Advanced Opportunities
The Advanced Opportunities program provides every student attending an Idaho public school an allocation of $4,125 to use towards Advanced Opportunities in grades 7-12. The funds can be used for a variety of offerings:
Overload Courses
An overload course is a high school level course that is taken in excess of the student’s regular school day. These courses are offered online, during the summertime, and before/after school. In the event that student incurs a cost for such courses, the Advanced Opportunities program can pay up to $225 for the cost of the course. Overload courses must be above and beyond the full course load (minimum of 12 credits) offered by the student’s local school, so a student must be a full-time student both semesters to utilize Fast Forward funds to pay for these opportunities.Dual Credits
Dual credit are courses taken by high school students that are transcribed on their high school and college transcripts. The Advanced Opportunities program can pay up to $75 per credit. Dual Credit courses can be taken online, by virtual conferencing, or in some cases students can go directly to the college/university campus. More information on specific Idaho colleges and universities can be found in the Links tab below.Exams
Students can utilize Advanced Opportunities funds to pay for a variety of college-credit bearing or career-technical exams. These include Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or Career & Technical Education (CTE) exams and college admissions exams.Workforce Training
Students can utilize Advanced Opportunities funds to pay for regionally approved workforce training courses at an Idaho public college in their area. Up to $500 per course or $1000 a year can be utilized for these courses. View approved workforce training courses for more details.
Learn more here: Courses offered, Instructions for Request Funding, Transferring AP and Dual Credits and More!
Dual Credit Classes at Rocky
Concurrent Credit (Dual Credit) Courses at RMHS
Concurrent Credit courses involve students being enrolled in two different institutions at the same time, such as a college course taught at the high school.
The teacher has been cleared by the awarding university to teach the college course.
Students will receive high school credit and college credit for the one course as long as they passed the course with the necessary grade and paid for the college credit.
When students graduate from high school, they can request that their college transcripts from the awarding universities be sent to the school of their choice.
***Disclaimer- Due to teacher certification we are unable to guarantee that college credit will be avaible each semester/year. Please check with specific teacher to see if credits will be offered.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Online Classes
Rocky students have the option of taking classes online through Idaho Digital Learning Alliance. We have an IDLA Coordinator here at Rocky and you can learn more about course selection, registration and more at this link! Learn More HERE
When Funding Runs Out
When Your Funding Runs Out
Senior students who have used all $4,125 of their Fast Forward funds must follow up with the necessary colleges/universities for any outstanding financial balances.
College of Western Idaho
Please review your student records in your myCWI account, in order to make sure your Fast Forward Funds have been applied properly. If you have taken any classes on CWI’s campus or online directly through CWI, please be aware that Fast Forward Funds DO NOT cover all student expenses. Payment can be made the following two ways:
Follow the instructions on the website for how to make a payment online here OR CONTACT One Stop Student Services to make a payment over the phone at (208) 562-3000.
Boise State University
It is important that you review your student records in your myBoiseState account to make sure funds have been properly applied. If all fees are NOT covered by Fast Forward funds, payment can be made the following
two ways:
Check or Money Order – Make payable to Boise State University, write student’s name and school on the memo line and submit to: Concurrent Enrollment, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID, 83706-3940. Cash is not accepted.
Credit/Debit Card – You can pay fees by credit card once your registration is processed. To pay by credit card online, log on to your myBoiseState account after you receive your registration email. Select “Student Center” on your my.boisestate.eduhomepage. Navigate to the Finance Section in Student Center and select “Make a payment”. Follow the given directions. A convenience fee of 2.75% (minimum $3) will be added to all credit or debit card payments.
If a student is unable to make payment by BSU deadline, please contact us at (208) 426-3750 to set up a payment plan.
Northwest Nazarene University
Students can pay with a debit/credit card when registering for the course here . Students can also mail a check to the address below. Please make sure the student includes their name, course, and RHS in the memo line of the check.
Northwest Nazarene University
Concurrent Credit Program
623 W. University Blvd.
Nampa, ID 83686
Will My College Credits Transfer?
The links below will take you to course equivalency guides at BSU, BYU-I, ISU, and U of I. This information will tell you how your concurrent credits will transfer to these institutions.
For any other school, please contact the admissions office for the course equivalency policy or check out Dual Course Transfer (Idaho schools only).
Collegetransfer.net is a national database that can help you see how your credits transfer to institutions outside of Idaho.
Viewing Your Dual Credit Classes
We do not track college credits here at Rocky so students will need to keep track of college credit classes they take. If a student uses Fast Forward funding through Idaho Advanced Opportunities, they can view each class that was paid for under "Course Submissions". Otherwise, students will need to view their unofficial transcripts at each institution that they took credit at.
You will need to log into your myBoiseState account:
You can create your password or use the help option if you don't know your login. Here you can reset your password or use the chat feature to get access to your account.
Once in your account you will navigate to the Student Center in My Resources
Select Student Homepage
Go to Academic Records
View Unofficial Transcript
Contact the Office of the Registrar at (208) 426-4249, (800) 824-7017, or regmail@boisestate.edu.
Username: First+last name@my.cwi.edu Example : JohnDoe@my.cwi.edu
Temporary Password: First and last initial capitalized + logon + last 4 of your CWI student ID or last 4 digits of your social security number.
Example JDlogon1234
Need help? Call CWI at 208-562-3444 and have laptop open to the page on the CWI link above.
College of Southern Idaho: MyCSI.
