“Why” Dual Credit?

2015 – 2020

Kūhanauna, A Generation on the Rise, was the Kamehameha Schools Strategic Plan that spanned from 2015 through 2020. One of the expected outcomes of this plan was to increase the number of Native Hawaiian students completing a post-secondary program on-time (within 6 years of high school graduation). The Dual Credit program was created at Kapālama to support this plan by allowing students the opportunity to earn college credits before graduating high school. To increase the likelihood of their post-secondary progression and completion, it was our aim for that each student graduates high school with 6 or more college credits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 and Beyond

The Dual Credit program supports the educational vision of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop by providing Native Hawaiian students with the opportunity to earn dual credit in a developmentally appropriate and HCBE rich environment. The Dual Credit Program also provides students an opportunity to pursue an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree in General Studies through a partnership with Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU). Students admitted into the AA cohort will take a rigorous course of study and, after successfully completing all programmatic requirements, earn an AA Degree from HPU as well as a KSK high school diploma. 

For more information on the AA Degree, click here.