivalent: Drama 3030 (prior to 2017/2018)

Location: The University of Lethbridge

Bioengineering (University of Lethbridge) - Spring 2020

About the course: This course will enhance the students understanding of Unit C (Cell division, Genetics and Molecular Biology) in the Biology 30 curriculum and prepare them for participation in the iGEM competition and future university lab courses.

Students will develop advanced lab skills and good lab safety habits, as well as gain experience in data interpretation and experimental troubleshooting. We aim to increase their interest in science and nurture a positive relationship with synthetic biology. Students will also learn the implications that genetic engineering has within society, what further advancements will mean for everyday life, and how to communicate their ideas to a wider audience.

The course will encompass both lectures and laboratory work, complementing each other to help students increase their understanding of the material. Topics will include: the cellular basis of life, macromolecules, biology’s central dogma, scientific ethics, research and communication.

Contact hours/week: Friday afternoons, February to April, 2020

Location: The University of Lethbridge Science and Academic Building undergraduate teaching lab.

Course outline:

Introduce students to synthetic biology and how it can be used to create in biological systems to perform a function.
Put into action their understanding of DNA, cloning and gene expression.
Demonstrate lab safety and proper lab etiquette.
Develop scientific literacy and communication skills.
Plan a timeline for project wet lab experiments and goals.
Apply and practice basic wet lab skills in a safe, friendly environment.
Translate their new skills to their own project ideas.

Pre-Employment Electrician (SAIT) - Fall 2019

About the course: This program covers all course materials received by a first-year electrician apprentice, plus additional hands-on skills and safety training. Students will be provided with the opportunity to learn about basic wiring skills and safety training. The program will prepare the student to enter the workforce and become an apprentice. Pre-Employment Electrician Program Information

Course title:

CODE 232 Electrical Code I

ELEC 230 Electrical Theory I

ELEC 231 Electrician Laboratory I

ELEC 245 Electrical Practical Applications I

Contact hours/week: (8:30-11:30 MTWT, Fall 2019)

Prerequisites: Math 10-3, ELA 10-1 or 10-2

Credits: Students who complete the dual-credit Pre-Employment Electrician program are eligible to earn:

up to 15 high school credits
a SAIT Pre-Employment Electrician certificate
the potential to write the Alberta Industry and Training (AIT) exams for first-year electrician apprenticeship

Location: SAIT

Pre-Employment Carpentry (SAIT) - Fall 2019

About the course: This program covers all course material received by a first-year carpenter apprentice, plus additional hands-on skills and safety training necessary to work on a jobsite.

The program will prepare students to enter the workforce and become an apprentice. Pre-Employment Carpentry Program Information

Course title:

CSTN 201 Carpentry Construction Theory

CSTN 202 Carpentry Laboratory I

BLPR 214 Carpentry Blueprint Reading

MATH 249 Mathematics for Carpentry

Contact hours/week: (Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., Fall 2019)

Prerequisites: None

Credits: Students who complete the dual-credit Pre-Employment Carpentry program are eligible to earn:

up to 15 high school credits
a SAIT Pre-Employment Carpentry certificate
the potential to write the Alberta Industry and Training (AIT) exams for first-year carpenter apprenticeship

Location: SAIT

Pre-Employment Pipetrades (SAIT) - Fall 2019

About the course: This program prepares students to enter the workforce and become a pipetrades apprentice. Recent changes to the pipe trades apprenticeship framework mean that apprentice plumbers, steam/pipefitters, and gasfitters all complete the same first-year technical training. In Dual-Credit Pre-Employment Pipetrades students will receive this same technical training, plus additional hands-on skills and safety training. Pre-Employment Pipetrades Program Information

Course title:

SFTY 202 Safety and Rigging

EMTL 214 Equipment and Materials

BLRP 232 Drawings and Specifications

PIPE 215 Pipe Shop

WFAB 201 Metal Fabrication

APPH 202 Calculations and Science

Contact hours/week: (8:30-11:30 MTWT, Fall 2019)

Prerequisites: Math 20-1 or 20-2 or 20-3, ELA 20-1 or 20-2, Science 10

Credits: Students who complete the dual-credit Pre-Employment Plumbing program are eligible to earn:

up to 15 high school credits
a SAIT Pre-Employment Pipe Trades certificate
the potential to write the Alberta Industry and Training (AIT) exams for first-year plumber apprenticeship

Location: SAIT

Pre-Employment Welding (SAIT) - Fall 2019

About the course: This program covers all course materials received by a first-year welding apprentices, plus additional hands-on skills and safety training. Students in this program will be provided with the opportunity to learn about welding technology to join, shape and cut metal parts. They will also learn about pressure vessels, pipelines, joining beams and the manufacturing of other industrial components.

