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Chaminade’s Early College Program gives students a chance to discover and explore their passions and academic interests while getting a taste of college life. Students have the opportunity to get ahead and earn college credit through enriching institutes and college courses while interacting with Chaminade’s faculty.
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Chaminade’s Early College Program seeks to provide access to college education for a diverse group of high school students. We believe it will enhance their ability to grow as civic minded individuals, ready to make impactful contributions to their communities and professions. Early college students at Chaminade engage in interaction with faculty and fellow students in small classes, have access to academic advising, tutoring services and other student support services on campus. Students can earn college credit and may also be eligible for high school credit as well.
Early college students are better prepared for full-time college entry, college life and expectations. Students also tend to exhibit higher grade point averages, retention rates and graduation rates.
Eligibility and Next Steps
Qualified high school juniors and seniors may apply for admission to Chaminade University as a part of the Early College Program. After admittance, students may take credit courses as part of an associate’s degree path or courses for credit that will be used towards a degree at a later time.
Discuss with your high school counselor which Chaminade courses you’d like to take.
Apply to the Early College Program at no fee. You need to submit a personal statement and a list of your extracurricular activities and/or honors. After you submit this information, you will be prompted by email to submit your high school transcript and a letter of recommendation. Once you’ve submitted all materials, your application is complete. Then, if admitted, you will be assigned a Chaminade student ID number and email.
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Email the course(s) you’d like to take to Kim Baxter, the Early College Director, at [email protected] to register for the course(s).
Enrollment in a course depends on whether the course prerequisites have been met (e.g., English 101 before English 102). Students should speak with their high school counselor or the Chaminade Early College Counselor.
All student enrollment will generate a tuition and fee bill from our business office. Students will receive an eBill related to their course enrollment for any given term. Students are responsible for directly purchasing any required textbooks for their courses.
- Course Credit: $125 per one credit ($375 per three credit course)
- Technology Fee: $93 per course for online courses
- Additional Fees: there may be lab or studio fees for participation courses. Make sure to review the academic catalog for a complete listing of fees.
- Books: costs vary by course, students are responsible for book purchases. Books may be purchased through the Chaminade Campus Bookstore.
As an enrolled Chaminade student, you will earn university credit and build a transcript. Your work at Chaminade as an early college student will become part of your permanent college record. Your grades will be considered when you apply to universities in the future.
Students in the Early College Program are expected to fully participate in classes and are expected to do the same work as their undergraduate classmates.
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Students must apply to the program and be accepted, if they’d like to enroll in one or more courses.
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Students can work through Flex online classes at their own pace, year-round. Students can take anywhere between six weeks and four months to complete a class. Classes that fall under these programs are available to high school students admitted into the Early College Program:
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Business
- Computer Information Systems
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Communication
- Education
- English
- Geography
- History
- Math
- Psychology
- Religion
“The Chaminade Early College program has greatly challenged and prepared me for the academic rigor of college that I would have not received in regular Kapa‘a High School classes. I am very grateful for this opportunity and for the ability to earn college credits while still in high school. Through this program, I have made fun, life-long memories with my classmates, which was another aspect of the program that I really liked. We have become very close since we all suffered through the program together. I enjoyed being surrounded by other like-minded, goal-driven, determined, and motivated peers who pushed me to keep going when things got tough. By having these experiences and being surrounded by these types of people, I believe it has set me up for success.”
Mikaila Keawe
Kapa’a High School, May 2023
