Earn college credit while in high school at half the regular tuition rate
Ready to jump-start your college education? You can begin earning college credit while in high school at one-half the regular tuition rate through Washburn University's Concurrent Enrollment Partnership. Students who have taken CEP courses are better prepared for the academic rigor of college and graduate at a higher rate. CEP courses are offered at Hayden, Highland Park, Seaman, Shawnee Heights, Silver Lake, Topeka High, Topeka West, Washburn Rural High School and Topeka Center for Advanced Learning & Careers (TCALC).
Tuition
Save money by receiving 50 percent tuition discount: Your cost is 1/2 of the current undergraduate tuition rate,* *Tuition rates are subject to change per Board of Regents approval. For more detailed information regarding tuition and various payment methods, please see Payment Information for High School Students.
Student qualifications and expectations
- With a 3.0 or higher GPA you can begin to take classes your sophomore year.
- As a CEP student, you can enroll in six credit hours in a given semester. You can request an exception from the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences to take more.
- As a CEP student, the expectation is for you to demonstrate active engagement in the course and a commitment to learning, as well as conscientiously achieve the objectives outline in course syllabi.
- As a Washburn University student, you are bound by the academic honesty and integrity policies of the University, including prohibition on cheating and plagiarism.
CEP kick-starts graduate's college career
Washburn graduate Brooklyn Breckenridge got a head start on her college career in the Concurrent Enrollment Partnership. Brooklyn earned enough college credits in high school to allow her to earn a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice just two years after graduating from Washburn Rural. Brooklyn majored in Corrections and received a minor in Psychology at Washburn.
"Taking dual credit classes in high school jump-started my future," she said. "I am so blessed to have graduated high school with 27 college credits allowing me to save time and money once I reached college. The work you put in while in high school pays off in college."
Her degree at Washburn paid dividends almost immediately after graduation, as she began working for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation as a program consultant for the Kansas Incident Based Reporting Unit.
Hayden High School
- Christine Voegeli | High School Counselor | voegelic@haydencatholic.net
- Tierney Kester | Washburn Admissions Counselor | 785.670.1652 | tierney.kester@washburn.edu
Highland Park High School
- Leosha Giardina | Associate Principal | lgiardina@tps501.org
- Washburn Admissions | 785.670.1030 | admissions@washburn.edu
Seaman High School
- Hayley Van Amburg | High School Counselor | hvanamburg@usd345.com
- Washburn Admissions | 785.670.1030 | admissions@washburn.edu
Shawnee Heights High School
- Laurie Crimmins | High School Counselor | crimminsl@usd450.net
- Tierney Kester | Washburn Admissions Counselor | 785.670.1652 | tierney.kester@washburn.edu
Topeka High School
- Autumn Weyand | High School Counselor | aweyand@tps501.org
- Washburn Admissions | 785.670.1030 | admissions@washburn.edu
Topeka West High School
- Rose Cantrell | High School Counselor | rcantrell@tps501.org
- Washburn Admissions | 785.670.1030 | admissions@washburn.edu
Washburn Rural High School
- Keith Wetzel | High School Counselor | wetzelk@usd.437.net
- Washburn Admissions | 785.670.1030 | admissions@washburn.edu
Silver Lake High School
- Sandra Liggatt | High School Counselor | sliggatt@silverlakeschools.org
- Seth Cross | Washburn Admissions Counselor| 785.670.1626| seth.cross@washburn.edu
GET IN TOUCH WITH Admissions
Washburn University Admissions
Morgan Hall Suite 100
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
Phone & Email
785.670.1030
admissions@washburn.edu
