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DUAL ENROLLMENT MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL Earn college credit and high school credit simultaneously! Dr. Wendy Rhodes, MVHS Assistant Principal Lucy Mason, Dual Enrollment Counselor

THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME! Charlotte High School Graduate 1991 (Punta Gorda, FL) 39 College Credits Earned

THREE YEARS LATER… Graduated from the University of Florida in 1994 Saved a whole year in college costs!

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GO TO GEORGIA TECH? $28,000+ A YEAR

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GO TO UGA? $26,000+ A YEAR

COST OF DUAL ENROLLMENT • NO mandatory fees- these are waived! • Fees for UGA and Tech $2200+/year • NO book fees- these are provided by the post- secondary institution as part of the Dual Enrollment legislation. • FREE!!!!

START EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT NOW AND SAVE MONEY ON COLLEGE EXPENSES • Four years at Tech or UGA will cost $100,000+! • If you go to an out of state school, a four year degree will cost $200,000! • The website for the Institute for College Access and Success estimates that 69% of college graduates have student loan debt in excess of $28,000.

MVHS STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN DUAL ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR • MVHS Students Participating in DE • 285 Students • Number of college courses taken • 1154 College Courses • Number of college credits earned? • 3462 • Estimated value of college credits earned? • $350,000+

WHAT DO COLLEGES THINK ABOUT DE AND AP? How many advanced classes do Georgia Tech and UGA require? • • The 2014 freshmen classes at Georgia Tech/UGA have about 6-11 AP/DE classes.

SHOULD I TAKE DUAL ENROLLMENT OR AP? AP Dual Enrollment Depends on where you want to Excellent if you plan on attending • • go to college. a college in the University System of Georgia. • Nationally accepted as being rigorous. • Accepted as being rigorous. • Must get a certain score on the • Must get a “C” in the class for AP exam to get credit for college. credit. UGA and Tech both award • transfer credit for the on campus DE classes offered at MVHS.

ON CAMPUS DUAL ENROLLMENT • Mix and match MVHS and College classes • What makes a successful On Campus Dual Enrollment Student? • Responsible • Self Disciplined to complete tasks • Good grades already • Motivated • Take classes on MVHS’ campus - never leave the building! • Math, English, and Business Management classes taught by MVHS teachers • All other classes online but monitored by MVHS teachers • Gwinnett Technical College

OFF CAMPUS DUAL ENROLLMENT Students who attend classes on a college campus • Are still considered MVHS Bears • Can participate in MVHS athletics, clubs, activities • • Can attend Prom • Can attend Graduation Can take classes at MVHS too • • But most students find it is easier to take classes at GGC only Say they LOVE it and wish they started earlier. • • Do NOT have to come to MVHS • Only attend college classes TRANSPORTATION is not provided • Gwinnett Technical College • Georgia Gwinnett College • • University of North Georgia (Gainesville Campus)

Eligibility Requirements 80%+ Numerical GPA- MVHS requirement • • Test Scores • PSAT scores • OR • Accuplacer scores • GTC will administer Accuplacer during the school day on MVHS campus in February • SAT or ACT NOT needed for GTC

Eligibility Requirements GPA Requirement • 3.0+ Core GPA • • Entrance Exam • SAT= 26 Reading, 500 Math OR ACT= 20 (no preference on SAT vs ACT) • MVHS is a testing site for SAT and ACT- registration is online and not affiliated with MVHS

Eligibility Requirements • GPA Requirement • 3.25+ Core GPA • Entrance Exam • SAT= 26 Reading, 480 Math OR ACT= 20 (no preference on SAT vs ACT) • MVHS is a testing site for SAT and ACT- registration is online and not affiliated with MVHS

WHAT ABOUT TRANSFER CREDIT? It is the student’s responsibility to talk with colleges regarding their policies on accepting transfer credit.

HOW DOES GRADING WORK?  If c  If the colleges provide the high e student udent fails a class, it school w with l letter g grades, cou ould d jeopa opardize ize graduation ion! the h high school wi will transcribe t the l letter grade t to  No p o poi oints ts are added to t o the e the m midpoint o of the g grading final nal grade e but .5 added to scale. Hop ope e GPA. PA. A = 95 B = 85 C = 77 D = 72 F = 55  All Dual Enrol ollment lment classes es are inc nclude uded d on on the he hi high h  NO E EOCs for D Dual schoo ool l transcript. ript. Enrollment s students.  Grade o of C C or h higher required f for c credit  Colleges wi will NOT communicate wi with parents

GRADE CONVERSON One semester Dual Enrollment Class EQUALS 1.0 High School Credit

BE AWARE!!!  A student must meet the entrance requirements o of the college.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet college deadlines and register for the correct classes as advi vised by the Dual Enrollment C Coordinator.  The student is responsible for ALL interaction wi with the college. The college wi will not speak wi with a parent or the Dual Enrollment C Coordinator regarding the student. The student is responsible for checking email regularly for communication from college.  Students m must have ve all schedule changes approve ved by the Dual Enrollment Coordinator.  Holidays such as Spring Break may be different f from the Gwi winnett County holidays.  Students m must provi vide an official transcript to the Dual Enrollment Coordinator after eve very semester in order to receive ve high school credit.  College transcript is permanent!

HOW DO I GET STARTED? POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THE FOLLOWING STEPS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MOWR PROGRAM: ____ 1. Attend a Parent/Student I Information M Meeting. ____ 2. Decide wh which D Dual E Enrollment p program t to pursue ( (On Campus or Off Campus) ____ 3. Complete the D Dual E Enrollment p packet. Due t to Dr. by December 20 th th . Rhodes o or M Ms. Holcombe b ____ 4. OFF C CAMPUS ONLY. Register to take the SAT and o or ACT a as soon as possible! th Test (December 7 th preferred) 14 th 7 th SAT- March 1 th Test (December 1 th preferred) ACT- February 8 th 14 th

HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT Simple….. Turn in the Dual Enrollment Packet by December 20 th ! After that, we will contact you with the next steps! Table set up in the lobby if you are ready to fill out the application NOW and turn it in!

PC REPAIR AND NETWORK TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE INTEREST MEETING • In the Media Center immediately following this meeting! • Or contact Ms. Schuster • brittnay_schuster@gwinnett.k12.ga.us