THE CURRICULUM OF MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College is a
Durham Public School. Students complete their core high school
coursework with the MCHS faculty--certified Durham Public Schools
teachers--as they transition to a schedule that consists of more
DTCC courses (which also are credited toward the high school diploma).
MCHS high school course offerings include the following:
English
Science
Math
Social Studies
English
3 and 4
Earth/Environmental,
Physical Science, Chemistry
Algebra
2, Advanced Functions and Modeling
Civics/Economics,
U.S.
History
Students
take DTCC courses to fulfill elective requirements, OR to fulfill a
high school core requirement when they place out of MCHS core
courses. For example, a student who is prepared to take calculus
(as his/her last high school math requirement), may enroll in a
calculus class with DTCC, provided s/he has satisfied the placement
testing requirement (see DTCC Placement Testing).
MCHS students are required to take four courses per semester. As
stated above, a student's coursework is a combination of both
college and high school courses. Typically, the configuration of a student's schedule looks like this:
Semester
Number of high school
courses
Number of college
courses
1st semester junior
3
1
2nd semester junior
2
2
1st semester senior
1
3
2nd semester senior
0
4
There are exceptions to the above however, based on core course requirements a student has filled prior to coming to MCHS.
Exceptional Children's Services
MCHS is staffed with a part-time, Exceptional Children resource teacher
to deliver E.C. services, ensuring that Individual Education Plans are
properly followed.
All Durham Tech. classes and the use of required
textbooks are free to MCHS students.
The Curriculum