NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DUAL ENROLLMENT RESOURCE GUIDE 2020-2021 (Last Updated January 2021) 1 Table of Contents Page Contents 3 Section 1: Description of Dual Enrollment 3 Second 2: Benefits of Dual Enrollment 3 Section 3: Criteria for Admission into a Dual Enrollment Course 3 Academic Dual Enrollment Course 4 Vocational Dual Enrollment Courses 4 Addressing Deficiencies Dual Enrollment Courses 5 Section 4: Orleans Parish Opportunities for Dual Enrollment 5 Delgado 7 Bard Early College New Orleans (BECNO) 9 The University of New Orleans (UNO) 11 Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) 12 Nunez Community College 13 Xavier University 15 Dillard University 16 Tulane University 17 Loyola University of New Orleans 17 Section 5: Existing Higher Education and High School Dual Enrollment Partnerships 18 Section 6: Potential Funding Opportunities to Cover Dual Enrollment Expenses 18 Supplemental Course Academy (SCA) 18 Tops Tech Early Start (TTES) 19 Section 7: Interacting with Students and Families Interested in Dual Enrollment 19 Section 8: Appendix 19 Dual Enrollment 2019-20 Data 21 Dual Enrollment Post-Secondary Comparison Table 2 Section 1: Description of Dual Enrollment Dual enrollment is the simultaneous enrollment of a student at both high school and college where a receives credit on both their high school and college transcripts for the same course. Students may dually enroll in college courses at local technical, community and/or four-year colleges. Students enrolled in a college course follow the college curriculum. The course is taught by either the college instructor or a high school instructor who is approved to teach the college course. Interested students must meet the dual enrollment requirements set forth by the Louisiana Board of Regents if they want the course credit to be transferable across postsecondary institutions and must also meet the admission standards of the higher education institution awarding the credit. Second 2: Benefits of Dual Enrollment Dual enrollment introduces students to college-level courses while still in high school Not only does dual enrollment better prepare students for college, but it can also decrease the time needed to complete a post-secondary degree after high school Participating in dual enrollment allows students to experience what college-level coursework is like and may pique their interest in attending college or deciding a degree path It can allow high school students to explore technical work skills and they could potentially graduate with certifications or even an associate’s degree along with their high school diploma Courses taken through dual enrollment frequently cost less in tuition and fees compared to traditional postsecondary courses Previous research has found dual enrollment participation to be correlated with a range of positive high school and college outcomes, including college enrollment and persistence (Karp et al., 2007). In general, studies have found that earning college credits prior to high school graduation increases the likelihood of earning a college degree and reduces time to degree (Adelman, 2006). In addition, some of the prior research that found positive outcomes for dual enrollment participants focused in particular on career-technical students. Career-technical students who participated in dual enrollment showed higher rates of college enrollment, higher grade point averages, and greater credit accumulation than did similar career technical students who did not take dual enrollment courses (Karp et al., 2007). Section 3: Criteria for Admission into a Dual Enrollment Course The Louisiana Board of Regents has established baseline criteria for admission into a dual enrollment course. The criteria depend on whether the dual enrollment course is an academic, vocational, or remedial course. Academic Dual Enrollment Course To take an academic dual enrollment course (e.g., a course that is listed on the Master Articulation Matrix or counts as General Education credit or academic degree credit) in Louisiana, students must meet the following eligibility requirements set forth by the Louisiana Board of Regents: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ACADEMIC COURSES (on the Master Articulation Matrix) 1 Effective January 1, 2020, as established by the Louisiana Board of Regents, the minimum requirements for Dual Enrollment are as follows. Academic Requirement: 2.5 cumulative high school GPA, verified by the high school, to initiate or continue dual enrollment 3 ENGLISH MATHEMATICS2 For students with ACT or SAT scores (may use alternate measures for ACT score earned before 10th grade) ACT (> 19 Composite Score) 18 19 SAT (> 980 Total Score) 25 WL 500 For students who have taken the ACT/SAT after the 9th grade (with a Composite Score > 19) and seek an alternate measure in English or Math. 65 (Elementary Algebra) ACCUPLACER 86 Sentence Structure 40 (College-Level Math)3 For High School Dual Enrollment (students who have not yet taken the ACT in high school)4 ASPIRE (≥430 Composite Score) 433 431 (≥430 Composite Score) MAP (≥490 Language+Math Scores) 245 265 Pre-ACT (≥19 Composite Score) 18 19 Pre-SAT (≥980 Total Score) 25 WL 500 EOC English II: 740 Algebra I: 760, or Geometry: 750 Geometry: Mastery or above LEAP 20255 English II: Mastery or above (for enrollment in non-algebraic Gen. Ed Math) Geometry: Mastery or above and completion of Algebra II w/C or better for enrollment in College Algebra. 