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Earn college credit and complete high school graduation requirements in just 16 days, all for FREE!

MiraCosta’s Dual Enrollment Summer Program gives Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD) high school students an incredible opportunity:

• Take a college-level course that counts toward your high school graduation requirements (Ethnic Studies, Visual & Performing Arts, Physical Science) or as an elective.
• Enjoy transportation, meals, textbooks, and school supplies, all included at no cost.
• Get academic support and orientation to help you succeed.

This is your chance to get ahead, explore college life, and save time and money, all while making your summer unforgettable!

• Program Date: June 15th - July 9^th
• Program Days: Monday – Thursday
• Program Time: 9:00am – 1:30pm

Students taking OUSD transportation must be at El Camino High School or Oceanside High School by 8:30am.

SOC 207: Race and Ethnic Relations
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Ethnic Studies
This course provides a systematic examination of how race and ethnic relations are affected by the concepts of power, prejudice, ethnocentrism, and racism. It connects historical oppression to current racial and ethnic dynamics in the U.S. The course also studies the institutions and other factors involved in establishing, sustaining, and changing systems of racial and ethnic inequality and how they are connected to class, gender, sexuality, citizenship status, and other intersections.

Film 101: Introduction to Film
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Visual and Performing Arts
This course introduces students to the art of film and the critical vocabulary of film studies through analysis of filmmaking techniques and the meanings they create. It explores film as a synthetic art form by examining the various individuals and elements involved in the production process. Feature, documentary, and genre films may be used to analyze artistic techniques, cultural impact, and socio-political implications. Film viewing is required both inside and outside of class.

GEOG 101: Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Physical Science
This course provides a spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical systems and processes. Topics include Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. The course emphasizes the interrelationships among environmental and human systems and processes and their resulting patterns and distributions.

COMM 215: Intercultural Communication
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Elective
This course analyzes the cultural factors and variables that influence human-communication choices and actions. It focuses on perception, language, reasoning, nonverbal messages, values, beliefs, attitudes, and rules. Students learn to identify the cultural principles and variables of communication so as to act effectively and responsibly when interacting with diverse persons in various contexts.

• To apply, please complete the online application. Admissions are rolling.
• Accepted students must attend the entire program (all 16 days) AND the orientation event which is TBD.
• Accepted students must complete a 91¶¶Òõ application and Early College Credit Form, in addition to any OUSD releases/waivers, before the program begins.  More information will be provided for accepted students.

Can’t join us on campus this summer? You can still earn college credit and meet graduation requirements from home! MiraCosta’s Dual Enrollment Online Program is designed exclusively for OUSD high school students, giving you the same benefits with the flexibility of online learning. Follow the same application as above. Online courses will be from June 15, 2026 – July 31, 2026.

SOC 207: Race and Ethnic Relations
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Ethnic Studies
This course provides a systematic examination of how race and ethnic relations are affected by the concepts of power, prejudice, ethnocentrism, and racism. It connects historical oppression to current racial and ethnic dynamics in the U.S. The course also studies the institutions and other factors involved in establishing, sustaining, and changing systems of racial and ethnic inequality and how they are connected to class, gender, sexuality, citizenship status, and other intersections.

EART 106: Earth and Space Science
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Physical Science
This course introduces the essentials of Earth science, including the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solar system. It focuses on the interactions between physical and chemical systems of the Earth, such as the tectonic cycle, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, weather, and climate. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: No credit if taken after a college-level course in astronomy, Earth science, or geology.

MUS 112: American Popular Music
OUSD Graduation Requirement: Visual and Performing Arts
This course surveys popular music in America from colonial times to the present. Students analyze the broad variety of music particular to American heritage in context with the social, cultural, and musical developments of the times. Genres examined include folk, religious, blues, Tin Pan Alley, jazz, rhythm and blues, country, soul, rock, disco, hip-hop, rap, and electronica..