High school students who have completed their
junior year and are not yet high school graduates, and who can meet
the university requirements, may wish to enroll in university
classes. It is usually
to the student’s benefit to retain college credit for these courses
and not use these for high school credit.
Part‑Time
College and University Enrollment
Students may
be permitted to enroll in classes at local colleges subject to the
rules of the local college.
The high school will attempt to arrange high school schedules
in such a manner as to permit students to pursue collegiate work.
Students taking such
courses can earn high school credit provided the student obtains
advance approval to do so.
Such approval will be conditioned on the course being in a
curricular area covered by the BHS curriculum and an explanation of
why the student is not able to address this need through BHS course
offerings. An example
would be a summer school course needed to make up for a previously
failed course. Three
semester hours of college credit would translate to half a unit of
credit. Such courses
would not count towards GPA or class rank calculations.
College courses taken to meet specific graduation
requirements must match the content in the appropriate BHS class.
Cumulatively, no more than one unit of high school credit can
be earned through college courses.
Students are advised that the collegiate credit earned in
these classes is subject to the rules in place at the college(s)
they attend.
Full‑Time
University or College Enrollment
Students may
be permitted to enroll in a full‑time early admissions program if
they have completed 22 ½ units, including all required subjects of
the 23½ units required for graduation.
(Such students may be permitted to enroll in the required
semester course of American Government during the second semester of
their junior year).
Upon receipt of a statement from the registrar of
the college or university verifying successful completion of 15
semester hours of college credit, Bloomington High School will award
the student a high school diploma.