Walnut Grove Christian School Dual Credit Course Offerings

Getting Started

  1. Review the approved course list below.
  2. Remember, courses are available on Winthrop’s campus or online.
  3. Walnut Grove Christian School students will work with Mrs. Love to select dual credit courses aligned with your high school schedule.
  4. WGCS students and their family are responsible for all program costs.
    • 1-4 credit hours: $495
    • 5-8 credit hours: $990
    • 9-10 credit hours: $1,495
    These fees do not include cost of textbooks, parking pass or lab fee.
  5. Apply to Winthrop University’s Dual Enrollment Program for free.
  6. Once admitted to Winthrop, remember to complete your Course Interest Form.

 

Approved Course List

Winthrop Course Course Description Credit Hours
1 BADM 180: Business Careers and Professional Development

Description: An introduction to business careers and the tools needed to obtain internships and jobs in those specific fields. Professional development and financial literacy are incorporated. This course will serve as a foundation for a student's business education.

Lab Fee: $20

 3 credit hours
2 ECON 215: Principles of Microeconomics Description: The economic behavior of individual decision-making units in society with development of the concepts of consumer choice and business firm behavior under different market conditions. 3 credit hours
3 HIST 211: United States History to 1877 Description: A survey of political, diplomatic, economic, social, intellectual and ethnic developments through Reconstruction with attention to development of the Federal Constitution. 3 credit hours
4 HIST 212: United States History since 1877 Description: A survey of political, diplomatic, economic, social, intellectual and ethnic developments since Reconstruction with attention to development of the Federal Constitution. 3 credit hours
5 NUTR 221: Nutrition

Description: Basic nutrition concepts applied to the needs of individuals, families and communities.

Lab Fee: $10

 3 credit hours
6 MATH 151: Applied College Algebra

Description: A study of the algebraic skills needed to perform computations in applied settings. Topics include equations, inequalities, functions, graphs, and financial mathematics.

Lab Fee: $15

 3 credit hours
7 MATH 201: Calculus I

Description: Techniques of differentiation, graphing, maximum/minimum, related rate problems, definite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, logarithmic functions, exponential functions, and other transcendental functions.

Notes: Credit will not be allowed for MATH 105 and MATH 201.

Lab Fee: $15

Prerequisites: A grade of C- or better in MATH 101 or satisfactory score on Mathematics Department Placement Test.

 4 credit hours
8 PLSC 201: American Government Description: National governmental institutions and the political processes which shape public policy. Meets state requirements for course on the U.S. Constitution. 3 credit hours
9 PSYC 101: General Psychology Description: A survey of the major areas of psychological science. Core topics include human social behavior, personality, psychological disorders and treatment, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, human development, biological influences, and research methods. 3 credit hours
10 WRIT 101: Introduction to Academic Discourse

Description: Introduces students to college-level, thesis- driven, research-based writing. Focus on planning, organizing, and developing persuasive essays through the critical reading of mature prose texts. Emphasis on mastery of MLA documentation format and proper integration of source material.

Lab Fee: $5

 3 credit hours