Dual Credit Courses
St. Rita is proud to offer a selection of dual credit courses with partner universities — Benedictine University, Dominican University, Grand Canyon University, and Saint Xavier University — allowing Ritamen to take college courses while in high school. This unique opportunity allows students to earn both high school and college credit. Most of these courses are taught by St. Rita faculty members who hold at least a Master’s Degree in their subject area and serve as adjunct professors for their partner universities. The faculty members provide rigorous instruction aligned with the universities’ course standards and learning objectives. The college credit hours students earn are transferable to most universities.
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Courses / Credits:
AP Calculus AB – 4 Credit Hour Course
AP Statistics – 3 Credit Hour Course
AP Chemistry – 8 Credit Hour Course
Requirements and Enrollment:
Student must be enrolled as a junior or senior.
Students must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher OR are AP eligible.
The cost is $75 per credit hour.
Recommendation from the high school administrator or department chair.
Resources:
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Courses / Credits:
Honors Theology II (Old Testament) / 3 Credit Hour Course
Honors Theology II (New Testament) / 3 Credit Hour Course
Honors Theology III (Moral Theology) / 3 Credit Hour Course
Honors Theology III (Moral Theology) / 3 Credit Hour Course
Honors Theology IV (World Religions) / 3 Credit Hour Course
Requirements and Enrollment:
The cost is $300 for each 3-credit hour course in which they enroll.
Students must earn at least a C grade (70%) in their honors theology class to receive the credit hours upon course completion.
Dominican University credit hours earned through St. Rita theology courses can be used as a theology course credit at a Catholic university or a humanities credit at a public university, subject to university approval.
Resources:
Dominican University & St. Rita High School Information Sheet
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Course / Credits:
Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics / 4 Credit Hour Course
Requirements and Enrollment:
This dual credit course is offered online, asynchronously, through Grand Canyon University (GCU). Students enrolled in this course are assigned a class period and classroom to work on the course material, which is set up entirely online through GCU and taught by one of their professors.
This course is available to juniors or seniors only and would fulfill one of their elective requirements.
The cost is $210 for the 4-credit hour course.
Resources:
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Course / Credits:
Introduction to Business / 1 Credit Hour Course
Requirements and Enrollment:
Student must be enrolled as a junior or senior.
Students must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Recommendation from high school administrator.
The cost is $100 for the 1-credit hour course.
Resources:
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Course / Credits:
Live Like a Philosopher: Ethics and Civics in the Ancient World / 3 College Credit Hours
Students who successfully complete the course earn one unit of Wesleyan University credit, equivalent to 3 credit hours at most higher education institutions.
Students will also earn 0.5 honors elective credit in Social Science at St. Rita.
Requirements and Enrollment:
This college-level, project-based course is offered through Wesleyan University in partnership with the National Education Opportunity Network (NEON).
The course explores four major approaches to the good life from ancient Greek and Roman philosophy through the writings of Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, and the Stoics. Students will not only study these philosophical traditions but also apply their ideas to their own lives and consider what it means to live well.
This course is available to juniors and seniors interested in philosophy and earning college credit while in high school.
The course will be offered in Spring 2027.
The cost is $325 for the 3-credit-hour course.
Resources:
Wesleyan University - Live Like a Philosopher Course Information