USA baccalaureate

What is a Dual Diploma?

The Dual Diploma is a programme our students can take to obtain the American High School Diploma during the baccalaureate at GSD. It is an online program delivered through a virtual platform with American teachers who tutor the students.

The Dual Diploma is taken on Academica, the leading and largest U.S. educational management institution based in Miami, Florida.

The programme gives access
to courses
in all
North American universities

What advantages does it offer?

• Easier access to American universities.
• The programme fosters a high level of English proficiency, which is highly sought-after in the global job market.
• It is an interdisciplinary programme that gives prominence to educational immersion in English, technological training and personal development.
• The programme includes engaging content that the student would not normally have access to, adding to his/her personal and academic enrichment.

How is the programme developed?

• The Dual Diploma can be started in 2nd ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education), 3rd ESO, 4th ESO or 1st Bachillerato (Baccalaureate). The advantage of starting in the 2nd year of Compulsory Secondary Education is that the student will only have to take one or two subjects per year, thereby decreasing the course load during the Baccalaureate.
• The student has an American tutor to interact and communicate with through online classes and tutorials.

How does the student take part in the programme?

• The student takes part in the programme online on their computer. The Dual Diploma calls for an average level of effort similar to an extracurricular activity: approximately three hours per week, depending on the number of subjects the student takes.
• The programme provides the student with all the necessary platform contents and activities to carry out their tasks.
• The family and the GSD programme director will also have access to the platform to keep track of the student’s progress.