For highly motivated juniors and seniors looking for an affordable introduction to higher education, Shocker Academy puts students on a pathway to take up to 30 college credits before they graduate from high school.
For highly motivated juniors and seniors looking for an affordable introduction to higher education, Shocker Academy puts students on a pathway to take up to 30 college courses before they graduate from high school.
Advantages of Shocker Academy
Reduce time to graduation
Drastically reduce the time it takes to earn a degree by checking off universally required general education classes while still in high school.
Flat price per class
Low-cost and affordable with each class — not credit hour — priced at $99 for spring 2025, and increasing to $149 in fall 2025. Books will be an additional cost for those classes that require them.
KBOR guaranteed credits
All courses are accredited and guaranteed by the Kansas Board of Regents to transfer to any public college or university in Kansas.
Shocker Academy at Southeast High School pricing
Shocker Academy at Southeast High School is offered via concurrent enrollment at $149 per class. There are no additional costs for books or an application fee, and concurrent enrollment students are eligible for one course to be scholarshiped per semester.
Variety of courses available
Course included exploratory options and intro classes for popular majors -- including business, criminal justice, education and engineering.
Dual Enrollment
Students are dual enrolled at Wichita State and WSU Tech and learn from dedicated faculty in half-day block schedules at WSU West or at high school locations. *
Invested in your success
Students will have access to full student success resources at both WSU and WSU Tech — including advising, libraries and tutoring.
* Dual-credit enrollment courses are taught mainly at WSU West by a postsecondary educational institution faculty member, and students receive both high school credit and college credit for completing the course. Concurrent-enrollment courses are taught by high school teachers during the regular high school day in which students receive both high school credit and college credit for completing the course.
Eligibility for Shocker Academy
Area junior and senior high school students with a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.75 are eligible to apply for Shocker Academy.
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Courses Offered
- English 101
- English 102
- Sociology 101
- General Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Art Appreciation
- American Government
- Accounting 1
- Accounting 2
- Philosophy
- Logic
- US History since 1865
- Spanish 1
- Public Speaking
- Interpersonal Communication
- College Algebra
- Intermediate Algebra
- Personal Finance
- World Cultures
