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Dual Diploma®
Preparing Students to Face New Challenges
The Dual Diploma® was created and developed by Academica and is the official program for the international recognition of school-leaving qualifications that allows students to obtain two qualifications at the same time: the qualification of their own country and the American High School Diploma®.
On completing their studies, students of the Dual Diploma® program receive the same qualification as American students when they finish high school, recognized in all US states and all the universities in the world.
Language, Technology and Personal Immersion
Together with the notable improvement in English skills, the Dual Diploma® provides students with a high level of personal autonomy and considerable ease in dealing with the new technologies.
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How does it work?
Maximum Recognition of Subjects
Students of the Dual Diploma® only have to take 6 subjects to obtain the American qualification. The international agreements signed by Academica and the educational excellence of the program make it possible to obtain the highest rate of recognition possible: 75% of the 24 credits needed to obtain the American High School Diploma®.
Of these 6 subjects, 4 are compulsory and 2 are elective, which allows students to take subjects of considerable interest that are not found in the European syllabus and provide extra motivation for students, enriching their vocabulary in subjects that they would not normally study in English: Digital Photography, Criminology, Psychology, etc.
DEGREE PROGRAM
The Dual Diploma® can be started in 2nd ESO, 3rd ESO, 4th ESO or 1st Baccalaureate. The advantage of starting in 2nd ESO is that The student will only have to study 1 or 2 subjects per course, reducing the teaching load during the baccalaureate
4 Year Program – 2nd Year of ESO*
English
3rd Year of ESO:
English & Life Management Skills (mandatory elective)
4th Year of ESO:
U.S. History & Elective
1st Year of Bachillerato:
U.S. Government + Economics
* In 2nd ESO students who, due to their level of English, maturity and interest, may access the program are recommended by the school for registration.
4 Year Program – 3rd Year of ESO*
English & Life Management Skills (mandatory elective)
4th Year of ESO:
English & U.S History
1st Year of Bachillerato:
U.S Government + Economics
2nd Year of Bachillerato:
Elective*
* The program offers the possibility of taking this subject in 1st Baccalaureate, thus doing the Dual Diploma® in just 3 years
3 Year Program – 4th Year of ESO
English & Life Management Skills (mandatory elective)
1st Year of Bachillerato:
English & U.S History
2nd Year of Bachillerato:
U.S Government/Economics + Elective
2 Year Program – 1st Year of Bachillerato
English & U.S. History & Life Management Skills (mandatory elective)
2nd Year of Bachillerato:
English & U.S. Government + Economics & Elective*
* Summer School: the program offers students with good grades that when they reach 2nd Baccalaureate have to take 2 or 3 credits to advance the elective subject of the last year, performing it during the summer of 1st to 2nd Baccalaureate.
“I love digital photography. Now I am learning useful things that make me feel happy”
1ST YEAR OF BACHILLERATO
“I choose Criminology because I like TV crime series. Maybe one day I’ll write one ;)”
1ST YEAR OF BACHILLERATO
“If life is a great trip, you better study Tourism”
4TH YEAR OF ESO
Guarantees
An Internationally Recognized Qualification
Academica's educational services and its institutions are accredited under the highest standards of the American education system: the State of Florida and its Department of Education, the US Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools, Advanced and the Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Spanish Students receive the same qualification as American Academica students when they finish high school, recognized in all US states and all the universities in the world.
Academica ha recibido el President’s “E” Award 2022
Se trata del máximo galardón que puede recibir una institución en EEUU y reconoce al Diploma Dual su expansión medible, calidad, innovación, solvencia, amplio impacto y promoción de la lengua, educación y cultura estadounidense.
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Academica
Academica, an Institution of Renowned Prestige
With more than 100,000 students, 5000 teachers and 200 schools in more than 10 states, Academica is the leading US educational manager of charter schools (public schools with 100% private management and high academic performance), with headquarters in Miami (Florida).
Leader in Virtual Education
Academica is one of the few private educational-services institutions in the United States with bodies recognized as American Virtual Public School Provider. Academica serves its own schools and any public or private US schools that request its services.
Academica in the World
The Dual Diploma® began in 2001, when Academica began an official program for recognition of qualifications in different countries to help students temporarily in the United States to obtain the American High School Diploma® and, at the same time, complete the school-leaving qualification of their country of origin, which they would otherwise be unable to obtain.
Academica in Spain and Portugal
In 2009, Academica chose Spain as the base for its internationalization project with the creation of a structure with its own specialist personnel and the implementation of the Dual Diploma®. There are currently more than 1000 schools in Spain and Portugal that subscribe to the program, and offer the Dual Diploma® to their students.
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