Schools learn about NKU's dual credit opportunities in a number of ways:
If your college/academic department receives an inquiry about dual credit, please loop in the SBS office at the earliest opportunity, and we will do the same. Both parties should be part of early conversations.
Career Exploration Tracks (CETs) are advising tools to help dual credit students explore areas of interest in meaningful ways. We partner with departments across campus to design these tracks with our students in mind. They consist of four courses (typically a combination of entry-level major courses and general ed courses) that count toward a major or minor.
The complete list of available tracks can be found on our course offerings page.
New tracks: We are constantly adding new tracks. If a major or minor in your department is not yet represented and you'd like to offer a track -- let us know! We'd love to have more!
Track review: We reach out to academic departments each spring to see if any changes need to be made to existing tracks due to curriculum changes, course availability, etc.
The SBS office works with our partner schools to draft a course schedule. Those requests are sent to the Dean's office for initial approval before being forwarded on to department chairs/appointees. These are sent bi-annually (usually in August for spring and in December for fall). Academic deparments will evaluate these requests and add them to SAP and assign instructors as departmental and university resources allow. If a request needs to be denied, please notify SBS at the earliest opportunity so that we may work with the school on an alternative offering (if possible).
There are two ways to set up SBS sections in SAP:
1. You can assign the location as the high school (even if the course is online) or
2. You can assign the location as online.
Keep in mind:
High school instructors wishing to teach an NKU dual-credit course at their high school must meet any credentialing requirements as set forth by SACCS, the university, and the academic deparment.
The SBS office will collect applications and supporting documentation from interested instructors and forward them to department chairs. Department chairs are responsible for reviewing the credentials of any prospective high school instructor and interviewing them as necessary.
Upon approval, departments will work with HR and the approved instructor to complete any new hire paperwork with high school faculty and provide them with their NKU username and myNKU/Canvas instruction. Academic departments will collect syllabi for all NKU and credentialed high school instructors teaching at the high schools.
A step-by-step guide to this process is available below.
Academic departments will assign a faculty liaison to supervise and assist new credentialed high school instructors during their first year teaching in the SBS program or in any semester that they are teaching a new course. Liaisons should be identified in prior to the start of the semester.
Prior to the semester, the liaison should:
The SBS program hosts an annual online orientation and a faculty development training for dual-credit instructors.
The asynchronous online orientation provides instructors with up-to-date program information, instructor responsibilities, and mandatory training on working with minors. Completion of this orientation is mandatory for each credentialed high school instructor who is teaching in the program. Failure to complete the orientation and training could result in cancellation of their course. NKU instructors are encouraged to complete orientation as dual-credit specific information is shared. Returning faculty do not need to complete the orientation each year, however, they should log into the first page of the orientation annually where they will be directed to new and updated information.
Our annual half-day development event provides more focused guidance on pertinent topics related to dual credit and NKU. Instructors will also have the opportunity to ask questions about SBS orientation materials. Completion of this training is mandatory for each credentialed high school instructor who is teaching in the program. Failure to complete the training could result in cancellation of their course. NKU instructors are encouraged to attend the faculty development event as dual-credit specific information is shared.
Academic departments may have additional departmental trainings.
Academic departments should also invite all credentialed high school instructors to attend departmental meetings and events, when appropriate. In particular, faculty should be notified of any departmental events that SBS students can attend in an effort to engage students with NKU campus life and their respective programs.
It is expected that the credentialed high school instructor and NKU departmental liaison will interact a minimum of three times each the semester. Email interaction is acceptable, although telephone, video conference or face-to-face is preferred. Each liaison will be asked to sign an agreement saying that they will:
Academic departments will be responsible for communicating any department or college deadlines for grade submission (midterm and finals) to all NKU faculty and credentialed high school instructors teaching in the high schools.
All faculty are required to report grades and attendance to myNKU by the deadline stated in the NKU academic calendar. Faculty have been provided instructions for doing so in the faculty orientation canvas course.
SBS will report midterm and final grades to the high schools following the reporting deadline.
We know that high school students are taking dual credit from many different providers. That's why we want to work with our faculty to make sure the NKU brand is clear and that we are engaging students in our Norse community.
If you have any opportunities to provide instructors or students with branded swag or to host them on campus for a field trip, let us know. We'd love to partner with you on that!
