This program will afford selected WAHS students with the opportunity to earn fifteen (15) post-secondary credits from Robert Morris University during their junior and senior years of high school. Selected eleventh grade students will participate in and complete the following Robert Morris University courses during their junior and senior years of high school.
COSK 1220 Reading and Writing Strategies
HIST 1100 United States History I
HUMA 1010 Introduction to Humanities: Art and Music
PSYC 1010 General Psychology
SOCI 1010 Principles of Sociology
The above courses facilitated by Robert Morris University Faculty will be taken after WAHS school hours (afternoon, evening, or Saturdays TBD) on the WAHS campus.
Robert Morris University will provide the above courses to students at a tuition rate of approximately $800.00 per course. Please note that this tuition rate has been discounted approximately seventy percent (70%) when compared to the standard tuition rates for an undergraduate course. In summation, students can earn fifteen (15) post-secondary credits from Robert Morris University at a total cost under $4,000.00 versus a traditional per credit tuition rate totaling over $12,900.00. Robert Morris University will publish exact rates for students each new academic year.
In addition to the tuition cost savings, students who successfully complete all of the above courses will be awarded a Letter of Acceptance to Robert Morris University and will have the opportunity to begin their post-secondary schooling at RMU as a second-semester freshmen. Robert Morris University has selected courses from their course catalog that are highly transferable to other post-secondary institutions. Students who are selected to participate in this program are in no way required to attend RMU upon graduation from WAHS. Rather, students will receive an official Robert Morris University transcript detailing each of the above courses to provide to the post-secondary institution of their choice.
Students who are considering application to this program should also note that they will receive WAHS course elective credit for each course passed with a grade of “C” or higher in accordance with the procedures regarding post-secondary courses taken at other institutions outlined in the West Allegheny High School Parent-Student Handbook.
Grade level: 11, 12