About the Early College Credit Program

Get a jump-start on your college degree by earning college credit while you're still in high school.

The Early College Credit Program (ECCP) allows 9th through 12th-grade students attending a Wisconsin public or private high school to take college-level courses and receive both college and high school credit. Mount Mary University's Early College Credit Program allows high school students to takes courses on campus or online through the university. Our program is open to both male and female high school students. 

We encourage you to email Ana Sofia Ocampo Hernandez, our Early College Credit Coordinator, at Ocampoa@mtmary.edu for specific information regarding admission criteria, credit limits, and course offerings.The Early College Credit Program is sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI). Please visit the WDPI website for more details about the program.

Application and Material Deadlines:

• Fall semester
  • Application Opens: February 1st
  • Application Deadline : April 1st 
•  Spring semester
  • Application Opens:  August 15th 
  • Application Deadline : November 1st

Steps to Apply:

1. Consult Your School – Talk to your high school counselor or district rep to ensure ECCP fits your schedule and credit load.
2. Complete WAICU Participation Form – Review Mount Mary’s course catalog and consult the ECCP Coordinator to confirm course availability. The form must be signed by your parent/guardian, counselor, and district rep. (District forms for Fall term forms are due March 1st and Spring term district forms are due October 1st)
3. Submit the ECCP Application – Apply online to Mount Mary as a Wisconsin Early College Credit Student.
4. Send Your Transcript – Submit high school transcripts and the ECCP application to Mount Mary’s Admission Office no later than April 1st or November 1st for the correlated term. 
5. Questions? – Contact ECCP Coordinator Ana Sofia Ocampo Hernandez at ocampoa@mtmary.edu. Once your application is complete, she’ll follow up with next steps.

Note: Students must reapply each semester to continue in the program.

After You’re Approved for ECCP

If you are approved to participate in the Early College Credit Program, you will receive confirmation from the ECCP Coordinator and instructions on how to completed the following enrollment steps:

1. The ECCP Coordinator will register you for the coursework you have selected. Remember that your enrollment is contingent on the course needs of our full-time Mount Mary students.
2. Attend a short orientation on campus. This orientation will help you get acquainted with the Mount Mary campus and prepare for the first day of classes.
3. Buy or rent textbooks. It is your responsibility to purchase or rent your textbooks before class begins. Be sure to save your receipts because some school districts offer reimbursement. Textbooks are available at Mount Mary’s bookstore.

After you complete your ECCP course, you can receive your official transcript through the Mount Mary University Registrar’s Office. For instructions on how to request your transcript, please call: 414-930-3062.

Course Offerings

Contact

Ana Sofia Ocampo Hernandez 

Early College Credit Program Coordinator 
Call or text: 414-930-3547
Email:Ocampoa@mtmary.edu

Student Privacy Rights

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Regardless of age, once a student is enrolled at a posts institution, the FERPA rights transfer from the parent to the student.

As a participant in the Early College Credit Program, students are considered enrolled in a postsecondary institution, and the FERPA rights transfer to them. Because ECCP students are enrolled in both high school and college, the two schools may exchange information about the student. The rights still remain to the parent regarding high school records and the parent may inspect and review records sent by the college to the high school.

If a student wants to complete a FERPA waiver form, they can give their parent rights to access their Mount Mary information. Contact the Early College Credit Program Coordinator for the FERPA waiver form.