RUNNING START – Bellevue College course equivalencies for ISD
graduation requirements
English
English 11: ENGL&101
English 12: ENGL&101. If ENGL&101 was already completed:
Any course in the English (ENGL) department at or above the 100-level, with the following EXCEPTIONS:
ENG105, 180, 190, 299, or any Independent Studies or Special Topics courses.
CMST 141
Social Studies
NW Studies: HIST&214 (generally offered only once a year)
World History: HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103 (pick any one of these three for 1.0 world credit)
US History: HIST&146, HIST&147, HIST&148 (pick any one of these three)
Civics: POLS&202
Math For information on placing into BC Math classes, visit: https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/testing/placement/
Any course in the Mathematics (MATH) department at or above the 100-level is
accepted for Math credit (excluding any Independent Studies or Special Topics courses).
Running Start tuition only covers college-level coursework (100-level or above). HS level
courses below the 100 level (like Alg 2) are not covered by Running Start, and should be
taken at the high school. After consultation and approval from a counselor, families can
opt to pay tuition for HS level classes at BC. NOTE: a 5-credit BC below 100 level earns .5
credit on HS transcript, rather than 1.0 credit.
Science
Classes in the following departments are accepted for Science credit (excluding any Independent Studies or Special Topics courses),
and any 6-credit classes in these departments meet the Lab Science requirement:
Astronomy (ASTR), Biology (BIOL), Botany (BOTAN), Chemistry (CHEM), Environmental Science (ENVS), Geology (GEOL),
Meteorology (METR), Nutrition (NUTR), Oceanography (OCEA), Physics (PHYS)
Additionally, these SPECIFIC classes are accepted for Science, with Lab Science classes indicated with (L):
ANTH: 205, 215(L), GEOG: 108, 205, 206(L), PSYC: 202
World Language For BC’s World Language Dept FAQ, please visit: https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/worldlanguages/faq/
Bellevue College offers courses in Arabic, ASL, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish
Course codes marked 121 = first year, 122 = second year, 123 = third year, 221 = fourth year
Health: HLTH250
While Health can be taken at BC, due to the sensitive nature of the content, and potential to share class time with adult students in a
college setting, students/families may want to pursue Health through a high school class to ensure coursework and an environment
conducive to learn about teenage health issues. NOTE: there is no opt-out component for the HIV/AIDS section of Health 250 at BC,
and students will not receive CTE credit for this course.
Physical Education
Classes in the following departments are accepted for PE (excluding any Independent Studies or Special Topics courses):
Dance (DANCE), Physical Education (PE, RECED)
High School Level Math at BC:
Math 085 = .5 Alg1
Math 098 = sem 1 of Alg2
Math 099 = sem 2 of Alg2
Note: no BC classes are equivalent
to Geometry or Personal Finance
Consult with your counselor.
College to HS credit:
6 credits = 1.25 HS
5 credits = 1.0 HS
4 credits = .75 HS
2-3 credits = .5 HS
1 credit =.25 HS
Art
Classes in the following departments are accepted for Art credit (excluding any Independent Studies or Special Topics courses):
Art (ART), Dance (DANCE), Drama (DRMA), and MUSIC (MUSC) department classes
Additionally, the following specific course codes are accepted for Art credit:
DMA; 103, 104, 125, 126, INDES; INDES167, INDES171
Career Tech Ed (CTE)
Classes in the following departments are accepted for CTE (excluding any Independent Studies or Special Topics courses):
Accounting (ACCT), Allied Health (AHE, AHEA, AHEE, AHEL, AHEM, AHEP), American Sign Language (ASL), Business (BA, BUSIT,
BUS, BTS), Computer Science (CS), Criminal Justice (CJ), Database Admin (DBA), Digital Media Arts (DMA), Education (ECED,
EDUC), Economics (ECON), Engineering (ENGR), Imaging (IMAGE), Info Technology (IT), Interior Design (INDES), Marketing
(MKTG), Network Services (NSCOM), Software Development (DEV, previously PROG), Technical Support (TECH)
Additionally, the following specific course codes are accepted for CTE credit:
ART: 108, 150, 151, 154, 254; CES241; CMST: 131, 132, 136, 141, 143, 144, 146, 161, 260; HD: 173, 180; HLTH: 145, 260,
262, 290, 292; INTST: 150, 201; MUSC: 156, 157, 158; NUTR100;
Elective Credit
Any course taken through Running Start will count toward a student’s total high school credits to graduate. Any Running Start
course not listed above will count toward elective credit needed to graduate. Any course listed above that a student takes after
already meeting the related subject area credit requirement (coursework they pursue above and beyond the minimum required to
graduate) will also count toward elective credit needed to graduate.
