Dual Diploma
The Dual Diploma Program lets Polish and other international students earn an accredited American High School Diploma without leaving their current school. This means students can simultaneously graduate with both American and their national high school qualifications, further widening their academic and professional prospects.
Similarly to Full Time students, Dual Diploma students can gain school credits in the American system based on their domestic school transcripts. Some of the subjects mirror. This means that non-US-based students enrolled in the American Online High School Program at JDJ IOS can focus on the additional credits that aren’t included in their domestic curriculum. To graduate with a US High School Diploma, students ought to complete 24 credits altogether.
Each student is only required to undertake courses that account for 6 credits. These are: English & Literature (4 credits), U.S. Politics and Government (0.5 credits), U.S. History (1 credit), and Economics (0.5 credits). This assumes that the student would have completed the other credits through credit transfer (maximum 18 credits) from their national school. Students who cannot transfer the 18 credits must take additional online courses with us. This way, they can make up for the required credits.
What is the Dual Diploma program, and what benefits does it offer?
The Dual Diploma Program is an innovative educational program that allows students to graduate from a Polish and American high school simultaneously. Students study remotely at an American Online High School without giving up their education at a Polish school. With the ability to transfer a portion of their credits from a Polish high school or technical school to their U.S. school transcripts, they can earn both a Polish high school diploma and an American high school diploma (COGNIA accreditation), broadening their academic, life and career prospects and gaining new avenues of enrollment in universities around the world.
JDJ International Open Schools (JDJ IOS) provides the support of American subject teachers and a US-based Student Counsellor, as well as a Polish-speaking coordinator at each stage of study. Students can also take advantage of optional assistance from a JDJ Educational Mentor, making the Dual Diploma program run smoothly.
Accreditation
The American education offered within the JDJ IOS educational ecosystem is delivered by an American High School curriculum provider accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), a division of Cognia (formerly AdvancED) — one of the most respected accrediting agencies in the United States. Students follow a U.S. curriculum aligned with the Common Core State Standards, ensuring academic consistency with U.S. grade-level expectations.
JDJ students also have access to NCAA-approved courses, allowing them to apply for sports scholarships at American colleges and universities.
The infographic below shows the subjects covered by the program:
An example of the distribution of subjects in each year of the program:
