CREDIT EQUIVALENCIES FOR RUNNING START STUDENTS:
Ki-Be requirements:
CBC courses that fulfill the requirement:
U.S. History 1.0
US History II (147)
US History III (148)
PLUS+
NEED BOTH.
Math credits*
ANY Math Courses
(above 101 level)
English III 1.0
English Composition (101)
English IV 1.0
Intro to Literature (111)
Civics 1.0 credit
Comparative Government (204) PLUS+
Psychology (100 or 103) OR Geography (101 or 150)
OR
American Literature (244)
(if you have earned .5 Civics at Ki-Be, you can earn the other .5 credit by taking any of the three classes
listed above. If you have NOT earned ANY civics credit, you MUST take Comparative Government plus
either psychology or geography to earn a full 1.0 credit)
CWP/Government 1.0
American Government (202)
International Relations (203)
PLUS+
NEED BOTH.
WA History* .5
Pacific Northwest History (214)
Vocational credits*
ANY Computer OR Economics Courses (above 101 level)
*many running start students have already earned these credits at Ki-Be.
5 credits at CBC equals
1.0 credit at Ki-Be
3 credits at CBC equals
.5 credit at Ki-Be
2 credits at CBC equals
.3 credit at Ki-Be
1 credit at CBC equals
.2 credit at Ki-Be
A full time CBC student (15-18 credits per quarter) earns approximately 45 credits per year. A half-time CBC
student (5-10 credits per quarter) earns approximately 25 credits per year. To earn an A.A. or A.S. degree, a
student must earn 90 college credits.
RUNNING START STUDENTS are still responsible for:
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Completing Senior Notebook or BEAR BOOK
Writing CBA paper for their BEAR BOOK, usually written in the CWP/Government class
Passing the Reading and Writing State HSPE tests
Passing the End-Of-Course Science test and the Algebra or Geometry Test
Completing three high school (or college level) math credits
Completing the required volunteer hours (see Ki-Be librarian for forms) for BEAR BOOK
See the counselor for more information.