ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES 7th - 12th Grade Students

Advanced Opportunities
The Advanced Opportunities program provides every student attending an Idaho public school $4,625 to use towards eligible expenses in grades 7-12 to explore, advance and gain experience. The funds can be used for a variety of opportunities:

  • Overload Courses
    An overload course is a high school level course that is taken in excess of the student’s regular school day. These courses are offered online, during the summertime, and before/after school. In the event that student incurs a cost for such courses, the Advanced Opportunities program can pay up to $225 for the cost of the course. Overload courses must be above and beyond the full course load offered by the student’s local school.

  • Dual Credits
    Dual credit are college courses taken by high school students that are transcribed on both their high school and college transcripts. The Advanced Opportunities program can pay up to $75 per credit. Dual Credit courses can be taken online, in-person at the student's high school, or in some cases students can go directly to the college/university campus. More information is available on the "Dual Credit" page of the Idaho Department of Education's Parent Corner website.

  • Exams
    Students can utilize Advanced Opportunities funds to pay for a variety of college-credit bearing or career-technical exams. These include Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or Career & Technical Education (CTE) exams.

  • Workforce Training
    Students can utilize Advanced Opportunities funds to pay for regionally approved workforce training courses at an Idaho public college. View approved workforce training courses for more details. List of approved Workforce Training Courses - WorkforceTraining Approved Public Programs SU 2024.xlsx (idaho.gov)

Public Schools / Advanced Opportunities / Student Engagement & Safety Coordination / Idaho Department of Education

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NEXT STEPS IDAHO - Next Steps Idaho

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IDAHO LAUNCH Direct links to documents to assist students as they begin their application.

Each of these documents can be found at:   https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/launch There are many more items to assist students as they continue their journey forward this year.