At NorthStar Academy, we accept dual credit from accredited colleges and universities across the US.
Any NorthStar student desiring to earn high school credit for a dual credit course from an accredited college or university should seek approval from an Academic Advisor. Each course that a student wishes to have granted high school credit on NorthStar Academy’s transcript will be evaluated on a case by case basis for credit towards graduation.
Students must submit the Dual Credit Evaluation Form at least 2 weeks before registering for dual credit courses.
No more than 25% of a student’s total high school credits at NorthStar Academy can come through dual credit courses taken outside of NorthStar Academy
A $50 dual credit evaluation fee will be charged for each course that you want to have evaluated for transfer to NorthStar Academy. NorthStar Academy reserves the right to refuse any dual credit courses that do not meet our program standards. A $40 refund will be given for any courses that are refused after review.
The evaluation fee will not be refunded in the event the student does not choose to take the course or does not transfer the course to NorthStar.
Please note that a 3 or 4 credit hour college course transfers in as 0.5 high school credits with an unweighted GPA. College courses that are less than 3 college credits will not be eligible for dual credit.
NorthStar Academy has partnered with Colorado Christian University (CCU) to provide dual credit for many of our courses here at NSA. Students enrolled in any of the courses with the teachers listed below during the 2021-2022 school year will be eligible to apply to earn college credit through CCU’s dual credit program. Students will need to earn a C or better in the NorthStar course to be eligible to earn college credit.
College credit is granted by CCU at course completion. Students are not required to take the AP exam. CCU is a fully accredited university, and their courses transfer to most universities around the US. Please be aware, while many colleges and universities accept dual credit, some do not. It is up to individual students and their families to check with the college or university that they are planning to attend to check policies.
Note: Not every AP teacher is certified to teach dual credit. Students must take the dual credit-eligible NorthStar course with one of the teachers listed below to be eligible to earn dual credit with CCU. Dual credit courses are not eligible for course extensions at NorthStar Academy.
For more information about CCU’s Dual Credit program, click here.
CCU Course Equivalency: | English Composition |
CCU Course Code: | ENG-102 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Introduction to Literature |
CCU Course Code: | ENG-201 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Pre-calculus |
CCU Course Code: | MAT-115 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $805 |
CCU Fee: | $200 added after enrollment with CCU |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Pre-calculus |
CCU Course Code: | MAT-115 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Calculus I |
CCU Course Code: | MAT-141 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 4 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Calculus I (Semester A) Calculus II (Semester B) |
CCU Course Code: | MAT-141(Semester A) MAT-241(Semester B) |
CCU Semester Hours: | 4 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 for Semester A included in tuition above Additional $200 for Semester B will be added after enrollment with CCU |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Statistics and their Application |
CCU Course Code: | MAT-212 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $835 |
CCU Fee: | $200 added after enrollment with CCU |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Statistics and their Application |
CCU Course Code: | MAT-212 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Biological Life/Lab |
CCU Course Code: | BIO-101/111 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 4 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Western Civilization |
CCU Course Code: | HIS-185 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Human Geography |
CCU Course Code: | GEO-270 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Intro to Psych |
CCU Course Code: | PSY-101 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $835 |
CCU Fee: | $200 added after enrollment with CCU |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Intro to Psych |
CCU Course Code: | PSY-101 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Introduction to American Politics |
CCU Course Code: | POL-207 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $660 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | American History (Semester A) Making of Modern America (Semester B) |
CCU Course Code: | HIS-205 HIS-206 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 for Semester A included in tuition above Additional $200 for Semester B will be added after enrollment with CCU |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Western Civilization |
CCU Course Code: | HIS-185 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Programming Foundations I |
CCU Course Code: | CIS-130 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 included in tuition above |
CCU Course Equivalency: | Music Theory I: Elements of Music (Semester A) Music Theory II: Diatonic Harmony and Tonicization (Semester B) |
CCU Course Code: | MUS-112 MUS-212 |
CCU Semester Hours: | 3 |
NSA Tuition: | $935 |
CCU Fee: | $200 for Semester A included in tuition above Additional $200 for Semester B will be added after enrollment with CCU |
The dual credit option is at an additional fee of $200.00 (non-refundable fee) for each CCU equivalent college course. This fee is included in the NorthStar Academy (NSA) course tuition for many of these courses, as indicated above. However, the $200 CCU course fee will need to be manually added to a student’s Genius account for certain courses, as indicated above. This fee will be added to the student’s account after NSA receives confirmation from CCU that the student has enrolled with CCU for that course.
Students must first enroll in the NorthStar course listed above.
Students will then register with CCU while they are enrolled in the NorthStar course
To enroll with CCU, visit https://www.ccu.edu/academy/dual-credit/, and click Registration to enroll for dual credit with CCU.
Students can register during any of CCU’s registration periods listed below as long as the student is actively completing the NSA course.
Registration periods:
Upon course completion, students are able to request a transcript directly from CCU. Transcripts can be sent directly from CCU to the university the student plans to attend and will show the CCU college-equivalent course.
* University dual credit transcripts are provided by Colorado Christian University, not by NorthStar Academy.
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