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Advanced Placement, Concurrent Credit, and Dual Credit GEAR UP’s parent messages for this quarter include: 1) earning college credit while still in high school and 2) financial literacy terms concerning postsecondary financial aid. Earnin ing College llege Credit edit While le Still ll in High Schoo hool Some me Benef efits its of Dual l Cred edit it, , Concurren ent, , or AP AP Ad Advanced ed Placemen ent (AP) courses offer a student the opportunity to earn college credit in high school by Improves the transition from high school to taking an advanced course and making a qualifying college score on the end of course exam. Each high school Helps students experience college level offers different courses. The course design is created by classes while receiving some support from College Board. high school Encourages students to be responsible for Concurr rrent nt enrollment simply means that a high school their own academic progress student is “concurrently” enrolled in both high school and college courses. Each high school coordinates this Provides a competitive edge in college opportunity with the postsecondary site. admissions with many selective colleges Allows students the opportunity to earn a Dual l Credit dit affords the student an opportunity to Career and Technology Education (CTE) simultaneously earn a high school class credit and a certification and immediately enter the college credit. The grade received will be on a college workforce upon high school graduation transcript and the high school transcript. Each high school coordinates with the postsecondary site to provide dual credit offerings.
Advanced Placement, Concurrent Credit, and Dual Credit Some me Financia ial l Benef efits its of Dual l Cred edit it, , Concurren ent, , or How w to Enroll: oll: Your child must meet with the counselor. AP: o Your child must meet state and school o Cost savings for room and board for each credit o academic requirements – this will be hour that would have been incurred if living on determined by the counselor. campus Your child must meet application and payment o deadlines. Cost savings for the course if the student scores a o qualifying score on the AP exam, because the student only pays for the AP exam, not tuition for the class Costs savings of thousands of dollars. The student o can complete college at a faster rate because he/she begins with college credits, that if planned carefully, will count toward your child’s major. Registrati tration on for the 2015-20 2016 6 sch chool year is neari ring ng. . Do n not ot miss s the opportuni nity y for your ch child d to enro roll in academic c and/or or career/ r/techni nical al adva vanced d courses.
Financial Literacy Terms Contacts Finan ancial ial Aid d Terms rms for Postsecondar dary Education ation Types of aid that may be offered to your child GEAR UP Staff SFA Campus GEAR UP www.sfasu.edu/gearup Coordinator NEED-ba based sed : Your household must Barbara Davis Maria Plotts demonstrate financial need in paying for Project Director Central High School college. (936) 468-1813 (936) 853-9348 davisbarba@sfasu.edu plottsm@centralisd.com MERIT-ba based sed : Your child receives this type of Brenda Hill Joan Ragland financial aid based on how well he/she Associate Director Hudson High School performs academically. (936) 468-6481 (936) 875-9254 hillb@sfasu.edu ragland@hudsonisd.org Other : Your child could be eligible for non- Olegario Madera Vickie Evans traditional aid based on a specific career field Outreach Coordinator Lufkin High School (936) 468-2713 (936) 630-4154 maderao@sfasu.edu vevans@lufkinisd.org Wher ere e does oes financ ancial ial aid d come me from om? Heather Roten DeAnn Knox Administrative Assistant Nacogdoches High School Federal government – Grants and loans (936) 468-1899 (936) 564-2466 Ext. 2150 State government – Grants rotenhy@sfasu.edu dknox@nacisd.org Community – Scholarship Dr. Pauline Sampson Amy Brown Principal Investigator Woden High School Postsecondary Institutions – Tuition discounts (936) 468-5496 (936) 564-7903 Ext. 4950 and various forms of help sampsonp@sfasu.edu abrown@wodenisd.org Find us, Like us, Join us… East-Texas GEAR UP pinterest.com/gearup4success @EastTexasGEARUP
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