In partnership with Colorado Christian University (CCU), students are offered college credits for selected courses approved by CCU for dual credit status. The courses approved for dual credit are not separate courses from those offered to all Rhetoric students, but a recognition that these courses and the courses’ teachers have met CCU’s standards to be offered for college credit through course equivalencies. As stated on the university’s website, “CCU is a four-year liberal arts university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; therefore, their credits transfer to many colleges and universities nationwide.” Depending on the college or university and the student’s major, some courses may not transfer directly to the course equivalency in the student’s undergraduate program; however, even in such circumstances, the credits are generally accepted for electives and thus still benefit the student in starting and more efficiently completing their degree. In order to earn the dual credit from CCU, students must enroll in the program and pay the enrollment fee to CCU, which is greatly discounted when compared with the average cost of college credits.
In partnership with the University of Texas at Austin, students also have the opportunity to take the UT OnRamps Statistics course (Elementary Statistical Methods) for college credit.