College in High School

Take college classes in high school

You can earn college credits in high school with Carlow University’s College in High School (CHS) program. 

Through CHS, you can take college-level courses at your high school or Carlow University. Upon successful completion (grade C or better), you will earn college credit, which will be recorded on a Carlow University official transcript.

College in High School options include:

• Courses offered at the University that are open to high school students (100 or 200 level)
• Courses offered by your high school and taught by University faculty
• Courses co-taught by your high school and University faculty
• Carlow-approved courses offered at your high school

CHS approval and requirement information

College in High School course approval must be obtained from the University and should be completed by Feb. 1 for the following fall semester. Course equivalency is determined by the Office of the Registrar.

Approval requirements:

• Cumulative 3.0 GPA
• Following a college preparatory track