Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment Overview
A Unique Jesuit School Partnership
We are thrilled to partner with Boston College’s Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS) to offer a dual-enrollment program, starting this academic year. This incredible opportunity offers our driven BC High juniors and seniors early access to challenging college-level coursework, giving them a fantastic head start on their academic journeys through the Woods College.
It’s a natural extension of our deep-rooted Jesuit connection, allowing our students to experience college-level learning with distinguished Boston College faculty, all while still at BC High. We believe this program will truly empower our students to further develop their competence, conscience, and compassion, preparing them to be the leaders who will make a real difference in the world.
A BC High student who chooses to embrace this program and challenge himself with coursework through WCAS demonstrates a commitment to learning that goes beyond even the most rigorous AP classes. A dual enrollment course helps students develop independence by exposing them to college-level expectations and requiring them to manage their time and responsibilities more autonomously. This is an opportunity to continue to build on skills they are learning in high school: self-advocacy, professional communication, and taking ownership of academic progress. This experience prepares them for the transition to college and life beyond high school, where these skills will be crucial to success. Just as importantly, this program will provide students with tangible evidence that they can succeed in rigorous college level academics, which can translate both to increased self-confidence and to an edge in the college admissions process.
Criteria Overview
We are excited to offer eligible juniors and seniors at BC High the valuable opportunity to participate in our dual enrollment program. This program allows students to experience the rigor and expectations of college-level coursework while still in high school.
Participation is based on an application process that assesses each student’s readiness to succeed in a college environment. Students must demonstrate not only strong academic performance but also the maturity, commitment, and responsibility required to manage college classes in addition to their high school workload.
Criteria for Consideration:
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Good standing with the Office of Student Life
- Ability to attend in-person classes
- Willingness and maturity to commit to the time and focus required for college coursework
Disclaimers
- This does not guarantee admission to any higher ed institution
- BC High cannot provide transportation nor additional financial aid
- The ability to transfer credits to a college or university in future depends on their individual policies. Please check with your intended schools to know their particular procedures.
- Final enrollment decisions are made by the administration at WCAS
Important Dates
- Monday, September 22
BC High Application Available - Monday, October 6
BC High Application Due - Friday, October 17
BC High Decision Released - Monday, October 20
WCAS Application Opens - Friday, November 7
WCAS Application Deadline - Friday, November 21
WCAS Decision Released - Friday, December 5
WCAS Confirmation Due - Wednesday, January 7, 2026
WCAS Orientation (on campus) - Monday, January 12, 2026
WCAS Courses Start - Thursday, April 30, 2026
Last day of semester at WCAS - Week of May 5-12, 2026
Finals (if applicable dependent on professor/course)
Course Costs
Woods College for Advancing Studies has generously offered a 50% discount on available courses. For 2025-2026 academic courses, the per credit rate is $656. These are four credit courses with a total pre-discount cost of $2624.
With the 50% tuition discount the cost will be: $1312 per course.
For questions or additional details, please reach out to:
Course Selection
Spring 2026 Course Meeting Schedule:
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Hybrid 1 (HB1) - Meet weekly in person, 6:15-7:45 p.m.; online otherwise
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Hybrid 2 (HB2) - Meet alternating weeks in person, 6:15-8:45 p.m.; online otherwise
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In Person (IP) - Meets weekly in person, 6:15 - 9:35 pm
Business
ADLA2400 Business Law – IP, Tuesday - Michelle Elias Bloomer
This course will introduce students to the legal framework applicable to business. It will begin with an overview of the U.S. legal system, including the process by which government and courts establish laws and resolve disputes. The bulk of the course will then review those areas of the law that business leaders regularly encounter, including business formation and governance, finance, securities, employment, contract, real estate, intellectual property and torts. The course will give particular focus to the practical implications for business leaders, including how leaders identify and manage risks to the business when the law is unsettled or ambiguous, or otherwise raises ethical considerations. The course will regularly draw on the experiences of current business leaders and their lawyers and advisors.
Criminal & Social Justice
ADCJ2110 Perspectives and Concepts of the Juvenile Justice System – HB2, Thursday - Antonia Thompson
The course provides a comprehensive examination of the juvenile justice system's structure and operations, highlighting its distinct approach to addressing youth offenses. A significant portion of the curriculum is dedicated to comparing and contrasting the juvenile justice system with its adult counterpart, emphasizing the unique philosophical foundation and rehabilitative focus of juvenile justice.Key topics include the process of transferring juveniles to adult courts, essential due process protections for juveniles, and international perspectives on juvenile justice.Students will explore the multiple factors contributing to delinquent behavior among youth and analyze current trends in juvenile crime rates.
