Dual Enrollment

Kickstart your Degree Pathway

Explore our school pathways to see what courses we offer in your area of interest. Credits you earn will transfer easily to the college you choose to attend, and many will fulfill Core Curriculum* at Gordon College. All of our courses are able to be taken in-person on our campus in Wenham, MA and a select number are offered online.

Core Curriculum at Gordon

As a Christian liberal arts college, Gordon is dedicated to preparing you for a lifelong journey of Christian faithfulness. The Core Curriculum exists to help us carry out this mission. Taken over your four years at Gordon, the Core Curriculum will ensure that your educational and transformational journey is not one-dimensional, but characterized by both depth and breadth. You will achieve depth by digging deeply into your major area of study, and breadth by exploring a wide range of academic disciplines through the Core Curriculum. 

Cost and Requirements

Tuition Cost: $150 per credit ($600 per course)—an 81% discount on standard tuition costs.

Admissions Requirements:

• Class level: high school juniors and seniors
• GPA requirement: 3.0
• Standardized tests: Gordon College is test optional. If applicable, a transcript and/or test scores may be required to fulfill a prerequisite for a course.
• Online applications may be completed through the link below.
• High school guidance counselor approval required for registration

Adams School of Music and the Arts Pathway

ART 101 Visual Thinking*
ART 102 Drawing*
ART 150 Art History: Cave Art to Medieval*
ART 152 American Art History as Cultural Encounter*
COM 101 Visual Storytelling
COM 152 Media and Society*
COM 205 Perspectives on Communication*
COM 241 Persuasive Speaking*
MUS 241 Western Musical Masterworks*
MUS 250 College Choir
MUS 251 Symphonic Band
MUS 252 Men's Choir
MUS 254 Women's Choir
THT 234 Introduction to Theatre*

Herschend School of Education Pathway

PSY 180 Person in the Psychological Context*

EDU 225 Child Development and Learning

ENG 141 Western Literature

HIS 121 Historical Perspectives*

HIS 131 Survey of US History and Geography

School of Business Pathway

BUS 105 Introduction to Business
BUS 211 Statistics in Business and Economics
ECO 115 The Economy*
PHI 215 Business Ethics

School of Humanities & Social Science Pathway

ENG 140 Core Seminar in Literature*
ENG 202 Poetry and Poetics
ENG 203 Narrative and Narrative Theory
ENG 210 Intro to Professional and Technical Writing
ENG 212 Intro to Creative Writing
FRE 101 Beginning French*
FRE 102 Beginning French II*
HIS 121 Historical Perspectives*
HIS 228 America 1492-1865
HIS 229 America 1865-Present
HIS 171 Walking Tour of Western Civilization (Summers only)
LAT 101 Latin I
LAT 102 Latin II
LIN 200 Intro to Linguistics
PHI 118 The Examined Life
PHI 215 Business Ethics
PHI 220 Philosophy of Religion
POL 104 American National Politics
POL 105 Perspectives on Political Order
POL 106 International Relations
SPN 101 Beginning Spanish I*
SPN 102 Beginning Spanish II*
SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish II

School of Ministry, Theology & Biblical Studies Pathway

BCM 101 Old Testament*
BCM 103 New Testament*
BCM 120 Intro to Biblical Studies

School of Psychology & Human Services Pathway

PSY 180 Person in Psychological Context
PSY 245 Life Span Developmental Psychology
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SWL 201 Introduction to Social Welfare

School of Science & Health Pathway

BIO 105, 106, 107, 108 General Biology*
BIO 225 Nutrition*
CHE 111, 112 General Chemistry*
CHE 211, 212 Organic Chemistry
CPS 110, 121 Computer Programming *
MAT 111 Intro to Applied Calculus*
MAT 121 Calculus I*
PHY 111, 121 Physics

*Fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement at Gordon College