1. Postsecondary institutions may set higher scores for placement in particular courses or for high school enrollment in college courses. 2. For College Algebra, >20 ACT, 435 Aspire, 270 MAP, 22 Pre-ACT Math, 770 Algebra I or 760 Geometry EOC is recommended. 3. For College Algebra: ≥70 Accuplacer College-Level Math is recommended. 4. ACT confirms that ASPIRE & Pre-ACT are predictive measures to aid in focusing HS instruction & do not replace ACT. If a student has taken the ACT or SAT in HS, the ACT/SAT score must be used as the placement measure. 5. Regent’s staff will conduct analytical studies in 2022 to validate or adjust use of LEAP 2025 scores in this policy. Vocational Dual Enrollment Courses Technical/work skills courses are not transferrable General Education courses because they are not listed on the Master Course Articulation Matrix. Addressing Deficiencies Dual Enrollment Courses Students may utilize dual enrollment in particular subject areas while addressing deficiencies in others, the table below describes this process: ADDRESSING DEFICIENCIES 4 Anticipated ACT Student may enroll in Guidelines Outcome* Students may concurrently address DE math courses if they Student is college- deficiencies in several ways: have concurrently <18 ready in English by ● continuing to complete core classes; addressing reading/writing English spring of senior year ● participating in online subject area deficiencies reviews before retaking the DE English, foreign assessment; or language, history, ● enrolling in a BESE-approved high school introductory social Student is college- transition or college developmental <19 sciences, humanities, or ready in Math by course for which a grade ≥C will be Mathematics arts survey courses if spring of senior year considered equivalent to the required concurrently addressing ACT (after completing at least three core mathematics deficiencies English/math courses) *Because it is important that DE students graduate college-ready, before enrolling in any course on the Master Articulation Matrix in the Spring semester/term of the senior year, a student must be able to demonstrate college readiness in both English and mathematics. Section 4: Orleans Parish Opportunities for Dual Enrollment This section provides information on existing dual enrollment programs so that high schools can make informed decisions regarding dual enrollment partnerships and make easy connections. We encourage schools to use this as a guide and to build relationships with each of these programs. It is worth noting that almost of the programs listed below are currently providing instruction remotely due to COVID-19. Several of the institutions that NOLA-PS spoke with have suggested that they will shift towards a more hybrid format of instruction as we emerge from the pandemic. Delgado According to Delgado’s materials, the Dual Enrollment program at Delgado Community College is designed for students who have the ability to benefit from instruction in either their chosen career path or enrollment in a transferable course in their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school. Upon successful completion, students will receive high school credit and college transcript credit from Delgado Community College. Eligibility requirements: Have parental and school administration permission Be in “Good Standing” as defined by the student’s high school Be a junior or senior; in some instances, sophomores may be eligible Be eligible for course(s) per ACT score or Delgado placement test scores Students wishing to take courses that transfer to other colleges (Courses listed on the Articulation Matrix) must meet the Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.22 Dual Enrollment Requirements (at minimum a 2.5 Grade Point Average and ACT Composite Score of 19 with English Subscore of 18 and Math Subscore of 19) and meet the course(s) of interest's prerequisite and/or corequisite requirements for entry into those courses Students wishing to take Technical/Work Skills courses (Courses not listed on the Articulation Matrix) must have at minimum a 2.0 Grade Point Average and