History
ADHS2125 Diplomatic U.S. History – IP, Monday - Mike Paul
An overview of the main developments of United States diplomatic history from its earliest beginnings to the present day. A look at how United States foreign relations emerged from revolutionary impulses to become a significant feature of American life. Uncovers the underlying trends during this period to see how the U.S. transformed itself from a collection of thirteen colonies into a major superpower. Issues of class, gender and race are at the fore as we discover how the United States came to integrate itself into the world community of nations.
Information Technology
ADIT2100 Computer Networks – HB2, Wednesday - David Albrecht
This course is an in-depth study of networking utilizing the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) models. A granular discussion of each layer of the model structure included reviewing core components, security vulnerabilities and options for mitigating risk. The building blocks of the Internet will be discussed including ethernet, routing, and secure communication. Network related software and utilities will be utilized throughout the class to provide a greater understanding of the technologies.
Information Technology
ADIT2250 Data Visualization – IP, Thursday - Antonio LoPiano
In today's information age with ever pressing demand for data skills, data visualization becomes a critical component of data science. By utilizing visual presentations, data visualization achieves an effective way of communicating insights from data, identifying hidden data patterns and trends, and telling the full story behind data. In this course, students are introduced to the foundations of data visualization along with various data visualization tools. We will introduce the key design principles, how to present data using a number of common data visualization tools (such as Excel and Tableau software). This course will provide students from all backgrounds the opportunity to learn data skills and have hands-on experience working with various datasets, creating visualizations and telling data stories. Students will develop data visualization skills that can be applied to their fields of study and future career. Topics covered include best practices in use of color, visualization principles, static and interactive visualizations, visualization types, and others.
Information Technology
ADIT3300 Project Management – HB2, Wednesday - Scott Cann
Participation in IT projects can happen from a variety of angles; from individual contributor, to project team member, to project manager and executive sponsor. As such, this course will take a 360-degree perspective on project management, incorporating the important peripheral elements that influence the discipline. This course will help students develop practical skills for functioning in a variety of roles on projects, including project manager, while developing an appreciation for the importance of governance and project and portfolio management (PPM) in an IT environment, looking at the concept and the practice of projects from the perspective of participant, practitioner, and executive sponsor.
Philosophy
ADPL1498 Philosophy of Cinema – HB2, Tuesday - Matt Clemente
Just as some of the world's greatest philosophy is to be found in novels, some is to be found in cinema, both films of philosophical novels or plays or original screenplays. This course will be much more than "philosophical discussion of movies." It will raise and debate fundamental issues in the history of Western philosophy in and through selected films. We will also read the books or screenplays on which the films are based and compare the written texts with the film version.
Theology
ADTH1402 God, Self, and Society – HB1, Monday - Klaus da Silva Raupp
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the dynamics of theological reflection in an academic setting. Framed as a quest for truth, transformation, and justice, the course invites students to explore key questions and themes of enduring human significance in conversation with the classic texts, ideas, and practices that animate the Christian theological tradition. Such questions include: What is theology? What is the ultimate horizon of our lives? What does it mean to be human? Who is Jesus Christ? And how can we know and serve the common good?
*Please note, this class will still run as HB1, but will be held from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.
ADTH2160 Challenge of Justice – HB2, Tuesday - Josh Snyder
The pursuit of justice is a dominant concern of our age. But it appears that there are nearly as many understandings of justice as there are persons and communities to claim them. The goal of this course is to consider the principal understandings of justice and peace that have developed in the Western philosophical and theological traditions and assess how these alternative understandings affect personal decisions and social policy choices. We will pay attention to how these theories relate to concrete, practical, political and social issues. Special attention will be paid to the contribution of the Catholic intellectual tradition in formulating an approach to justice and peace.This course highlights what is at stake when we choose one way of justice rather than another. Ultimately, we need to think about how we ought to treat other people and what kind of society we want to build. Over the course of the semester, we will examine issues of justice related to human rights, hunger and poverty, racism, sexuality, ecology, and peace-building.