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DUAL CREDIT COURSES
Buffalo Public Schools currently has multiple partnerships with local colleges for dual credit courses. In a dual credit course, a student who successfully passes a course receives a high school credit on their Buffalo School transcript and at the same time receives credit from a local college for the same course.
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Transcript Name
Course Code
Course Description
African American History
AH05GC
Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts #192, McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (HI103) African American History *2022-23 ECC cannot offer course credit.
African American Literature
AL05GC
Frederick Law Olmsted #156, International Preparatory School #198, Burgard High School #301, Research Laboratory High School for Bioinformatics & Life Sciences #366 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (EN216) African American Literature
Anatomy and Physiology
AP05GC
International Preparatory School #198 - Dual credit with Niagara University with Human Biology (BIO 101)
Frederick Law Olmsted #156, City Honors #195, South Park #206, Burgard High School #301, Emerson School of Hospitality #302, Research Laboratory High School for Bioinformatics & Life Science #366* Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Human Anatomy and Physiology (BI 420) *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
Advanced Drawing and Painting
AD03ZC
International Preparatory School #198 – Dual Credit with SUNY ERIE (AT 263) Digital Drawing and Painting
Public Speaking
PS05GC
Frederick Law Olmsted #156, International Preparatory School #198, Riverside High School #208, Leonardo da Vinci High School #212, Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (EN 114) Public Speaking
College Mathematics
CM05GC
Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School #197, International Preparatory School #198, Leonardo da Vinci High School #212, Burgard High School #301, Lewis J. Bennett School of Innovative Technology #363, Middle Early College #415 – Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (MA 125) College Mathematics
Survey of Popular Music in America
AP04GC
Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts #192, Burgard High School # 301, Middle Early College #415 – Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (MU 217) Survey of Popular Music in America
Exploring World Music
WM04GC
City Honors #195, International Preparatory School #198, Middle Early College #415 – Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (MU100) Exploring World Music
AP Computer Science Principles
CS05P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Introduction to Computer Programming (CIS 220). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
AP Environmental Science
AE03P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Environmental Science (BI 112). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
AP Language and Composition
LA01P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s College Writing (EN 101). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
AP Literature and Composition
LI04P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Writing in the Humanities (EN 102). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
AP Psychology
PS03P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Introduction to Psychology (PSY 101). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
AP Spanish
SP05P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Introduction to Spanish II (SP 201). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
AP United States History
US03P
Dual credit with Hilbert College’s Nineteenth Century America (HI 103). *Students who enroll in the dual credit program and successfully pass this course will be awarded three college credits through Hilbert College.
Auto 2
AR02MC
Burgard High School #301- Dual credit with Alfred (AUTO 1135) Basic Electric & Component Overhaul
Auto 3
AR03MC
Burgard High School #301- Dual credit with Alfred (AUTO 1135) Basic Electric & Component Overhaul
Carpentry I
CP02MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 1142) Masonry I and (BLCT 1124) Construction Essentials I. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Carpentry II
CP03MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual Credit with Alfred (BLCT 1034) Workplace Environment and Safety and (BLCT 1132) Estimating I. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Carpentry III
CP04MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 1022) Wood Fabrication Technology I and BLCT (1024) Construction Essentials. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
College Composition
CC04G
South Park High School #206, Hutchinson Central Technical High School #304 - a dual credit course with SUNY ERIE (EN100). This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Computer Technology I
CT02MC
Hutchinson Central Technical High School #304 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (DA103) Intro to Information Technology. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Computer Technology II
CT03MC
Hutchinson Central Technical High School #304 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (DA105) Intro to Programming and (DA106) Intro to Microcomputers. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Computer Technology III
CT04MC
