Bellarmine adds 10 Louisville high schools to its dual credit program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Bellarmine University has expanded its Dual Credit Institute, adding 10 Louisville high schools to its program that offers college credit for high school classes.

In a news release Tuesday, Bellarmine leadership said the courses are taught by high school faculty, BU instructors or through a team-teaching model that blends the two.

"We are proud to offer a dual credit experience that reflects the depth and excellence of a Bellarmine education," Mark Wiegand, Bellarmine’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, said in a news release. "This initiative was built in close collaboration with our faculty and school partners to ensure we are supporting students, elevating teaching, helping more young people see college as part of their future, and in many instances, accelerating students' pathways to meaningful careers and service."

The 10 additions to the program are all in Jefferson County Public Schools and the Archdiocese of Louisville. The following schools are part of the partnership:

Ballard High School
Butler High School
Doss High School
Eastern High School
Male High School
Waggener High School
Assumption High School
Mercy Academy
Presentation Academy
Holy Cross

A separate partnership with Eminence High School has been in place since 2012.

"We are excited to be a part of a flagship dual credit partnership with an elite academic institution," Cassidy Cummings, a dual credit certified teacher at Ballard. "Bellarmine created meaningful opportunities for students to experience college-level learning and explore careers in education. Several of our students will attend Bellarmine this fall because of their involvement in the program, and we expect that number to grow."

For more information on the Dual Credit Institute, click here.

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