Dual Credit
What is Dual Credit?
DUAL CREDIT courses allow our LRSD students to earn BOTH high school credits (5 credits at the 30 level) AND post-secondary credits (3 post-secondary level credits) by completing DUAL CREDIT courses while in grade 10, 11 or 12. Typically, students will work through one dual credit course per semester if they have approval from administration and room in their schedule. Livingstone Range School Division pays the tuition costs for any dual credit course offered in collaboration with Lethbridge Polytechnic and Olds College.
Students are only required to pay for related course materials/supplies, as well as transportation to Lethbridge to complete the hands-on lab components required for the Trades related courses specifically.
REMEMBER! If you choose to withdraw from a dual credit course you must do so no later than two weeks after the course starts. Failing to withdraw from a course will result in a grade of zero which will become part of your permanent post-secondary academic record.
Contact your Career Practitioner or School Administration to learn more about your suitability for dual credit programming!
Dual Credit courses - Lethbridge Polytechnic and Olds College
Lethbridge Polytechnic dual credit offerings for 2024-2025
Olds College dual credit offerings for 2024-2025
Olds College Course descriptions:
Accounting Principles, Introduction to Sports Management, Introduction to Veterinary Profession, Leisure Sporting Events and Recreational Operations, Marketing Principles, Solving Technology Problems
Ready to Apply?
LRSD Dual Credit Application Form 2024-2025
Deadline for Semester 2 (Winter) - Apply before November 29, 2024
Submit your completed form (reviewed and signed by your school Principal) to:
dualcredit@lrsd.ab.ca or croskeryl@lrsd.ab.ca (Lettie Croskery, Career Practitioner)
NOTE: When applying for a Lethbridge Polytechnic dual credit course, you must complete a 2-step process with Apply Alberta and then Lethbridge Polytechnic. Watch this short instructional video for details.
Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI)
Livingstone Range School Division is a member of the Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI), which provides incredible career development opportunities for our students.
In collaboration with Lethbridge Polytechnic, Career Transitions, Careers: Next Generation, and Southern Alberta school divisions, the Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI) offers career pathway programs for youth in grades 7 to 12 with the opportunity to explore Trades, Agriculture, and Health Care careers.
Career Pathways are formed through a variety of hands-on learning experiences, culminating into dual credit programming that provides a head-start to post-secondary studies in many different areas.
Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute
SACI's E3 Program offers a hands-on approach to exploring Trades, Agriculture and Health Care for Grade 7-9 students. Contact your school principal for more information or to enroll.