Accelerated Learning
Explore information on AP and IB Courses, CTE education, and expanded options for students to take alongside their high school education.
Different Forms of Accelerated Learning
- High School Based College Credits provide students with secondary and postsecondary credit for a course offered in a high school during regular school hours and taught by high school instructors. Some names for different high school based college credit options are Dual Credit, Sponsored Dual Credit, and Assessment-Based Learning Credit, College Now, The Willamette Promise, Pathfinders, and others all over the state.
- Advanced Placement programs using approved syllabi and College Board copyrighted national examinations created in partnership with college faculty. Students can earn college credit once they enroll in college. How the course credit counts in your major will vary by institution and area of study.
- International Baccalaureate is an internationally benchmarked course of study that trains teachers and uses ongoing program review and international student assessments. Students can earn credit when they enroll in college depending on their score on the IB assessment and the policies of the college or university they attend. How the course credit counts in your major will vary by institution and area of study.
- Online college courses specifically designed for high school students
- Expanded Options allow students to attend an eligible postsecondary institution either full- or part-time to complete their high school diplomas and earn college credits with costs paid for by the local school district (such as Expanded Options, some Early and Middle Colleges).
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, sometimes referred to as “Two Plus Two" or "Tech Prep," offer career-focused pathways aligning curriculum and articulation of credit between high schools and postsecondary programs.
From high school experience to postsecondary education, Career Technical Education resources can provide options for students to connect to.
Information and Resources
Links to programs offered though community colleges and universities in Oregon offering high school based credits
Assist students in choosing appropriate classes for postsecondary credit.
Guidelines for how credits might transfer to postsecondary education with links to guidelines from Oregon colleges and universities.
When applying to colleges, many Admissions Offices request that students submit all of their academic records.
Opportunities, Assistance, and Statistics
Accelerated Learning Policy and Pathways
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is an organization sponsored by the State of Oregon, who works with educators across the state to develop accelerated learning policy and opportunities for students.
Their site contains current information about policies and standards, as well as links for a range of relevant resources and support.
Additional resources:
View statistics surrounding accelerated learning programs, and what can help improve student equity for programs locally and regionally.
This program pays the AP/IB test fees and registration cost for low income students. These funds can also be used to reduce the cost for all students taking AP & IB tests.
Statistics and actionable steps towards equity in who participated in avenues of accelerated learning.
The Accelerated Learning section is managed by Oregon's dual credit coordinators.
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