Dual enrollment coursework at HHS provides students with a head start on their college education while they are still in high school. These programs allow students to earn college credits (at a free or reduced rate), experience college-level academics, and explore potential career paths. By participating in dual enrollment, students not only save on future tuition costs but also gain valuable skills that prepare them for post-secondary success.

Hortonville High School has partnered with FVTC for transcripted (dual) credit. These are courses taught at the high school by a high school teacher that FVTC certifies for Dual Credit instruction. Students earn credit at HHS and the technical college. Students are required to obtain a “C” minimum grade to receive college credit. In addition to receiving a high school transcript, grades are posted on an official technical college transcript and tabulated in the student’s technical college GPA.

The following Transcripted Courses are currently offered at HHS: 

• Business Management (3 credits)
• Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• College Technical Math (5 credits)
• Pre-Calculus (5 credits)
• Psychology I and Psychology II (3 credits)
• Sociology I and Sociology II (3 credits)
• Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• Cabinet & Furniture Making (2 credits)
• GMAW Techniques (2 credits)
• Metal Fabrication & Welding (1 credit)
• DC Fundamentals (2 credits)
• ECE: Foundations of ECE (3 credits)
• ECE: Infant & Toddler Development (3 credits)
• ECE: Child Development (3 credits)
• ECE: Health, Safety & Nutrition (3 credits)
• ECE: Foundations of Early Childhood Education (2 credits)
• Advanced Microsoft Office (certification)

Start College Now is a program designed to introduce high school students to the world of higher education. Students grades 11-12 get a first-hand view of the college experience while earning high school and college credit at the same time. These credits may be applied toward a degree at Wisconsin Technical Colleges or four-year universities. Courses are offered on campus and/or online. Students looking to take courses in the fall semester must turn in the application by March 1. For spring semester courses the same application is used, however the due date is October 1.

To participate in Start College Now, you must:

• Have approval from your parent/guardian.
• Be enrolled in a public school and have completed the 10th grade.
• Be in good academic standing and meet course entry requirements.
• Have an acceptable disciplinary record and do not meet the statutory definition of a “child at risk.”

Application Process

1. Complete Start College Now Interest Form (this will initiate a welcome email with important information in it).
2. Access the Start College Now Course Guide. Courses should be selected from this guide.
3. Fill out the  Start College Now Application  and contract (located outside of the Counseling Office) and hand it in to Mrs. Van Asten in the counseling office.

High school students at public and private high schools in Wisconsin can earn college credit through the Early College Credit Program (ECCP). A student selected for the program may be permitted to enroll in a UW System institution, or an alternative private, non-profit institution of higher education (IHE) to take one or more courses for which the student may earn high school credit, post-secondary credit, or both. Under ECCP, the costs of the courses are shared among the IHE, the school district or private school, the state, and in some cases the student’s family.

To participate in ECCP, you must:

• Have approval from your parent/guardian.
• Be in grade 9-12.
• Be in good academic standing and meet course entry requirements.

Application Process

1. View course offerings directly from the UW-Fox Cities or UW-Oshkosh (or other) website.
2. Verify that you meet prerequisite requirements for each class.
3. Fill out the Early College Credit Program Application and contract (outside of the Counseling Office) and hand it in to Mrs. Van Asten in the Counseling Office.

CAPP courses at Hortonville High School are actual college courses through UW Oshkosh or Lakeland University, where students may request an official college transcript. College curriculum and grading scale are used. Students receive HHS and college credit. If a student wishes to receive college credit, there is a fee that they would need to pay.  It can vary from year to year.

The following CAPP courses are currently offered at HHS:

• Senior Studio: Elements of Studio Art 101 (3 credits)
• Art History (3 credits)
• CAPP Writing 101 (3 credits)
• CAPP American Literature II (3 credits)
• CAPP British Literature II (3 credits)
• CAPP Education 110: Foundations of ECE (3 credits)
• Spanish 5/CAPP 204 (5 credits)
• Spanish 6/CAPP 312 (5 credits)
• CAPP 105 The Active Lifestyle (2 credits)
• CAP 113 Weight Training (1 credit)
• German 5/CAPP 204 (5 credits)
• German 6/CAPP 304 (5 credits)
• CAPP Accounting (3 credits)
• CAPP Calculus (4 credits)

Advanced Placement is supported by the College Board, and allows high school students to take college level courses that might earn them college credit and/or qualify them for more advanced classes when they begin college if they score high enough on the exam. AP exams are given every year in May.  You may take AP exams without taking the course if you feel you can prepare for the exam independently. Cost is approximately $100 to take the exam. 

The following courses are offered for AP credit at HHS: 

• Calculus BC
• Statistics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Honors Chemistry
• Physics I
• Physics II
• Environmental Science
• US History
• Modern World History
• Psychology
• Human Geography
• U.S. Government & Politics
• Microeconomics