Early College Credit Program & Start College Now
The School District of Ashland will pay up to 18 college credits for current high school students to take college courses. Students will earn high school AND college credit for the courses they take. For every 1 college credit, they will earn .25 high school credit. If the student drops or fails a course, they will not earn the credit and the financial responsibility will fall on the student/family. There are two ways for students to take college courses:
START COLLEGE NOW (SCN) - Start College Now will allow high school students the opportunity to take college courses at Wisconsin Technical Colleges.
EARLY COLLEGE CREDIT (ECC) - Early College Credit will allow students to enroll in a UW-System school to take one or more courses.
BENEFITS...
- Ability to earn high school credit and college credit at the same time
- Experience college courses before college
- Get ahead on college credits
- Save money
REMINDERS...
- There is a process to apply
- Course approval and space availability is not guaranteed
- Students are responsible for communications in both locations (schedules, school closures, etc.)
- Transportation is not provided
Application Deadlines:
Spring Semester - October 1st
Fall Semester - March 1st
More Information:
When choosing classes:
- Make sure you have completed any prerequisites
- Make sure the class you want to take is not comparable to one offered at AHS
- Take a course that will help you achieve your postsecondary goals
After submitting your application:
- Be patient & flexible
- Decisions about course acceptance could be last minute
- Work with Ms Kempf or Ms Eichman for AHS/college arrangements (ie. overlapping classes)
- Provide Mrs. Tody with a copy of your college schedule in order to get your books
- You must fill out a new ECC/SCN application each semester you’d like to take college courses
- ECC/SCN approval forms are emailed to the students’ personal email address they provided on their applications
- After students are informed about course approval, it is the students’ responsibility to connect with the college and arrange enrollment in courses.
- NTC hosts a registration day to help students register for courses.
If you have questions, please contact your students' school counselor.
Jennifer Kempf - Grades 10-12, Last Name A-L jkempf@sdak12.net
Debbie Eichman - Grades 10-12, Last Name M-Z deichman@sdak12.net
SCN/ECC Process:
Step 1: Students should fill out the SCN/ECC application with their school counselor.
ECC Program Application - downloadable form
SCN Program Application - fillable PDF
Step 2: School counselor will submit applications to the district office by the deadline date.
Step 3: Applications will be approved by the district office personnel. Applications will then be sent to the colleges for approval.
Step 4: Colleges will approve or deny applications and contact students via their personal email provided on their application.
Step 5: Students will be responsible for contacting the college they applied to for the next steps and to REGISTER for their class/es.
Northwood Tech has a registration day where all SCN students can register for their courses.
Step 6: After students REGISTER for their courses, they must print off a copy of their schedule. Also, students and families must initial and sign the Procedures & Responsibilities sheet.
Both of these must be turned into the Student Services office at AHS before college classes begin.
**If this step is not completed, their college courses will not show up on their transcript AND they will not be able to receive any books needed for their class/es.**
(Please keep in mind that books may take time to come in so the earlier we can get them ordered, the better!)
Step 7: When their class/es are completed, all books must be returned to Ms Tody in the Student Services office.
If a student took an ECC course, the student must provide their grade/s they received from the college in order for Ms. Tody to enter them onto their transcript.
All SCN grades will be submitted to AHS by NTC.
