How to Earn College Credit in High School

1. How to Earn College Credit in High School

2. Why? • Gain industry-accepted certification • Save time • Save money • Participate in more challenging coursework • Different learning environment (off high school campus) • Demonstrate educational maturity/college readiness

3. Programs: • Project Lead the Way • Tech Prep and Articulation Agreements • College Level Examination Program • Post Secondary Enrollment Options • Concurrent Enrollment • College in the Schools • Advanced Placement

4. Course Registration Guide • All of the programs discussed in this presentation are further explained in the Course Registration Guide: • http://www.rochester.k12.mn.us/page/3718

5. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXLDNYs_JE&feature=player_embedded

6. What it Project Lead the Way? • Series of courses in: Innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) • Hands-on, project-based program • What courses do we offer? • Intro to Engineering Design • Principles of Engineering • Biotechnical Engineering • Principles of Biomedical Science • Civil Engineering and Architecture • Digital Electronics • Eventually, Human Body Systems (possibly will replace our current Anatomy) • How to earn college credit? • Test at end of year, similar to AP, fee, coordinate through teacher • Some colleges who accept credit: Mankato, St. Cloud, MSOE, Purdue, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, University of Colorado/CO Springs, San Diego State University • More information?www.pltw.org

8. Tech Prep Courses and Articulation Agreements

9. What are Articulation Agreements? • Take elective courses that can be transferred to technical or community colleges for credit • Must take courses in grades 10, 11, or 12 • Must successfully complete the specific activities which demonstrate the competencies and possibly pass certain tests • Earn a grade of A or B in the course • Accepted at all MnSCU schools • What courses do we offer? • 22 courses are offered in the Rochester Public Schools • See the last page in the course registration guide for details • How to earn college credit? • Coordinate with high school teacher • Complete required activities and tests • Keep completion certificate until you register for college • Bring certificate to the college and enroll in the specific career program or major • Check each college’s websites to see their transfer policy • Not all credits will move into all programs or majors • More information? See each college or university website for specific information

10. TECH PREP CLASSES • INDUSTRIAL TECH • Auto Mechanics • Introduction to Auto Technology • PLTW: Introduction to Engineering Design • PLTW: Principles of Engineering • Power Mechanics • Television Production II • HEALTH CAREERS SCIENCES • Health Science Careers Part I • Health Science Careers Part II: • Pathway A: Nursing Assistant • Health Science Careers Part II: • Pathway C: Pharmacy Tech. • AGRICULTURE • Floral Design & Arrangement • Plant Science • Veterinary Studies • BUSINESS • Accounting I • Accounting II • Desktop Publishing • Advertising and Sales Promotion • Computers for College and Careers • Introduction to Business • Word FACS Child Development Culinary Arts Parent and Child

11. Health Science Careers (C.N.A. and Pharm Tech)

12. College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

13. What is CLEP? • Computer-based exams in material that corresponds to first or second year of college courses • Assumed that the student wanting to test out has already acquired the knowledge somehow • 33 tests available • May count for college and possibly high school credit • Test sites: RCTC • Fee per test • Most are 90-minute tests • What courses do we offer? • None. • How to earn college credit? • Save test results page • Passing scores and corresponding credit may vary between colleges • Check college and university websites for specific transfer policies • More information? See each college or university website for specific information

14. Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)

15. What is PSEO? • High school students taking college courses either on or off the college campus of select schools • Option A: Likely plan for a 2 or 4-year degree • Grade 11 -- a 3.0 GPA, above 66th percentile in rank, passing ACCUPLACER test scores • Grade 12 – a 2.50 GPA, above 50th percentile in rank, passing ACCUPLACER test scores • Option B: Career Technical Education (CTE) • Grades 10 (limited participation), 11, and 12 • Admission varies by program • No charge for tuition or books • What courses do we offer? • None. • How to earn college credit? • Send PSEO transcript to registrar of the college for which you wish to transfer • Check college and university websites for specific transfer policies • More information?www.rctc.edu/pseo • http://r.umn.edu/academics-research/programs/pseo • http://crossroadscollege.edu/Admissions/PSEO/PSEOPrograminformation.aspx

16. PSEO Information Night • Thursday, February 6th, 2014 • 6:30 p.m. • RCTC Fieldhouse • Colleges Present: RCTC, UM-R, Crossroads • Other college credit options will be discussed

