Email: dualcredit@harpercollege.edu
Phone: 847-925-6509
Harper College's Dual Credit program allows high school students an opportunity to
earn college credit, and simultaneously satisfy high school graduation requirements.
In this program, students can take college level courses on the Harper campus or in
their high school. College level credit is achieved by participation in either the
Dual Credit or the Credit by Exam program.
If you are interested in participating in either the Dual Credit or the Credit by Exam programs, please follow the steps below:
In order to participate in the Harper College Dual Credit program, you must attend a high school in district 211, 214 or 220. Participating high schools include Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Conant, Elk Grove, Forest View, Fremd, Hersey, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Prospect, Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, and Vanguard.
Your high school counselor will help you select classes that will work with your schedule, assist you in the application process, and answer any questions you have regarding the program. All processes, including enrolling in classes, acceptance into the program, and dropping classes are completed through your high school. If you are a home schooled student, please contact the high school in your home district for more information or apply to Harper College as a Concurrent Enrollment Student.
You will need to complete three forms: Dual Credit Application, Treatment Authorization
Form, and Student-Parent Signature Form.
The Dual Credit Application is completed online. The Treatment Authorization and Student-Parent Signature forms
are available at your high school and should be completed with your parent or guardian.
Once completed, submit these forms to your high school counselor.
If you are taking a Dual Credit course on the high school campus, or a course for Credit by Exam, please only complete the online Dual Credit Application.
If you've already started a Dual Credit Application click here to login to complete or edit your application.
Students participating in the Dual Credit program earn both high school and college credit simultaneously. Upon completion of the course, students receive a letter grade on both their high school and Harper College transcripts. Course offerings vary by high school. Students should consult their district to determine which Dual Credit courses are available:
Students in the Credit by Exam program can earn both high school and college credit by passing an end-of-semester exam, offered at their high school or at Harper College. Instructors will share results.
Students who pass the exam and complete the Harper College Dual Credit Application receive a letter grade on their high school transcript and credit only (CRD) on their Harper transcript. While semester hours are awarded, no letter grade is recorded at Harper.
Colleges and universities vary in how they accept exam credit, so check with your intended school. Course availability also varies—contact your high school to see what’s offered.
Once you complete your Dual Credit course, you’ll need to request your Harper transcript, as transcripts are not sent automatically. Visit the Harper Transcripts page for step-by-step instructions.
Your counselor can help you understand which Dual Credit courses are available at your school and how they fit into your schedule.
Allison Poore Vadopalas
Email: apooreva@harpercollege.edu
Email: dualcredit@harpercollege.edu
Phone: 847-925-6509