Dual Enrollment
Our dual enrollment program allows SJND students to take college-level courses and earn both high school and college credit simultaneously.
The SJND Dual Enrollment Program is a collaboration between Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School and the College of Alameda (COA), offering students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. COA creates dedicated sections of its courses specifically for SJND students, with classes scheduled to align with the SJND daily timetable. These accredited, UC/CSU approved courses are taught by COA professors and held on the SJND campus. The course offerings rotate each semester to accommodate a range of academic interests and provide broader access to the program.
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Dual enrollment classes are a great opportunity for students to add breadth and rigor to their high school academic profile.
Dual enrollment classes are classes not traditionally taught in high schools, allowing students to explore subjects typically reserved for college. Dual enrollment classes are college classes, which earns students college credit similar to AP courses. Like AP courses these courses provide a GPA bump, but unlike AP courses, students do not need to take an AP exam at the end of the year to earn college credit.
Dual enrollment courses have the rigor and content of college courses, but they are specifically designed with high school students in mind.
The subjects and professors are carefully chosen. The format of the class allows SJND students to interact with college students, but only virtually, in a controlled environment.