A Shanghai school has signed a deal with a top US university to allow students to take university courses and gain advance credit toward future degrees at US institutions while still in high school.

The deal is between the Soong Ching Ling School of China Welfare Institute and the University of California, Los Angeles under the university’s “Global Classroom” program.

The 10-year-old Shanghai-based school, named after Madame Soong Ching Ling, will open its high school division in September with 50 students.