Path to the Hill

The Dual Credit General Education Pathway is designed to help you earn credits toward the thirty-three Kentucky General Education Core required for an associate or bachelor degree. These core courses are accepted by any public Kentucky university per Kentucky’s General Education Transfer Policy. Most universities located in contiguous states also accept these courses.

It is always advisable to work with your guidance counselor or college counselor to make sure that your dual credit courses will transfer to the college you plan to attend. Whenever possible, you will also want to choose courses that will satisfy pre-major requirements for the program of study you plan to pursue.

You can use the two dual credit scholarships for any course in this pathway. The Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship can be used for a number of courses.

If you plan on attending WKU, you can utilize this checklist of Colonnade courses.

Note: this is a model pathway outline. Each high school will develop its own pathway based on the dual credit courses offered.

The Dual Credit Teaching and Learning Pathway focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the planning and administration of educational activities, school safety and health issues, and the social foundations of education.

Complete (3) three credits:

Choose (1) one credit from the following:

Find more information about Teaching and Learning pathways here.

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Early Childhood Education with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Agribiotechnology Systems with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Agribusiness with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Animal Science Systems with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as FACS 191 Child Development, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Early Childhood Education with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation
• successfully completes 3 credit hours in the Early Childhood Education degree program at WKU

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Environmental Science/ Natural Resource Systems with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as IDFM 100 Introduction to Housing and Interiors, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Fashion and Interior Design with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation
• successfully completes 3 credit hours in the Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising degree program at WKU

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Food Science and Processing Systems with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Horticulture with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as HMD 171 Introduction to Management in the Hospitality Industry, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Hospitality, Travel, Tourism & Recreation with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation
• successfully completes 3 credit hours in the Hospitality Management and Dietetics degree program at WKU

Articulated credit for prior learning will be awarded and will appear on the student’s college transcript as AGRI 269 Cooperative Education in Agriculture, 3 credit hours, provided a participating student:

• completes a minimum of 3 high school credits for courses aligned with the Secondary (K-12) State-Approved Career Pathway in Production Crop with a GPA of 3.0 or higher or letter grade of B or higher
• passes the aligned CTE End-of-Program Assessment
• informs WKU that he/she was a part of the articulation agreement with his/her secondary school by supplying appropriate documentation from that school’s designated personnel
• enrolls at WKU within years 5 of graduation