Connecticut State Community College High School Partnership
The High School Partnership program is designed for highly motivated, academically qualified students. Juniors and seniors with a 3.0 or higher grade point average are eligible. The cost is waived for tuition and fees. The student will also have full access to college support services including use of the college library, tutoring center, guided pathway advising, and career planning. Students may take up to two HSP courses per semester, outside of school hours; summer courses are not available through HSP, but may be taken at the student’s expense.
Students earn college credit for a successfully completed course that can be used toward a degree or certificate at CT State Community College or transferred to another college. (Note: Some colleges will not accept transfer credit for a college course taken while in high school, or only accept credit for college courses taken while in high school if the course credit is not applied to high school graduation requirements. Therefore, we generally recommend that students taking HSP courses plan to exceed the 26.0 total credits required for graduation from Staples.) A student may apply one HSP course toward the minimum 6 courses required for full-time enrollment status at Staples. To be eligible for credit at Staples and have the course and grade listed on the student’s Staples transcript, the student must select a course where there is no equivalent course offered at Staples. In addition to the college credits earned, students will also earn .5 Staples credit per HSP one-semester three- or four-credit course. The HSP credit will count toward the student’s high school graduation requirements as additional credits only and cannot be used to satisfy any specific subject area requirement. The course name, letter grade issued by CT State Community College, and high school credit will appear on the Staples transcript. The grade will be weighted at the college course level in the GPA.
The UConn website provides guidelines on how courses taken through the HSP may transfer and satisfy general education requirements at UConn.
Click here for more information and the High School Partnership Staples Enrollment Contract.