The program will prepare the student to enter the workforce and become an apprentice. Pre-Employment Welding Program Information

Course title:

WELD 254 Gas Metal Arc Welding Level 1 Theory

WELD 255 Gas Metal Arc Welding Level 1 Lab

WELD 256 Gas Metal ARc Welding Level 2 Theory

WELD 257 Gas Metal Welding Level 2 Lab

WELD 259 Oxyacetylene Welding

Contact hours/week: (8:30-11:30 MTWT, Fall 2019)

Prerequisites: Math 20-1 or 20-2 or 20-3, ELA 20-1 or 20-2, Science 10

Credits: Students who complete the dual-credit Pre-Employment Welding program are eligible to earn:

up to 15 high school credits
a SAIT Pre-Employment Welding certificate
the potential to write the Alberta Industry and Training (AIT) exams for first-year welding apprenticeship

Location: SAIT

Hospitality & Tourism Management (OLDS COLLEGE)

Course title: HAT 2355 Leisure, Sporting Events and Recreation Operations - Fall 2019

About the course: This course provides students with an introductory understanding of the nature and scope of leisure, its role in the hospitality and tourism industry, and the function and structure of leisure providers. Students will have the opportunity to incorporate planning and management concepts to a leisure, sporting or recreation activity in their own community. Wellness tourism and urban recreation trends are also discussed in relation to their economic and social impacts. Click here for Hospitality & Tourism Management details.

Term: Sept-Dec 2019

Course title: HAT 2038 Accomodation Management - Winter 2020

About the course: Students will assess customer needs and develop procedures and management strategies that result in accommodation service excellence. Students will gain an understanding of all aspects of room division management, and experience and evaluate accommodation facilities, with a focus on the analysis of the services and operations from a guest perspective. Click here for Accomodation Management details.

Term: Feb-May 2020

Prerequisites: 50% or better in Math 20-1 or 20-2, AND in ELA 30-1 or 30-2, Meet the English Language Proficiency Requirement

Credits: Students who complete the dual-credit Hospitatity & Tourism Managment program are eligible to earn:

up to 5 high school credits
a solid management focused education allowing you to be able to be employable in many businesses around the world.

Location: OLDS COLLEGE

Course title: HAT 1130 Marketing of Hospitality and Tourism

Course title: HAT 1255 Global and Sustainable Tourism

up to 5 high school credits for each course

Location: OLDS COLLEGE

Horticulture Courses (OLDS COLLEGE)

Course title: HRT 1500 Managing Landscapes - Fall 2020

Course title: HRT 1700 Producing Horticulture Crops - Fall 2020

About the course: The Olds College Horticulture Technologist Diploma Program prepares its graduates to apply their knowledge and skills in protected and field culture of horticulture crops and landscape design, construction and maintenance. Click here for Horticulture course details.

Online Course List (BOW VALLEY COLLEGE) - Fall 2019

MKTG1101 Intro to Marketing - course listing & information (one of four Business Admin courses we rotate through over 2-year period (one/semester)

HUCL1401 Medical Terminology 1 - course-listing & information

ANAT1101 Anatomy & Physiology - course listing & information

COMM1101 Interpersonal Relationships & Communication Skills - course listing & information

Online Course List (BOW VALLEY COLLEGE) - Spring 2020

MGMT2901 Intro to Entrepreneurship - course listing & information

PSYC1101 Intro to Psychology - course listing & information

JUST1101 Intro to the Criminal Justice System - course listing & information

DESN2201 Intro to Web Design - course listing & information

DESN2202 Intro to Digital Media - course listing & information

Contact hours/week: Online Courses