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Mass Bay Community College

Framingham High School's partnership with MassBay Community College's 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 24, 2026. The CDEP program will be hosting virtual information sessions regarding this partnership. The dates and times for these sessions are attached to this email. Please use this link to apply for the CDEP Program. 

Mass Bay CDEP Course Registration

CDEP Dual Classes will run after school from January 20, 2026 to May 17, 2026. These are the courses that are available for the Spring 2026 Semester. 

  1. Contemporary Nutrition (NS101) – Class offered 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 (SO221) – Class offered 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 (HL109) - MassBay Framingham Campus: In-person on select Thursdays: 1/22, 2/5, 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/9, and 5/7. - 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 (BU100) MassBay Framingham Campus: In-person on Tuesdays: 2:30-4:30. The rest of the class is online/asynchronous the rest of the week. 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 (CJ101) MassBay Framingham Campus: In-person on Tuesdays 6:00-8:45 PM. This course provides 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.

Framingham State University

Please see the courses below running for Spring 2026 (January start). Note that these courses are only available grade 11 and 12 FHS students.
*Email us if you have a problem: cpcprograms@framingham.edu | Register for FSU Dual Enrollment Course

  1. Introduction to the World of Art with Professor Yumi Park: Monday evening, 5:30-8:30pm, and 1 hour of online assignments – This course is an introduction to contemporary issues and ideas that shape global art in the social media-focused contemporary society. By learning how to read the visual language of artists and artworks, students enhance their ability to analyze visual messages in various media, including architecture, sculpture, craft, painting, and film. The course explores themes such as social hierarchy, political propaganda, racial struggle, religion, ethnicity, and diaspora engagement and conflict. 
  2. The Role of Women in Literature with  Professor Colleen Shaughnessy: Tuesday evening, 5:30-8:30pm, and 1 hour of online assignments – Study of literature by and about women including diverse images and roles of women as they are recorded by representative writers in throughout the America and the world from past to present. Reading selections reflect the diversity of ethnic and racial traditions in the United States and the variety of social, political, and economic backgrounds of women’s experience.
  3. Introduction to Archaeology with Professor Demetrios Brella: Wednesday evening, 5:30-8:30, plus one hour of online assignments –  An introduction to the field of Archaeology. The course investigates beliefs and practices of past Western and non-Western cultures, including those involving treatment of the dead, religion, ritual, power and prestige, economy, art, architecture, and gender. Students learn how archaeologists use techniques such as excavation, surveying, and interpretation to study past behavior. Students will also explore how archaeology has helped write the story of human evolution and the development of human civilization across the world.

FSU 2026 CDEP courses