AP and Dual Credit Information Meeting This presentation will be available on Canvas (Class of 20___) and Guidance Homepage 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 THE WHY •RIGOR •TRANSITION •CONFIDENCE •ACADEMIC HONORS •TIME •$$$$$$ 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 Courses College Course Principles of Marketing I MKTG 101 Principles of Marketing II MKTG 230 Visual Communications VISC 102 Digital Design VISC 115 PLTW I (IED) DESN 101 Precalculus/Trigonometry MATH 136/137 Digital Applications and Responsibility CINS101 BioMed PLTW I BIOT 107 - After 4th Year AP World History Dependent on Score Music Appreciation HUMA 118 Art History (2nd semester only) AD 101 HHS Grade 10 Courses College Course (Sophomores can also take courses from the Grade 9 list.) Business Law and Ethics I BUSN 201 PLTW II (POE) DESN 104 AP Calculus Dependent on Score Calculus MATH 211 or MATH M215 BioMed PLTW II BIOT 107 (after 4th year) AP US History Dependent on Score Dual Credit US History HIST H 105/106 French III FREN 101/102 Spanish III SPAN 101/102 Drawing AD 108 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 BioMed PLTW III* and IV* BIOT 107 (after 4th year) 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 non-science majors) or CHEM 111/112 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 Just one example of how a student at HHS can satisfy almost all of the Gen Ed requirements at IU IU Bloomington Requirement HHS Course 1 English Composition ENGL 111 1 Mathematical Modeling Calculus – MATH 211 or M215 2 Arts and Humanities Creative Writing – ENGL 202 Art Appreciation – AD 101 2 Social and Historical Studies AP U.S. History AP Government 2 Natural and Mathematical Anatomy and Physiology Sciences APHY 101/102 4 World Languages Spanish or French 101, 102, 201, and 202 What will careful Dual Credit and AP course selection do for students headed to IU? ✓ All but 6 credits of the IU GenEd Curriculum requirements can be earned at HHS. (All are actually offered at Homestead, but IU requires that you take 6 credits while in residence at Bloomington.) ✓ By taking 10 Homestead AP and/or Dual Credit courses from the IU Gen Ed Curriculum list, a student goes to IU with 30+ credit hours on her IU transcript. http://cts.admissions.indiana.edu/transferin.cfm ✓ The student can go to IU with her first year of college behind her at little or no cost to her family - a savings of up to $19,882! (Tuition plus one year room and board.) http://admissions.indiana.edu/cost-financial-aid/tuition-fees.html Purdue University at West Lafayette • Starting in 2013, all undergraduate students must meet the foundational learning outcomes, which are the same for all students, regardless of discipline or major.