Dual Enrollment (College Credit Options)

Dual enrollment allows students in high school to earn both high school and college credit. Minnetonka High School encourages students to challenge themselves with advanced coursework and is a school of opportunity, as such we offer a variety of ways for students to earn dual credit.

Dual enrollment allows students to earn both high school and college credit. Unlike PSEO, a program that also grants college credit, dual enrollment is located in Minnetonka High School and is taught by Minnetonka teachers.

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Course Listing

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Course Listing

To filter courses by grade level, please type your grade (Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12) into the search bar above and click "search."

College Algebra

Course: #4056, S1
Course: #4058, S2
Grade(s) Offered: 9-12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester)
Students who successfully complete the course with a C- or better and follow the proper steps may be eligible to earn dual credit through a local community college.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Higher Algebra or Honors Higher Algebra

This is a college-level algebra course that emphasizes properties of functions and their graphs. Linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions are covered.

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Design + Marketing (VANTAGE)

Course: #V104
Grades Offered: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
MHS Credits: 2.0

CIS Creative Problem Solving (1.0 art credit - weighted)
Marketing I & II (1.0 business elective credit)

College Credits: 3.0

CIS Creative Problem Solving (3.0 CIS University of Minnesota credits)

Prerequisites: Interest in marketing and graphic design.

In this course, students will learn all about what it takes to be successful in the design and marketing fields. They will master graphic design software, layout and presentation apps, and produce work for print and online environments. At the same time, students will also learn about marketing principles that influence performance in the marketplace.

Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

Course: #4052, S1
Course: #4054, S2
Grade(s) offered: 10-12
Credits: 1.0 (year-long course)
Prerequisites: Multivariable Calculus

Interested in taking calculus to the next level? Differential equations are used to solve rate equations. Apply DQ equations to skydiving, corporate take-overs, hunting and roller coaster design.

International Relations (VANTAGE)

Course: #V800
Grade offered: Grade 11, Grade 12
MHS Credits: 2.0

IB Global Politics SL* (1.0 social studies credit - weighted)
CIS College Writing (1.0 English credit - weighted)

College Credits: 4.0

CIS College Writing (4.0 University of Minnesota Duluth credits)

*This is a year-long social studies elective course which can be applied to the required 12th-grade social studies credit.
**Students who have already completed IB Global Politics in Spanish are NOT eligible for this strand.

International Relations is an introductory course on international politics and the relations between actors in the global political system. The overarching goal of this course is for students to critically engage with diverse and opposing perspectives to better understand the changing world and their role as citizens.

Multivariable Calculus

Course: #4048, S1
Course: #4050, S2
Grades Offered: 9-12
Credits: 1.0 (year-long course)
Students who successfully complete the course with a C- or better and follow the proper steps may be eligible to earn dual credit through a local community college.
Prerequisites: AP Calculus BC Semester 1 and 2; Passing score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP BC exam or IB Mathematics AA HL Year 2

This third semester college calculus course includes differential and integral calculus in two or more variables.

Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)

PSEO allows students in grades 10 (1 course for CTE courses only), 11 and 12 to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school through enrollment in and successful completion of college courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions. PSEO is located on a college campus and classes are taught by college professors.

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