Summer 2023 Running Start (RS) Program

ATTENTION Running Start Student:

Summer 2024: Running Start Program information: Information for summer quarter 2024 will be updated by May 2024.

High schools are now all closed for summer break. The deadline for the Running Start summer quarter application, RS Admissions steps, RS enrollment verification form submission and class registration TBD.

TBD: New Running Start Students currently in the 10th grade, there is not any funding for the Running Start Program class/es during the summer 2023 quarter. Current 10th graders that will be in 11th grade 2023/2024 school year, you can take class/es during the summer 2023 quarter and will need to self-pay for tuition and fees. You can register today for the summer quarter no additional form is needed.

Summer quarter Running Start opportunity is available at all postsecondary institutions
offering Running Start for 11th grade students who will be considered 12th grade students in
fall 2023 (“rising seniors”) and non-graduating 12th grade students with available AAFTE
capacity under the existing 1.2 AAFTE limit. Students must submit a completed and signed Summer Quarter RS Enrollment Verification form Running Start Enrollment Verification Form (RSEVF) to runningstartsummer@bellevuecollege.edu. Funding for summer quarter for Non-graduating 11th and 12th grade students is based on if you have not reached the combined 1.2 AAFTE limit and the 1.0 AAFTE limit at the IHE in the 2022–23 school year. Your high school counselor will have this information and will determine if you have any funding available for the upcoming summer 2023 quarter. Once your high school has closed for summer break you will not be able to attend for summer 2023 quarter. The deadline for Running Start summer quarter is Wednesday, June 28, 2023, by 5pm. This means that deadline for the application and RS admissions steps and submission of your completed and signed RS enrollment verification form is Wednesday, June 28, 2023, by 5pm.

EXITING SENIORS: If you are receiving your high school diploma with your high school in June 2023 Graduation and are 15 credits or less from earning your associates degree at the college.  You may be eligible for After-Exit Summer Running Start funding. 12th grade students who met their Running Start enrollment limits and are within 15 credits of earning an associate degree may participate in summer Running Start solely to complete their degree.

• Student eligibility: Graduating 12th grade students who reached Running Start FTE limits during
  the 2022–23 school year, are within 15 college credits of an associate degree, and enroll in a
  community or technical college for summer quarter only.
• Course eligibility and post-secondary credit limits: Only the specific courses required to complete an associate degree, up to a maximum of 15 college credits.
• The process by which participating students should be enrolled. Graduating seniors must complete an “After-Exit Declaration of Intent” form at the high school or LEA to verify graduation status and ensure the students’ high school enrollment continues until grades from the summer college term are received for transcription purposes. You also will need to complete a BC Degree Audit. The degree audit must show you need a maximum of 15 credit to earn the associates degree by the end of the summer quarter. Both completed and signed forms must be sent to runningstartsummer@bellevuecollege.edu. Please note once your high school is closed for summer break you will not be able to complete the process. The deadline for Running Start summer quarter is Wednesday, June 28, 2023, by 5pm. This means that deadline for the application and RS admissions steps and submission of your completed and signed RS enrollment verification form is Wednesday, June 28, 2023, by 5pm.

Colleges will verify the students’ eligibility prior to enrollment and complete the “After-Exit Running Start Proviso Assurances”. Colleges also must report enrollment directly to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Instructions to register for class/es:

• Use this link for step-by-step instructions on How to Enroll for Classes. 
• Remember, RS does not pay for classes below the 100 level (i.e., Math 099), or classes that exceed the number of allowed credits on your EVF.
• After you enroll for classes, remember you must pay fees connected to the classes you take.
  • You must pay these fees by deadline for when tuition is due.
  • Check the Academic Calendar for deadlines to pay tuition and fees.
  • Some students may qualify for a fee waiver. See the section on Fee Waivers under Step One above.

First Year Seminar (FYS) Transfer Degree Graduation Requirement

Advising Note: FYS is a graduation requirement for students who plan to complete an AAS-DTA (Associate in Arts and Sciences – Direct Transfer Agreement), and the transfer Associate Science Track I and II degrees. The college expects students to complete FYS in their first two quarters of enrollment.

• For questions about the summer RS program, please email us at: runningstartsummer@bellevuecollege.edu.
• RS Advising and Support for Summer Quarter
  • Bellevue College and our office are open all summer. This includes our support services.
  • Use this link to access a list of all available Resources and Services