CTE Dual Credit Admissions

The process for earning college credit starts in your high school classroom. During the academic year that a student is enrolled in a CTE Dual Credit articulated course, they must create a student profile and register for the class in the SERS system. SERS is the official CTE Dual Credit registration site for Washington State students.

SERS Student Sign In

Need help?  Follow the SERS Student User Manual.

Your high school may be articulated with more than one Community College for credit. Make sure you are selecting the correct high school course to ensure you earn the right credit!  If you aren’t sure what the course name is, ask your high school teacher-they have all the necessary information!  

Note: Credit cannot be retroactively applied to a student after they finish the class at the high school. Registering in SERS during the year when you are in class is very important so you don’t lose out on credit!

Once you have completed your CTE course(s) at the high school, you can request that SPSCC transcribe the credit for you. Transcription is important if you want to:

• Continue at SPSCC in one of our degree programs and you want the credit applied to your degree progress
• Are applying to jobs after high school and need a record of courses completed to submit with your employment application
• Are applying for military service and can receive a rank bump based on completion of college credit
• Are continuing on to another community college or university and want your credit evaluated for possible transfer credit

CTE Dual Credit/TOC App  

Note: If you earned CTE Dual Credit, College in the High School credit, or Running Start credit at more than one community college or university, you will need to submit official copies of ALL transcripts from each institution for evaluation. Your high school transcript shows you completed coursework, but is not the same as transcribed credit. Transcription only is possible by the college or university awarding the credit.

Students in Washington State have a lot of opportunities to earn college credit while still in high school! CTE Dual credit is one of four dual credit enrollment programs. Learn more about other ways you can earn college credit while still in high school through College in the High School, Running Start, and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate programs.

If you are a graduating senior and ready to continue at SPSCC to complete your certificate or degree program, fill out your official SPSCC application and get started next quarter with a variety of Pathway opportunities, personal and academic support, and funding options. 

Articulations are reviewed every year by the CTE Directors at the high schools and the Dean of Workforce Education and Food and Beverage Arts. If you have a possible new articulation you would like to submit for review, please contact the CTE Director for your district.

It is important that students register in SERS for their potential credit during the academic year they are enrolled in their CTE Dual Credit course. Credit cannot be retroactively granted! If a student is not registered in SERS during the active year they are in the class, they will not be able to receive credit. Please check your SERS roster before the end of the term to ensure that all students are registered who wish to receive credit. 

If you are a new instructor to CTE Dual Credit, you will need to set up your own SERS account to manage your class articulations and submit grades for your students. Please follow the SERS Teacher User Manual for assistance with creating your account.

At the end of the term, instructors must submit grades for students who registered for CTE Dual Credit in the SERS system. Grades are expected to be entered no later than the end of the academic year in which the course took place. This is critical for students to then be able to request their credit to be transcribed by SPSCC. Detailed grading instructions and troubleshooting assistance are available in the SERS Teacher User Manual.