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How UWRF's dual enrollment programs help high school students
24 Mar 2026
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Hayden Halstead, a first year University of Wisconsin-River Falls management major from New Richmond, had a great start on a college degree and a career before he even graduated from high school. Halstead already had work experience as a manager at McDonald's, where he started working at age 14, and he started earning college credit as a junior by taking chemistry classes from UWRF through the Dual Academic Credit Program (DACP).
"I have always tried to challenge myself, try new things," Halstead said. "I saw that opportunity and thought, 'Hey, I'm interested in chemistry. I'll try that.'"
Halstead already had the business program at UWRF in mind, but taking dual credit classes and visiting the campus helped confirm that decision. Having completed college level classes while still in high school made him feel ready to take on college coursework.
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