What to Know about Direct Credit Courses

Earn College Credit

Students may earn direct credit for the career and technical education (CTE) courses they take at their local Career Tech Center or High School. Students must earn a B or better in the approved program in order to be transcripted for the equivalent GVSU course(s). Below is a list of approved programs and equivalent GVSU courses awarded as direct credit.

Contact your CTE Instructor

Reach out to your Career Tech Education instructor to see how your program can partner with GVSU.

 

Allegan County Area Tech & Education Center

School Program

GVSU Course

Credits

Health Occupations Academy (2nd-year students only)

AHS 100 - Medical Terminology

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3

3

Engineering, Electronics, and Robotics

EGR 100 - Intro to Engineering

EGR 113 - Intro to CAD/CAM

1

1


Battle Creek Central High School

School Program

GVSU Course

Credits

Health Science (2nd-year students only)

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3


Beaver Island Community School (Char-Em ISD)

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Health Occupations I & II (2nd-year students only)

AHS 100 - Medical Terminology

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3

3


Careerline Tech Center

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Environmental Field Studies

ENS 201 - Intro to Environmental and Sustainable Studies

NRM 150 - Intro to Natural Resource Conservation

3

3

Media Communications

FVP 125 - Media Production I

3

Software Game Design

CIS 101 - Thriving in our Digital World

CIS 162 - Computer Science I

CIS 163 - Computer Science II

CIS 233 - Concepts of Database Systems

3

4

4

3

Teacher Academy

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3


Charlotte High School

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Future Educators I & II (2nd-year students only)

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3


East Kentwood High School

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Advanced Video Production (2nd-year students only)

JBM 184 - Intro to Broadcasting

3


Grand Ledge High School

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Education Pathway

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3


Hillsdale Area Career Center

School Program

GVSU Course

Credits

Health Science (2nd-year students only)

AHS 100 - Medical Terminology

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3

3


Hudsonville High School

School Program

GVSU Course

Credits

Entrepreneurship

ENT 150 - Entrepreneurial Quest

3

Introduction to Business

BUS 101 - Intro to Business

3


Kent Career Tech Center

School Program

GVSU Course

Credits

Advanced Networking and Cybersecurity (2nd-year students only)

CIS 230 - Hardware and Software

CIS 258 - Intro to Cybersecurity

3

3

Health Career Foundations

AHS 100 - Medical Terminology

3


Muskegon Area Career Tech Center

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Allied Health I

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3

Foundations of Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts (2nd-year students only)

HTM 101 - Intro to Hospitality and Tourism

3

Teacher Academy

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3


Northwest Education Services

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Business Careers

ACC 201 - Accounting for non-Business majors

BUS 101 - Intro to Business

1.5

3

Engineering Academy

EGR 100 - Intro to Engineering

EGR 111 - Intro to Engineering Graphics

1

1

Film & New Media

FVP 125 - Media Production I

3

Health Sciences

AHS 100 - Medical Terminology

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3

3

Public Safety

CJ 101 - Justice and Society

3

Teacher Academy

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3


Oakland Schools Technical Campuses

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Graphic Communication & Design

ART 209 - Graphic Design Basics

3


Petoskey High School (Char-Em ISD)

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Engineering CAD

EGR 111 - Intro to Engineering Graphics

1

Health Occupations I & II (2nd-year students only)

AHS 100 - Medical Terminology

AHS 110 - Intro to Health Care

3

3


Sparta High School

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Teacher Academy

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3


Van Buren Tech Center

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Sports Medicine

ATH 210 - Athletic Training Career Exploration

ATH 217 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training

ATH 218 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training Lab

1

2

1


West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Step Year

US 102 - Career Education class

1


Wexford-Missaukee Career Tech Center

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Digital Media Production (2nd-year students only)

JBM 184 - Intro to Broadcasting

3


Wilson Talent Center

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

ATH 210 - Athletic Training Career Exploration

ATH 217 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training

ATH 218 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training Lab

1

2

1


Zeeland Public Schools

School Program

GVSU course

Credits

Zeeland Aspiring Educator Academy

EDF 115 - Intro to Education: An Exploration of Schooling in America

3




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