Student Eligibility
Open to high school juniors & seniors who meet the following guidelines:
- Minimum overall grade-point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent
- Recommended by the high school principal or the principal's designee
- Must meet same requirements for admission to individual courses as those required of on-campus students
- Must meet ACT or placement exam requirement for class being taken
ENG104 - ACT English subtest score of at least 19, or passing score on the Writing Placement Examination
MAT116 College Algebra - ACT math score of at least 20, or passing score on Math Placement Examination
MAT119 Trigonometry - ACT math score of at least 20, or passing score on Math Placement Examination
MAT130 Pre-Calculus - ACT math score of at least 20, or passing score on Math Placement Examination
MAT167 Calculus - ACT math score of at least 25, or passing score on Math Placement Examination, or grade of C or better in MAT130 or equivalent
CHE11 General Chemistry - ACT math score of 20 or highter
Program Structure & Administration
- Course content and course requirements must be comparable to those utilized in the equivalent on-campus courses with the same titles and must be approved by the academic department
- Credit awarded for the course must accepted for transfer by the academic department
- All high school students enrolled in a high school college credit course must meet the same requirements for completion of the course, whether or not the student is simultaneously registered for college credit
- Registration, withdrawal, and refund dates will be comparable with the on-campus dates for students
- The same tuition rate will be used for all dual credit courses
- There is no limit on the number of high school college credit courses that will be accepted for transfer to MWSU
Western Institute currently offers college level courses to high school juniors and seniors at the following high schools:
| Benton |
Lafayette |
Platte County |
SW Livingston |
| Breckenridge |
Lathrop |
Putnam County |
Stanberry |
| Cainsville |
Lawson |
Rock Port |
Stet |
| Central |
LeBlond |
St. Joe Christian |
Stewartsville |
| DeKalb |
Maysville |
Savannah |
Tina-Avalon |
| Excelsior Springs |
NE Nodaway |
Smithville |
Wathena |
| Fairfax |
Nodaway Holt |
South Harrison |
West Platte |
| Hale |
Osborn |
South Holt |
Union Star |
Faculty Qualifications & Support
- As for any instructor of college-level courses, high school instructors of college credit courses shall meet the requirements for faculty teaching in institutions of higher education, as stipulated for accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and School, Commission on Institutions of High Education.
- Masters' degree that includes substantial study (usually a minimum of 18 credit hours) appropriate to the academic field in which they are teaching
- High school instructors for dual credit courses must be approved by both the high school and the Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Orientation, professional development and evaluation of dual credit instructors is the responsibility of the academic department
Assessment of Student Performance
- The academic department is responsible for the development of assessment and evaluation measures to assure quality and comparability of high school college credit courses. This is demonstrated by using the same methods of assessment or identical testing procedures and by employing the same means of evaluation
- Annual reports of student performance must be submitted to the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs for both review and consideration with respect to the continuation of the high school college credit instructor
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