What Is a Dual Credit

Dual Credit (DC) courses are college courses delivered by college faculty to carefully selected secondary school students. If successful, students will get both secondary school and college credit(s). Dual Credit courses may be taught at the secondary school or at Fleming College. There are no costs associated with Dual Credit courses for secondary school students.

DC courses are designed to assist students in making a seamless transition from secondary school to college or apprenticeship. One of the greatest advantages of taking a Dual Credit course is having the college experience. All Dual Credit students are set-up with a Fleming student account, including a student number. They will gain experience using the College learning management system Desire2Learn “D2L” before entering as a post-secondary student.

SCWI & Student Success

The School-College-Work Initiative (SCWI) was created as one of the Student Success initiatives in Ontario.  It is a co-operative effort between school boards and colleges to assist students in making a seamless transition from secondary school to college or apprenticeship through the delivery of dual credit courses.  For more information about SCWI and Dual Credits visit the website

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The Eastern Lakeshore Regional Planning Team (ELRPT) co-ordinates this program for our region.  The ELRPT partners consist of five school boards and three colleges:

  • Durham Catholic District School Board
  • Durham District School Board
  • Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
  • Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board
  • Trillium Lakelands District School Board
  • Durham College
  • Fleming College
  • Loyalist College

Who can take a dual credit?

Dual credits are designed to help secondary students complete their high school diplomas and make successful transitions to college and/or apprenticeship programs. The primary focus is on those students facing the biggest challenges in graduating. This includes:

  • Students deemed to be at-risk of not graduating from secondary school but capable of completing college level course work
  • Students who are part of a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program
  • Students participating in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

Difference between a college delivered course and team taught course

College Delivered:

  • Students earn an additional credit
  • High school credit is dependent upon successful completion of the college course
  • College course and high school course may or may not have overlapping curriculum

Team Taught:

  • College course is imbedded within a high school course, meaning that the students are with the high school teacher five days per week and with the college instructor within one or two of those five days
  • Students have the opportunity to earn either college credit, high school credit, or both, depending on their success
  • College course has overlapping curriculum with the high school course