Hutchinson Central Technical High School #304 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (DA240) Systems Analysis and (DA261) Database Concepts. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Economics
EC04GC
International Preparatory School #198 - Dual credit with Niagara University with Principals of Economics 100
Electrical 10
ET02MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (ELTR 1156) Residential Wiring 1. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Electrical 11
ET03MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (ELTR 1165) Residential Wiring Lab 1A. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Electrical 12
ET04MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (ELTR 1175) Residential Wiring Lab IB. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Electromechanical I
BS02MC
South Park High School #206 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (CP102) DC Electrical Circuits and (CP103) DC Electrical Circuits Lab. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Electromechanical II
BS03MC
South Park High School #206 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (CP104) AC Electrical Circuits and (CP105) AC Electrical Circuits Lab. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Electromechanical III
BS04MC
South Park High School #206 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (CP124) Electronics, (CP124) Electronics Lab, (CP130) Computer Concepts and (CP131) Computer Concepts Lab. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
English IV
EN04GCX1
Middle Early College High School #415 - Dual credit with Buffalo State (CWP 101) COLLEGE WRITING I and (CWP 102) COLLEGE WRITING II
English IV
EN04GCX2
Middle Early College High School #415 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (EN100) Comp 1: Rhetorical Strategies and (EN101) Composition for Humanities
Environmental Science
EV03GC
Middle Early College High School #415 - Dual credit with Buffalo State (BIO104) Environmental Biology and (SCI100) Contemporary Science
HVAC I
HV02MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 4143) Sheet Metal Fabrication and (BLCT 4153) Basic House Wiring, Force Air Heating Comfort. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
HVAC II
HV03MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 4173) Sheet Metal Air Distribution System and Venting and (BLCT 4163) Mid/High Efficiency Furnaces and Alternate Warm Air Heat Sources. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
HVAC III
HV04MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 3473) Heating Fuels, Combustion Theory & Troubleshooting and (BLCT 4183) Sheet Metal Trade Safety. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Advanced Machining 10
AM02MC
Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with Alfred (MATT 1004) Basic Industrial Machining and (MATT 1713) Reading Engineering Drawings I
Advanced Machining 11
AM03MC
Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with Alfred (MATT 1014) Industrial Machining I and Testing and (MATT 1723) Reading Engineering Drawings II
Advanced Machining 12
AM04MC
Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with Alfred (MATT 1024) Industrial Machining II and (MATT 1913) Machinist Calculations I
Participation in Government
PG04GC
International Preparatory School #198 - Dual credit with Niagara University with American Government (POL 101)
Plumbing I
PL02MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 3423) Pipe Fitting/Math Estimating and (BLCT 3413) Blueprint Reading/Building Construction. This course is offered to students registered in P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant program.
Plumbing II
PL03MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 3443) Drainage Systems and Piping and (BLCT 3433) Cooper Pipe and Tubing Water Design and Instillation. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Plumbing III
PL04MC
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Alfred (BLCT 3453) Plumbing Trade History & Safety and (BLCT 3653) Water Heaters and Plumbing Fixtures Install/Repair. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Studio Arts
SA01GC
Middle Early College High School #415 - Dual credit with Buffalo State dual credit with (FA205) Drawing and (FA210) Design
Urban Poetry in America
US05GC
Math, Science & Technology Preparatory School #197 -Dual Credit with Arizona State College
Urban Teacher Academy
UT04M
McKinley High School #305 - Dual credit with Buffalo State (SPF203) College School and Society
US History
US03RC
Middle Early College High School #415 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (HI101) American History I and (HI102) American History II
Web Page Design
WD04MC
Hutchinson Central Technical High School #304 - Dual credit with SUNY ERIE (GA 145) Web Design w/ Dreamweaver. This course is offered to students registered in the P-Tech or Smart Scholars grant programs.
Welding I
WP02MC
Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with Alfred (WELD 1723) Welding Calculations I and (WELD 1724) Gas Welding, Gas Cutting, Plasma Cutting
Welding II
WP03MC
Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with Alfred (WELD 1733) Weld Metallurgy, Blueprint Reading, Inspection and Testing and (WELD 1104) Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Welding III
WP04MC
Burgard High School #301 - Dual credit with Alfred (WELD 1733) Weld Metallurgy, Blueprint Reading, Inspection and Testing and (WELD 1104) Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding
*Middle Early College offers numerous courses as part of their 5th year program.