Dual & Concurrent Enrollment

Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment (DE) is a program in which Oakland Tech 10th–12th grade students can take Peralta Community College course(s) that are offered on Oakland Tech’s campus both during and after school and are taught by Peralta professors. If you have questions about the program, please contact Tech’s Dual Enrollment Coordinator Kwame Payne at kwame.payne@ousd.org.

Key points

Courses offered are transferrable to UC and CSU
The program is FREE to high school students
Students earn dual high school and college credits (3 Peralta Units = 10 OUSD Units)
Tech students must obtain counselor and administrative approval before enrollment can occur
Dual Enrollment courses cannot replace existing high school courses
The courses will count as elective credits and will be entered on the student’s transcript at the end of the semester
The course will not appear on student report cards
DE grades will receive a “bump up” in GPA

Spring 2019 Classes

ADJUS 23 – Administration of Justice: Principles and Procedures of the Justice System
- 3 hours lecture
- Tues/Thurs 4:30pm – 6:00pm
- ToR: Ms. Coleman (Rm. 229) Guest Peralta Instructor: Seth Steward
- 3 Peralta College units/10 OUSD Elective credits with Weighted GPA bump.
- CSU, UC Transferable

Study of the role and responsibilities of each segment within the administration of justice system: Law enforcement, judicial, and corrections systems; past and contemporary analysis of subsystem procedures from initial entry to final disposition, and the relationship each segment maintains with its system members.

CIS 6 – Introduction to Computer Programming: Recommended preparation: CIS 5
- 4 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- Mon 2:40pm – 4:40pm
- Tues 2:40pm – 4:10pm
- Wed 1:40pm – 3:40pm
- Thurs 2:40pm – 4:10pm
- ToR: Ms Ong (Rm. 102) Guest Peralta Instructor: Irfan Ortak
- 5 Peralta College units/17 OUSD Elective credits with weighted GPA bump.
- CSU, UC Transferable

Course will be the second semester continuation of Introduction to Computer Programming: Algorithm design, flow charting, and debugging; elements of good programming style. Students will be learning PYTHON programming language. THIS COURSE DOES NOT REQUIRE CIS5 AS A PREREQUISITE, BUT STUDENTS NEED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH CODING. BEST TO SHOP TO CIS, ENGINEERING AND HIGHER MATH STUDENTS.

PSYCH 7A – Psychology of Childhood
- 3 hours lecture
- Mon 3:40pm – 4:55pm
- Wed 3:15pm – 4:30pm
- ToR: Mr. Daigle (Rm 217) Guest Peralta Instructor: Dr. May Chen
- 3 Peralta College units/10 OUSD Elective credits with Weighted GPA bump.
- CSU, UC Transferable

Physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of children from conception to puberty: Factors of heredity and environment as determinants of this development.

OUSD Dual Enrollment Letter

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Dual Enrollment Authorization Form

This form must be filled out and signed by the student, a parent or guardian, a Tech counselor and a Tech principal.

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Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent Enrollment is a program in which Oakland Tech’s 10th–12th grade students can take Peralta Community College course(s) offered on the community college campus and instructed by Peralta Community College instructors. This program is great for Oakland Tech students interested in taking college-level academic or elective courses. Essential information:

Tuition is free, but students must pay some fees and textbook costs
Students earn dual high school and college credits (3 Peralta Units = 10 OUSD Units)
Students must obtain counselor and administrative approval before enrollment occurs
Course credit will be entered on the student’s (OT) transcript after the transcript arrives to the OT’s Registrar from the Community College
Students will receive a “bump up” in GPA for the concurrent coursework