17. Concurrent Enrollment

18. What is Concurrent Enrollment? • High school students taking college courses via PSEO on their HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS by the high school teachers, using the college curriculum • Dual Credit (earn credit at both the high school and at college) • Criteria to participate: • Grade 11 -- a 3.0 GPA, above 66th percentile in rank, passing ACCUPLACER test scores • Grade 12 – a 2.50 GPA, above 50th percentile in rank, passing ACCUPLACER test scores • No charge for tuition or books • What courses do we offer? • Speech 1114 Fundamentals of Public Speaking • ENGL 1117 Reading and Writing Critically I • MATH 2237 Multivariable and Vector Calculus • How to earn college credit? • Send PSEO transcript to registrar of the college for which you wish to attend • Check college and university websites for specific transfer policies • More information?See the Course Registration Guide

19. College in the Schools

20. What is College in the Schools? • High school students taking college courses via PSEO on their HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS by the high school teachers, using the college curriculum • Dual Credit (earn credit at both the high school and at college) • No Cost to student – similar to PSEO • Must also complete UM CIS application • What course do we offer? • Latin 3003 – Intermediate Latin Prose: Readings from Republican Rome • Latin 3004 – Intermediate Latin Poetry: Vergil’s Aeneid • How to earn college credit? • Send UM transcript to registrar of the college for which you wish to attend • Check college and university websites for specific transfer policies • More information?http://cce.umn.edu/documents/DCP/CIS-Student-Handbook.pdf

21. Advanced Placement (AP)

22. AP History

23. What is Advanced Placement? • Program through the College Board • 34 Tests/subjects • Fee per test ~$45.00/test, test scored 1-5 (five is the highest) • Open policy (take class and test, take class not test, not take class but take test) • Open to Grades 9-12 • What course do we offer? Classes prepare specifically for success in the tests • AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Literature • AP Chemistry AP Calculus BC AP Language • AP Physics AP Statistics AP US Government • AP Enviro. Science AP EconomicsAP Geography AP Macroeconomics AP Psychology AP Computer Sci. A • AP US History AP Spanish Language AP Studio Art Portfolio • How to earn college credit? • In March, register for exam(s) and pay test fees through the high school • Information will be posted on main page of Century website in March • Dr. Julie Austinson, Century AP Coordinator • More information?http://cce.umn.edu/documents/DCP/CIS-Student-Handbook.pdf

24. How are AP courses different than high school courses? • Heavier load of independent reading • consistently ~ ½ hr. per night including weekends • May not have a study guide, might have an outline • that the student makes him/herself • Create own background on topic via reading to bring to the class discussions • AP sciences are lab-based • must have very strong prerequisites in math and science • Come in with very strong writing skills

25. More differences… • Teachers do not have time for tutoring, office hours are not available like in college • College Board recommends class size of 17 students per class, we have double that • Must be in class – attendance is crucial(not a good time to go to Mexico for a week)

26. How to receive college credit… • Research transfer policy on the specific college website (the College Board website sometimes has conflicting/outdated information) • Some places only accept a score of 5, but then may need to see the students ACT or SAT scores to verify • If science is your field of choice, some colleges may not allow the acceptance of AP credits, but you will do well in the college courses • Some issue back credit, meaning you need to pass the second level of the college course in order to receive the AP credit for the first level • Some schools do not accept any AP course credits

27. Anecdotal – What I’ve heard from our AP teachers…

28. AP classes are not about the college credit, it is about the learning preparation for college • College students saying, “Oh, now I get it!” regarding the high expectations AP teachers required. • Academic maturity – You are a college freshman in AP classes. Teachers expect high skills. • Don’t expect straight As – This is not about deal makingor bartering, it is about LEARNING. • It is better to take harder classes and earn the B. If you really earned the B, see what you get on the AP test. • If you get your first B, it is likely in an AP class and that is ok. • There is too much competition for GPA/Rank and not enough competition in actual learning.

29. Harvard http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/transfer_credit.html

30. Harvard

31. Dartmouth http://www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/apply/thinking/credit.html

32. Princeton http://www.princeton.edu/pub/ap/table/

33. University of Minnesotahttp://admissions.tc.umn.edu/academics/ap.html

34. UW-Madison http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/APIB.php

35. Iowa State Universityhttp://www.admissions.iastate.edu/cbe/ap.php

36. Carleton College http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/registrar/catalog/current/prior_credits/

37. MIT http://web.mit.edu/catalog/overv.chap3-adm.htmlhttp://web.mit.edu/firstyear/2016/subjects/ap.html

38. Winona State Universityhttp://www.winona.edu/admissions/credit.asp

39. St. Olaf Collegehttp://www.stolaf.edu/offices/registrar/APexamfall2013.pdf

40. Mankato State Universityhttp://www.mnsu.edu/admissions/transfer/transfer/transfer_credits.html