AP, Dual Credit and Honors Information Meeting 8th Grade Open House
What are AP and Dual Credit?
Advanced Placement (AP) Advanced Placement ( AP ) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board, which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. The AP curriculum for each of the various subjects is created for the College Board by a panel of experts and college-level educators in that field of study.
Dual Credit (DC) Dual Credit (DC) is the term given to courses in which high school students have the opportunity to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously. Dual credit courses are taught by credential high school faculty, adjunct college faculty or college faculty either at the high school, at the college or university, or sometimes through online courses or distance education.
Why AP and Dual Credit?
Meets Academic Honors Diploma Additional Requirements: *AP Courses (4 credits) and corresponding exams *Dual Credit Courses (6 credits) from Priority Course List *AP Courses (2 credits) with corresponding exams and Dual Credit Course (3 credits) from the Priority Course List
• Research shows students who score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success in college and are more likely to earn a college degree than non-AP students • Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States grant credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of successful AP Exam scores - more than 3,300 institutions worldwide annually receive AP scores • Students have an opportunity to experience the rigors of college while still being in a supportive high school environment .
• Students who succeed in rigorous course work such as Advanced Placement or Dual Credit are developing college-level knowledge and skills while still in high school. These students are more likely than their peers to earn college degrees on time, providing an opportunity to save significant amounts of money • A student who leaves high school with college credit is much more likely to pursue, and complete, a college degree. Dual credit helps students overcome real or perceived obstacles to higher education . • In each of the academic years examined, a significant difference was found in the median GPA between students who enrolled in a university with 12 or more dual-credit enrollment hours versus those who enrolled in a university without any dual-credit enrollment hours. Students with 12 or more dual-credit hours achieved higher GPAs - -Texas A & M University
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What do the colleges say about AP and DC?
Highly Selective Universities’ Perspective: (Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Georgetown and Penn) Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) Advanced Placement (AP) • They WANT AP classes • Meaningful/Intentional AP “Any AP is good AP but not at the expense of the right AP” – University of Pennsylvania • Rigor/Course Offerings “It’s better to get the A in AP” –Stanford University
Highly Selective Universities’ Perspective: (Stanford, MIT, and Princeton) Advance Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) Dual Credit (DC) • “We look for applicants who have challenged themselves with honors, Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-enrollment courses available to them.“ -Princeton University, 2017 • “As long as a college or university documents your [Dual Credit] on its official transcript, it is eligible for MIT credit.” -Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017 • “Courses that count towards a high school diploma will NOT count towards degree. However, completing such courses may determine placement within a subject or course sequence.” - Stanford University, 2017
Colleges in Indiana - Their Perspective (Indiana, Purdue, Ball State and Butler) Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) ● AP and DC viewed as having equal weight in terms of rigor and admissions. “5 to 7 years ago I would have said AP had more weight but dual credit has really evolved” ● - Butler University ● Both are considered for college credit if minimums are met ● They WANT the rigor (AP, DC, IB and/or Honors) “Both (AP and DC) demonstrate a student’s ability to handle rigor.” - Indiana University
Perspectives from Colleges in Indiana (Indiana, Purdue, and Ball State) Regarding General Education Credits from Ivy Tech Credits from Ivy Tech are viewed the same as credits from other Indiana Public Colleges • “Equivalent is equivalent” - Indiana University “No higher value given to one institution over the other, it’s more dependent on the course than the institution” - Purdue University • Ivy Tech is accredited by the same accrediting agency as Indiana, Ball State, Purdue, and Butler • “We are all accredited by the same agency, in terms of general electives we are not concerned if the credit is from PFW or Ivy Tech. It’s the same to us.” -Ball State
What are my AP/DC options at Homestead next year?
HHS Grade 9 AP Offering College Course AP World History dependent on score HHS Grade 9 Dual Credit Offerings College Courses Music Appreciation HUMA 118 Advanced Theater THTR 201 Principles of Marketing MKTG 101/MKTG 230 Digital Design - Visual Communications VISC 102 Digital Design II VISC 115 Digital Applications and Responsibility CINS 101 PLTW I (Introduction to Engineering Design) DESN 101 Pre-Calculus/Trig MATH 136/MATH 137 BioMed PLTW I BIOT 107 awarded after 4th year HHS Grade 9 Honors Course Offerings Honors English 9 Honors Biology Honors Algebra II; Honors Pre-Calc/Trig
HHS Grade 10 AP and DC Course Offerings College Courses Principles of Business Management BUSN 101 Advanced Business Management BUSN 105 Business Law BUSN 201 Finite Math MATH 135 BioMed PLTW II BIOT 107 (credit awarded after fourth year) AP US History dependent on score DC Honors US History HIST H105/HIST H106 French III or Spanish III FREN 101/102 or SPAN 101/102 PLTW II (Principles of Engineering) DESN 104 AP Statistics dependent on score HHS Grade 10 Honors Course Offerings Honors English 10 Honors Chemistry Honors Algebra II; Honors Pre-Calc/Trig
HHS Grades 11 and 12 Courses College Course Students can also take all previously mentioned courses. English Composition* ENGL 111 Expository Writing(Rhetoric and Argument)* ENGL 215 AP Language and Composition* Dependent on Score AP Literature and Composition* Dependent on Score Creative Writing ENGL 202 American Literature (After the Civil War to the Present) * ENGL 223 Advanced Speech COMM 101 PLTW III (Digital Electronics)* EECT 112 PLTW III (Civil Engineering)* DESN 105 AP Statistics Dependent on Score AP Calculus Dependent on Score Dual Credit Calculus MATH 211 or MATH M215 BIOT 107 (after 4 th year) BioMed PLTW III* and IV* Anatomy and Physiology* APHY 101/102 Introduction to Homeland Security HSPS 101 Education Professional* EDUC 101
HHS Grades 11 and 12 Courses (continued) College Course Students can also take all previously mentioned courses. Principles of Business Management BUSN 101 French IV* FREN 201 French V* FREN 202 Spanish IV* SPAN 201 Spanish V* SPAN 202 AP Spanish* Dependent on Score AP Chemistry* Dependent on Score AP Biology* Dependent on Score AP Chemistry* Dependent on Score AP Physics* Dependent on Score AP Environmental Science* Dependent on Score Biology II* BIOL 100 Chemistry II* CHEM 101 for future non-science majors or CHEM 111/112 for future science majors AP Government Dependent on Score Dual Credit Government* POLS Y103 AP Psychology Dependent on Score Dual Credit Psychology* PSYC 101 Economics* ECON 101 or ECON 200 AP Micro* and Macro* Economics Dependent on Score
Core Transfer Library (CTL)- https://transferin.net/transfer-resources/transfer-data bases/core-transfer-library/ Homestead’s Course Description Guide: Answer where they http://homestead.sacs.k12.in.us/guidance/course_descriptions go and how they count CTL is a list of courses that will transfer among all Indiana public college and university campuses, assuming adequate grades. Go to: https://transferin.net/transfer-res ources/transfer-databases/core-tr ansfer-library/
Homestead Specific Information: Homestead Specific Information: Click Here to See Homestead Specific Dual Credit Information
How Can Students Use Homestead Dual Credit and Excellent Advanced Placement Exam Scores to Make Progress Toward Their Post-Secondary Goals?
Indiana University at Bloomington All undergraduate students who matriculate as degree-seeking students at IU Bloomington are required to complete the campus-wide GenEd Program prior to graduation with a baccalaureate degree. http://gened.iub.edu/ • Approved courses are published in each edition of the IU Bloomington General Education Bulletin. http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/general-education/2014-2015/overview/index.shtml
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