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La Vernia High School Dual Credit

Welcome! La Vernia High School Counseling Staff: Melinda Ayers - Counselor Secretary Jana Acosta - College, Career, and Military Advisor Theresa Frucht - Counselor, Alpha A-GA Suzette Castilleja-Decker - Alpha GE-O Briana Wilde - Alpha P-Z Alicia Grant - Lead Counselor

Changes to Dual Credit La Vernia High School has collaborated with multiple partners to redefine our Dual Credit Programming. The La Vernia High School Counseling staff is available to help navigate this new programming.

What is Dual Credit (DC)? • Dual Credit is a voluntary program in which qualified Junior and Senior students may enroll in courses that receive both college and high school credit. • LVISD will be partnering with Angelo State University (ASU) - Member of the Texas Tech University System and St. Philip’s College to provide dual credit academic coursework.

Benefits • Courses earn both high school and college credits. • Low cost tuition! • Challenging coursework prepares students for the rigor of college work. • Weighted GPA points awarded on HS transcript • Shows colleges you were driven to take more challenging courses and therefore may impact college acceptance.

Transferable Credit • Students may earn transferable college credit hours. Public/state colleges and universities usually accept DC hours. • DO NOT ASSUME THAT DUAL CREDIT HOURS WILL TRANSFER. CHECK WITH THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY.

College Hours • The acceptance of the hours as core or elective is at the discretion of the college.

Course Delivery - On Campus ฀ Course instruction is delivered in one of two ways: 1. On Campus Instruction - On campus courses are taught on the LVHS campus by LVHS teachers who are qualified as adjunct instructors through Alamo Community Colleges and Angelo State University.

Course Delivery - Online 2. Online Instruction: – Some DC courses are taught online. All instruction and interaction with the professor is done electronically. – Because the course is a college course, the Family Education Right and Privacy Act (FERPA) laws deny parental access to professors and/or grades. – Online students MUST be self disciplined and mature.

Course Delivery - Online Continued • The professor teaching an online course may or may not know that a student enrolled in the course is a high school student. The course requirements and expectations are those required and expected of every college student. • Students enrolled in online courses are assigned a DC Computer Lab period for each course taken. Students have the time and opportunity to complete and submit their work during the computer lab period.

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Angelo State University

Angelo State University- Eligible Students ● At least a 3.0 high school GPA, or top 50% in your graduating class ● Permission from high school counselor or administrator

Angelo State University - On Campus ● Spanish I & II ● Art Appreciation

Angelo State University - Online Government 2305 - 3 college credit hours

Enrollment for Angelo State University 1) Apply for admissions through angelo.edu Students must be certain they submit the application at the end. The student’s name used when applying should match their name on their high school transcript. a) Go to angelo.edu/dualcredit b) Select “Learn More about Presidential Scholars” c) Select the plus (+) symbol, located next to “Steps to Apply” d) Create an account to apply for admissions.

Enrollment for Angelo State University Continued 2. Submit a signed Presidential Scholars Agreement Form to Mrs. Acosta, room 112. 3. Request your high school transcript through Mrs. Ayers, Counseling Secretary.

St. Philip’s College

Current LVHS On Campus Dual Credit Course Offerings St. Philip’s College ❖ BIOLOGY 1406/1407 ❖ PRECALCULUS 1414/2412 Must complete and return application to Mrs. Acosta by January 15th - ❖ these applications will be signed out to track who is applying. Must complete Apply Texas and Go FAARR modules (will be guided by Mrs. ❖ Acosta on campus) Must pass the TSI or meet readiness standards on SAT/ACT ❖

Current LVHS Online Dual Credit Course Offerings St. Philip’s College ECONOMICS 2301 Must complete and return application to Mrs. Acosta by January 15th - ❖ these applications will be signed out to track who is applying. Must complete Apply Texas and Go FAARR modules (will be guided by Mrs. ❖ Acosta on campus) Must pass the TSI or meet college readiness standards on SAT/ACT ❖

College Readiness Standards Students must have specific scores on the SAT, ACT, or the TSI test (most students use the TSI to qualify) Test Math Reading SAT 530 480 ACT 22 22 COMPOSITE 23 TSI 350 (PreCal) 351 Essay/Writing 343 (Eco/Bio) 4/340

Texas Success Initiative • TSI Testing: – Administered on SATURDAYS at La Vernia High School – Dates: • February 8th AM/PM Session • February 22nd AM/PM Session – Students who sign up for testing and fail to show are dropped from the program. – $10.00 for initial test – Retakes: $ 5 for each subject area.

Grades • Dual Credit (DC) grades are weighted. Twelve (12) points are added to the semester numeric grade average (NGA) only. The NGA is used to establish class rank. The transcript does not reflect the extra points. • Students are encouraged to make a “C” or higher in Dual Credit courses as it may impact their college GPA.

DC Grade Conversion • DC course grades are permanent grades reflected on both the high school AND college transcript. • DC letter grades will be converted to the following numeric grades on the LVISD transcript: A= 95 B= 85 C= 75 D= 65 (Student will have to retake HS course) F= Below 60%

Potential Courses Offered for School Year 2020-2021 Method of Instruction Cost Qualifications Angelo State University Spanish I & II On Campus with LVHS $150 Top half of class with Instructor 3.0 or higher GPA Art App. On Campus with LVHS $150 Top half of class with Instructor 3.0 or higher GPA Gov. Online $150 (OER) Top half of class with 3.0 or higher GPA ● Cost are subject to change.

Potential Courses Offered for School Year 2020-2021 St. Philip’s Method of Delivery Cost Qualification College Precalculus On Campus with Math TSI 350 or LVHS Instructor higher ELAR TSI 351 Biology On Campus with Textbooks Math TSI 343 or LVHS Instructor higher ELAR TSI 351 Econ Online $100 Math TSI 343 or higher ELAR 351 ● Cost are subject to change

APPLICATION DEADLINE Absolute deadline for all DC applications is Wednesday, January 15 th , 2018 to Mrs. Acosta in room 112.

Contact Information Mrs. Jana Acosta College and Career Advisor La Vernia High School 830-779-6630 EXT. 3112 Jana.acosta@lvisd.org

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