Early College
Rochester Christian University partners with area school districts to allow high school students to earn university credits while still in high school. Rochester Christian University offers various avenues for earning university credit:
- The Early College five-year program offers both online and face-to-face instruction to enable students to earn their high school diploma and university credits up to an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree. Students have the opportunity to earn up to 60 university credits from Rochester Christian University. Early College students are also eligible to earn the Michigan Transfer Agreement stamp. Courses can be taken at the high school, online, and/or on the campus of Rochester Christian University.
Current school districts participating in the Rochester Christian University Early College Program are Avondale School District, Lake Orion School District, Lapeer County Schools, Oakside Prep Academy, and Oxford School District.
Students enrolled in an Early College program who wish to continue to complete their Bachelor's degree must apply for regular admission for the term in which they will begin their Bachelor's degree program, generally the Fall semester after completing the EC 5th year program. After a student applies and has been accepted, they must submit a major change form to add their planned Bachelor's degree major to their degree audit. This can be done as early as March of the junior year of high school. Applying for admission and submitting the major change form early will lock in the degree audit for that year so that the student can plan their EC electives to coincide with their future major requirements.