Dual Enrollment Program

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) is partnering with West Valley College (WVC) to offer a Dual Enrollment Program. The Dual Enrollment Program is an amazing opportunity for high school students to take West Valley College classes for free, on a high school campus, while earning high school and college credit simultaneously.

Students can enroll in a class not offered at their home campus but need to ensure they can arrange travel to that campus and arrive on time. Even if you do not intend to enroll at WVC after graduation, the course(s) and units completed transfer to other colleges and universities. In addition, for every three college units a student enrolls in, that student earns ten units on their high school transcript. The program provides students an opportunity to earn credits towards high school graduation, explore college courses, and earn a head start on college. This program is open to students who will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors (grades 10, 11, and 12) at the time they are attending a class.

Please click here for more information and how to apply.

Course Offered

Below is a list of courses offered for the Fall 2024 term. There will be a different course schedule for Spring 2025.

The classes listed below are open to all students in the LGSUHSD that have completed their freshmen year.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 60A: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I  
This course is designed for the development of and practice in elementary American Sign Language (ASL). It offers preparation for acquiring a visual  gestural language; finger spelling; vocabulary; modeling and use of basic grammatical structure. It has a focus on beginning communication skills with  emphasis on comprehension. Basic cultural aspects of deafness; historical and linguistic elements of sign language are covered also. The course is  taught solely in American Sign Language.  

ANTHROPOLOGY 3: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 
This course is a study of culture and social behavior through the anthropological study of contemporary peoples. This course is a comparative survey of  the range of cultures of the world with emphasis upon social organization, economics, religion, kinship systems, cultural patterns, values, ethics, and  ecology.

Course		Campus		Days		Times		Room
ASLA 60A: Sign Language		Saratoga		MW		3:00 - 5:50		107
ANTH 3: Cultural Anthropology		Los Gatos		TTH		2:30-4:05		302

Questions?

Contact Joe McDevitt at joe.mcdevitt@westvalley.edu, as well as your Guidance Counselor.