{"id":5959,"date":"2023-12-05T10:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cie\/?page_id=5959"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:14:43","slug":"school-within-a-university-dual-credit-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cie\/school-within-a-university-dual-credit-program\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Within A University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        High School Within A University \n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/futurefunder.carleton.ca\/giving-fund\/carletons-high-school-within-a-university-fund\/\">DONATE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Everything I was afraid of, I&#8217;m not afraid of anymore. I know how it works now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">-Albina Holokhvastova, HSWAU student from first pilot year<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The High School Within A University (HSWAU) at Carleton is a pilot project for OCDSB high school students who may not have considered university studies as a pathway. The pilot is now in its second year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in grade 12 take a university class for both high school and university credit. This creates a meaningful experience that encourages high school completion and lowers the threshold for postsecondary access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the students and their high school teacher have a dedicated space on campus as a home base for their exploration of campus life \u2013 from studying in the Library (and visiting with Therapy Dogs!), to working out in Athletics and grabbing a snack through Dining Services.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>HSWAU made me want to go to university. So I started trying more in all my classes to get better grades and stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">-Maya Collin, HSWAU student from first pilot year<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From its first pilot year, 6 of the 10 students applied to university after completing their dual credit. One student has applied to college, and the others took a gap year but have not ruled out post-secondary education. The average achievement of the high school students in the dual-credit university course was a grade of 85%. The students also identified increased knowledge, comfort on campus, and confidence in their abilities as important outcomes of their HSWAU experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I&#8217;m definitely going to Carleton, I actually just accepted my offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">-Hibo Mohamed, HSWAU student from first pilot year<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pilot funding for the High School Within A University continues for 2024-25 school year and is then no longer renewable. <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">The CIE is raising money to enable us to continue this successful initiative. <strong>If you want to donate, please see our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/futurefunder.carleton.ca\/campaigns\/carletons-high-school-within-a-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FutureFunder<\/a>&nbsp;page. It\u2019s not too late to make a difference!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Donations to the High School Within A University<\/strong> will pay for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">B<\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">ursaries<\/strong> for the high school students participating.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Honoraria<\/strong> for university students who work with the high school students while they are on campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Expenses and school supplies<\/strong> for on-campus experiences, such as dining dollars, a trip to the Bookstore, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Thank You!\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything I was afraid of, I&#8217;m not afraid of anymore. 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