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Salem Community College and Woodstown High School Dual Credit Opportunities

Salem Community College and Woodstown High School Dual Credit Opportunities. Amy Kellen Recruiter and Coordinator of Testing. What is Dual Credit?. Dual Credit is a course for course equivalency agreement between a college and a high school.

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Salem Community College and Woodstown High School Dual Credit Opportunities

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  1. Salem Community College and Woodstown High School Dual Credit Opportunities Amy Kellen Recruiter and Coordinator of Testing

  2. What is Dual Credit? • Dual Credit is a course for course equivalency agreement between a college and a high school. • Students earn high school credit and college credit for the same course. • The course counts towards graduation requirements at both schools.

  3. How does Dual Credit work? • Students take their regularly scheduled courses at the high school. • The courses are taught by the regular high school instructors. • Students are eligible to apply for Dual Credit if they earn a 73% or higher for the course.

  4. How can the College offer this Opportunity? • The college must approve the contents of the course. • The college must have a financial responsibility for the course.

  5. What is the process for earning Dual Credit? • The student earns a 73% or higher in an approved course. • The student must complete an SCC Application for Admissions. • The student must schedule to take the ACCUPLACER test. If the student has received a 540 on the Critical Reading and/or a 530 on the Math portion of the SAT, they would be excused. • The student must complete a Request for Dual Credit Form and submit an Official High School Transcript. • The students, or parents, must pay for the course by Check or Money Order. • The high school grade will be converted to the SCC grading scale.

  6. What are the benefits of Dual Credit? • Cost • Time • Transferability

  7. What is the cost of Dual Credit? • Students pay standard SCC tuition of $50.00 per credit. • A three-credit course would cost $150.00 • A four-credit course would cost $200.00

  8. Are there any costs other than tuition? • No admissions fee ($27.00) • No registration fee ($27.00) • No college fee ($16/credit = $64.00) • No technology fee ($15/credit = $60.00) • No lab fee ($108.00) • No textbook ($130.00 for used book) • Total savings = $416.00

  9. Is the cost of Dual Credit a bargain? • Four credits at SCC with the Dual Credit Agreement is $200.00 (lab science course) • Four Credits at Rowan is $1,328.00 (2011 part-time rates) • Total Savings = $1,128.00

  10. How does Dual Credit save time? • Students do not have to repeat Dual Credit courses once they get to college. • Students will be able to complete their academic programs in less time because they have fewer classes to take.

  11. Are Dual Credit courses transferable? • Dual Credit courses should be accepted at most two-year and four-year institutions throughout the United States. • Dual Credit courses will look like any other course on the student’s transcript.

  12. How to enroll in Dual Credit? • Complete an application to attend SCC and submit to Ms. Bramante by Friday, March 2nd. • Take the ACCUPLACER and test at required levels for desired courses by May 31st. • In order to take advantage of these credits, all accompanying documents must be complete and brought to SCC by July 15th. Beyond July 15th, the agreement for college credit will be void.

  13. Courses that are offered? • A&P Biology • Honors- A&P • Honors- Chemistry • AP Chemistry • English III- Honors • English IV- AP • Honors- US History I • Honors- US History II • AP Calculus • Honors Physics • AP Physics • Introduction to Sociology

  14. Who do I contact if I have any questions? • At Woodstown High School: • Guidance Office • At Salem Community College: • Kevin Catalfamo Director of Enrollment and Transition Services Phone: 856.351.2701 Email: kcatalfamo@salemcc.edu

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