Early College Opportunities at Bucks County Community College Why should high school students consider taking a Bucks course? • Get a head start on college. • Explore potential career paths and academic plans at a lesser cost. • Ease into the college transition. • Consider the outcomes: dual enrollment students graduate from high school, enter college, and succeed in college at greater rates than their nonparticipating peers. What is the enrollment process? 1. Apply at www.bucks.edu/apply 2. Evaluate skills: • Juniors with a 3.25+ cumulative GPA or Seniors with a 3.00+ cumulative GPA can be waived from placement tests. High school must provide transcript to Bucks. • All other students will take placement tests in math, reading, and writing on campus: www.bucks.edu/testing 3. Choose courses: www.bucks.edu/register. Advising and help are available! 4. Submit High School Approval Form online (or paper version): www.bucks.edu/HSApproval 5. Students will either register themselves after receiving instructions or will be manually registered by Bucks staff. Payment information will be provided. 6. Buy books and attend class! Examples of Couse Options • COMP-110 English Composition I • HIST-152 US History: Modern • COMM-105 Interpersonal America Communication • HLTH-120N Nutrition • COMM-110 Effective Speaking • MGMT-100 Introduction to • ECON-111 Principles of Economics - Business Macro • PSYC-110 Introduction to • ECON-112 Principles of Economics Psychology – Micro • SOCI-110 Introduction to Sociology • HIST-151 US History: Young • GUID-101 Introduction to Guided America Studies (1-credit course for undecided students) Students are not limited to these courses. The courses above are popular amongst high school students because they have the potential to meet general education requirements or requirements for a variety of majors. If students are eligible for the placement test waiver based on high school GPA (see slide 3), they will be eligible for the above courses. For Students Interested in STEM Fields • MATH-115 Elementary Statistics • CHEM-101 Chemistry A • MATH-120 College Algebra • CHEM-121 Chemistry I ** • MATH-122 Trig & Analytic Geometry* • BIOL-101 Biological Science I • MATH-125 Pre-Calculus* • BIOL-121 Biological Principles I*** • MATH-140 Calculus I* • BIOL-181 Human Anatomy and • CISC-110 Intro to Information Systems Physiology I**** • CISC-115 Computer Science I BIOL121 and CHEM121 are generally required for science majors. *Math placement test required even if eligible for placement test waivers based on GPA: https://www.bucks.edu/academics/testing/placement/ **CHEM121 requires chemistry placement test: https://www.bucks.edu/academics/department/stem/chem/placement/ ***CHEM101 or CHEM121 prerequisite; can be waived with score of 3+ on AP Chemistry Exam. ****High School Chemistry (C or better) and permission of STEM department required. To find the course offerings, visit www.bucks.edu/register, then select the course offerings for the appropriate term. You can narrow down the search by campus, days of the week, and type of course. Below each course title, you’ll see days/times that it is offered as well as prerequisites and/or additional fees (if applicable). Students who are waived from placement tests based on high school cumulative GPA will be given a writing score of “6” and a reading score of “3”; math placement is based on GPA and whether the student has successfully completed Algebra 2. If a course has additional fees, you’ll see it listed below prerequisites. To view all AP exam equivalencies, please visit https://www.bucks.edu/admissions/prerequisitewaivertransfercredit/ap-credit/ Expectations and Considerations • College-level courses = college transcript. • Emphasis on independent work. • College campus is a mature environment. • High transferability of courses, but we recommend confirming with receiving institution. • Some terms may be accelerated (e.g. summer, winter, modular courses). • Holidays and breaks in college calendar may be different than high school calendar; students follow college calendar. • Financial aid is not available for students before high school graduation. 2017-2018 Transfer Schools Albright College Fayetteville State University Kutztown University Alfred University Clarks Summit University Florida Gulf Coast University La Salle University Allegheny College Clemson University Florida International University Lafayette College Alvernia University Coastal Carolina University Florida State University Le Moyne College Arcadia University College of New Jersey Franciscan University of Steubenville Lehigh University Arizona State University College of Saint Rose George Mason University Liberty University Ashford University Colorado State University George Washington University Lock Haven University Ball State University Columbia College Georgia Institute Of Technology Lone Star College System District Barnard College Columbia Southern University Georgia State University Loyola Marymount University Bethel College Concordia University - 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