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Adult High School Diploma Program Information

What Options Are Available To Students That Never Graduated High School?
Students have several options, such as the GED program or the Adult High School Diploma Program.

If the student is still high school age they can get their GED, an Adult High School Diploma, return to their home high school, or to an alternative program through their high school.

Students enrolled in the Adult High School Diploma Program at MHCC must be at least 18 years of age, unless they have been officially released from compulsory attendance by their high School.

How Should The Student Decide What The Right Option Is For Them?
We recommend that students that are lacking most of their high school credits receive their GED and students that are close to graduating and are proficient (or close to proficient) on the college placement test get their Adult High School Diploma Program.

For a student to be considered proficient or at college level, they must place into RD 115, MTH 60, and WR 115. Students do not need to be proficient before joining the AHSD Program, but will need to prove themselves proficient prior to receiving a diploma through the program.

What Are The Admissions Requirements?
The local admission requirements are as follows:

• The student must complete the AHSD orientation packet and provide the following documents:
• Release from compulsory attendance if 17years of age or younger
• Official high school and college transcripts
• Placement test scores from within the last 2 years

If The Student Decides To Join The Program, What Steps Would Need To Be Taken?
The student will need to call high school services (503) 491-7421 and make an appointment to meet with the coordinator and for a transcript evaluation.

What Grades Are Accepted?
In evaluating the students previous transcripts grades all A, B, C, D or P grades will be accepted as passing. An F, NP, W or Incomplete grades will not be accepted.

Once the student is enrolled in the Adult High School Diploma Program and taking Mt. Hood Community College courses and/or High School courses, only grades A, B, C, or P will be accepted. Grades of D, F, NP, W and Incomplete will not be accepted.

All students looking to earn an AHSD will be evaluated using the same criteria. Credit will not be given for life experience or CLEP testing scores.

What Are The Requirements To Graduate?
Twenty-four credits are required to graduate through this program and the student must prove themselves proficient on the college placement test in reading, writing and math.

What Is Dual Credit? How Is The Dual Credit Awarded?
Dual credit means that the student will receive high school credit and college credit for the same class. Only through specific college courses can the student earn dual credit. The breakdown of credit is:
1-2 college credits = .25 high school credit
3-4 college credits = .50 high school credit
5-6 college credits = 1.0 high school credit

What Is The Cost Of This Program?

High School classes are $95.00 per class and each class is worth 1/2 credit. College classes are the current college prices. At the time of printing college credits are $78.25 per college credit hour.

How Do I Contact The Adult High School Diploma Office?

High School Services is open Monday-Thursday from 9:00am until 6:00pm and is located in room 1162 next to the Bookstore. Sorry we are not open on Friday but if you would like to contact us our phone number is 503-491-7421.