College in High School Course Approval Process
Each high school should select a primary contact person (typically a staff member from Guidance) who should submit a Partnership Form tracking all courses submitted for review. The Partnership Form should be submitted before the start of each academic year.
Course proposals are reviewed by the appropriate academic departments at SUNY Potsdam and you may be contacted for additional information by the department chair. Course proposals are evaluated for their academic rigor and adherence to the course student learning outcomes determined by the department.
High school instructors interested in participating in the College in High School program should submit the following by email to earlycollege@potsdam.edu.
- Completed Instructor Information Form
- Instructor Resume or CV
- Course Syllabus (the syllabus must include measurable student learning outcomes; see syllabus sample and template below)
This information must be submitted for each course, each academic year that the high school instructor is requesting the course be offered through College in High School.
Decisions are communicated by the College in High School office to the high school instructor and the school contact person.
Tentative Timeline
| April - September | New course proposals will be accepted and reviewed. Current course syllabi will be reviewed based on the 3 year cycle developed by the College in High School office. |
| September - October | Student College in High School Applications for Fall and Full-year courses are due |
| February 15 | Instructors must submit final grades through BearPAWS by this date. Final transcripts will be available for students’ to request once grades are processed. |
| February - March | Student College in High School Applications for Spring courses are due. |
| June 18 | Instructors must submit final grades through BearPAWS by this date. Final transcripts will be available for students’ to request once grades are processed. |