Earn Credit Before You Start Stout!
The Dual Credit Program (DCP) allows motivated high school students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. Courses are taught during the regular school day in the student’s high school. Students receive both high school and college credit for their work, which can decrease their time to earn a college degree.
Information for Students & Parents
Upon completion of a UW-Stout Polytechnic DCP course, credits earned by students will be considered dual credit, and credits will count towards both high school and UW-Stout Polytechnic requirements.
DCP course grades appear on a UW-Stout Polytechnic college transcript and are accepted as college credit on our campus or can be transferred to other accredited colleges or universities. Students should check with those institutions about their transfer policies.
UW-Stout Polytechnic transcripts will reflect course credit the same as all other UW-Stout Polytechnic courses. Students may receive copies of their official UW-Stout Polytechnic transcript upon request and by paying the standard transcription fee.
Tuition for DCP courses is currently $115 per credit.
Courses are taught by qualified high school teachers whose credentials are reviewed and approved by appropriate department chair at UW-Stout Polytechnic.
Timeline
Students interested in participating in the DCP should check with their high school or the Associate Director of Educational Pathways and Outreach at UW-Stout Polytechnic to see if their school participates in the DCP and which courses are being offered at their high school.
If the students’ high school is participating in the DCP, the student would need to apply for the DCP by completing the Special Student application. DCP applications need to be submitted to UW-Stout Polytechnic. Specific deadlines vary by year and school; talk with your high school.
How to Register
Once a student is admitted for the DCP, UW-Stout Polytechnic will register the student for the course. Students are not expected to self-enroll for courses.
Information for Schools & Teachers
High schools that offer Dual Credit Program courses through UW-Stout Polytechnic will enter into a contractual agreement each year.
Courses are taught by qualified high school teachers whose credentials are reviewed and approved by appropriate department chair at UW-Stout Polytechnic.
Qualified high school teachers work with a UW-Stout Polytechnic faculty mentor from the appropriate department. The faculty mentors ensures that the DCP course lead by the high school teacher offers the same curriculum and meets the same learning outcomes as the corresponding on-campus course at UW-Stout Polytechnic. Students experience the same pace, rigor, and expectations that they will find on a college campus.
How to Become a UW-Stout Polytechnic Dual-Credit School
If your high school is interested in participating in the DCP Program and would like to find more information about the program, please contact the Associate Director of Educational Pathways and Outreach:
Joel Helms
Associate Director of Educational Pathways & Outreach
140F Vocational Rehabilitation Building
221 10th Avenue E.
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-232-3485
helmsj@uwstout.edu
Current Participating Schools
- Birchwood High School
- Boyceville High School
- Chippewa Falls Senior High School
- Colfax High School
- Eau Claire Memorial High School
- Eau Claire North High School
- Eau Claire Regis High School
- Elk Mound High School
- Loyal High School
- Menomonie High School
- Mondovi High School
- Middleton High School
- New Richmond High School
- Pewaukee High School
- Spooner High School
- Spring Valley High School
- St. Croix Central High School
- Unity High School
- Waterford Union High School
Qualifications/How to Become a Dual Credit Instructor
If you are interested in becoming an instructor for the UW-Stout Polytechnic Dual Credit Program, please connect with the Associate Director of Educational Pathways and Outreach.
DCP courses are college-level courses and departments use the same criteria to evaluate application materials from prospective instructors of these courses as used to hire faculty to teach on the UW-Stout Polytechnic campus.
Prospective instructors will be required to submit copies the following materials:
- Official undergraduate transcript
- Official graduate transcript
- Resume/CV