Dual Enrollment

Mass Bay Community College – Spring 2027

Framingham High School's partnership with MassBay Community College Dual Enrollment Program (CDEP) students are eligible to enroll in a FREE Mass Bay Community College course and earn both college and high school credit!

Please note that these courses are only offered for students in grades 11 + 12 and will be available either online or in person at the Framingham campus.

The application will be due by December 17, 2026. If you are interested in applying please click on the Mass Bay logo or click this: Mass Bay Community College Dual Enrollment.

• The CDEP program will be hosting virtual information sessions regarding this partnership. On the following dates 11/18 at 6:30, 11/19 at 4pm and 11/24 at 4pm The dates and times for these sessions are attached to this. Click here to register.

CDEP Dual Classes will run after school from January 19, 2027 - May 16, 2027.
These are the courses that are available for the Spring 2027 Semester.

1. Contemporary Nutrition (NS 101) Online: Contemporary Nutrition examines nutritional principles. A study of the main nutrients, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and minerals is made. Dietary recommendations for optimal health for different age groups are covered and used to design diet plans. Modern society’s afflictions due to nutritional excesses or deficiencies are covered, such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia. Emphasis is given to the use of sound dietary practices as the means for preventing disease.
2. Drugs and Society (SO 221) Online: Examines drug use, abuse, and regulation from a social and public health perspective. Emphasizes the social, economic, political, and legal issues concerning drug use and abuse, drug policy, drug enforcement, the impact of drugs on individuals, communities, and society.
3. Health Careers Exploration (HL 109) MassBay Framingham Campus - This course will meet in person on select Thursdays: 1/21, 2/25, 3/25, 4/15, and 5/13. - 6:00-9:00 PM. The rest of the class is Online: This course will give learners a broad basis of understanding of diverse healthcare occupations to make a well-informed decision in pursuit of a self-actualizing career. This course introduces medical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology, career pathway exploration and critical soft skills, global healthcare, cultural diversity in patient care, an introduction to medical administration, and introductory skills of health occupations such as taking and recording vital signs, effective communication, and infection control techniques.
4. Introduction to Business (BU 100) MassBay Framingham Campus - This class  will meet in-person on Wednesdays - 6:00-8:45 PM. : Introduction to the basic business functions of Small Business Management, Marketing, Finance, and Information Management and to the forms of business ownership. Elementary study of the separate disciplines of a business and how they are interrelated with one another, for the benefit of the customer/buyer and within the context of free-market pricing principles and government regulation. Introduction to the relevance of accessing data and information, critical analysis and use for business problem solving, and the importance of communication to business practices. Course provides the basis for students’ decisions to elect more advanced courses, depending upon their interests.
5. Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJ 101) MassBay Framingham Campus. This class will meet in person on  Tuesdays 6:00-8:45 PM: An introduction to the history, development, and philosophy of criminal justice. Topics covered include constitutional limitations, agencies of criminal justice, and the process of criminal justice.