GHS Course Program Options

Learn more about different special course program options at GHS including honor courses, independent study, international exchange opportunities, work-study placements, and college dual credit programs. Please click to view.

NOTE: More about the information found on this page may be included on our Academic and Career Planning page.

Dual Credit Programs

Dual credit courses allow eligible students to take a single course and simultaneously earn credit both at the high school level and at the postsecondary level (technical colleges or four-year college/universities). In addition to earning postsecondary credit while still in high school, dual credit courses can benefit students by providing them with the opportunity to:

  • Experience a rigorous college course while in the familiar environment of high school

  • Develop the study and time management skills necessary for future academic success in their postsecondary studies

  • Ease the transition to postsecondary education

  • Earn credits at a reduced rate

  • Provide future academic flexibility to study abroad, pursue additional academic subjects, register for classes earlier, graduate early, etc.

The dual credit courses offered at Germantown High School are college-level courses: the content, assessments, and classroom requirements are identical to those taught on the respective postsecondary campuses. GHS staff who teach dual credit courses have been reviewed and approved by the postsecondary institutions and then work cooperatively with faculty members from the respective postsecondary institutions to implement the dual credit courses.

The credits students earn through dual credit courses are actual college credits earned at the partnering college. At the end of the dual credit course, students will have an official transcript from the partnering postsecondary institution, which will include the grade(s) and credits earned. That transcript can be sent to other postsecondary institutions for the purposes of credit transfer.

Listed below are the courses offered at Germantown High School that are available for dual credit, the colleges that issue the transcript credits, and the requirements for earning those credits.

UW-Oshkosh Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP)

In order to participate in CAPP, students must meet at least one of the following requirements at the time of registration:

  • Class rank in the top 30 percent

  • GPA of 2.75 or above (on a 4.0 scale)

Students not meeting the previous requirements may ask their instructor for a recommendation to be accepted into the course. The recommendation is then reviewed by UW-Oshkosh faculty.

Tuition for CAPP courses is based upon the number of credit hours for a particular course. In the 2024–25 school year, tuition was $110 per credit.

GHS Courses:

  • Environmental Science (3 credits at UW-Oshkosh)

  • German 4 (5 credits at UW-Oshkosh)

  • Lifeguard Training (2 credits at UW-Oshkosh)

  • Spanish 5 (5 credits at UW-Oshkosh)

More details about the CAPP program can be found on the UW-Oshkosh website at uwosh.edu/capp/students/apply/

UW-Green Bay College Credit in High School (CCIHS)

Most often, high school juniors and seniors may participate in the College Credit in High School (CCIHS) program. UW-Green Bay works with Germantown High School to determine eligibility. Examples of eligibility may include but are not limited to:

  • Having a qualified grade point average (GPA)

  • Passing a proficiency exam within the content area the student is interested in

  • Successfully completing required prerequisite coursework

  • Demonstrating exceptional talent in the content area

  • Submitting validation from a high school faculty member that the student is qualified to take on college coursework

Tuition for CCIHS courses is based upon the number of credit hours for a particular course. In the 2024–25 school year, tuition was $110 per credit.

GHS Courses:

  • Honors Pre-Calculus (4 credits at UW-Green Bay)

  • AP Statistics (4 credits at UW-Green Bay)

  • AP Calculus AB (4 credits at UW-Green Bay)

  • AP Calculus BC (8 credits at UW-Green Bay)

  • Pre-Calculus (4 credits at UW-Green Bay)

More details about the CCIHS program can be found on the UW-Green Bay website at www.uwgb.edu/ccihs/.

Milwaukee Area Technical College

The following Germantown High School course is approved for transcript credit at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC):

  • Analytic Geometry & Calculus III (5 credits at MATC)

Prerequisite: Student must have completed AP Calculus BC and earned a score of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus BC exam.

  • Graphic Design (3 credits at MATC)

  • Advanced Graphic Design (3 credits at MATC)

  • Entrepreneurship (3 credits at MATC)

  • Marketing Principles (3 credits at MATC)

  • Accounting (Up to 7 credits at MATC)

  • Advanced Accounting (Up to 4 credits at MATC)

  • Automotive Technology (Up to 2 credits at MATC)