College Credit Plus and Advanced Placement

Anna High School

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Mrs. Holsinger

School Counselor

There is a packet of information– please pick it up on the stage!

What is College Credit Plus?

• A state funded opportunity to earn college credit for College-Ready Students in Grades 6-12

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• Students can satisfy high school graduation requirements while earning college credit towards a degree

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Student Participation in CCP

• Students and parents attend an informational meeting about CCP with the high school counselor
• Students must show College Readiness:
• Students must apply and be accepted by the college they intend to take courses through
• Student may need to complete an assessment exam (e.g. ACT or Accuplacer) and achieve college ready scores

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CCP Course Selection

• Students may earn high school credits through any combination of college classes and classes taken at the high school
• Students may follow the listed pathways with the partner institution; or select other courses
• To view the complete list of available CCP courses and pathways, you can view a college’s course catalog online. (Edison: http://catalog.edisonohio.edu)
• Consider your Personal Academic Goals
• College Choice
• Planned Major
• Transferology.com

CCP Course Selection

• Students can earn up to 30 hours per year, but no more than 120 hours total while in the program.
• College semester hours per class will be converted to high school credit (Carnegie Units) in the following proportion:
• 3 or more semester hours = 1 Carnegie Unit
• 2 semester hours = 2/3 of a Carnegie Unit
• 1 semester hours = 1/3 of a Carnegie Unit
• Example: If a student is taking 4 courses at Anna, you would calculate as follows
• 30 – (# of High School credits x 3) = max # of eligible college semester hours a student may take that year
• 30 – (4 x 3) = 18 (student would be eligible to take up to 18 total semester hours of college credit that year)
• If a student exceeds 30 hours, the college will bill the student directly

Scheduling for CCP Courses

• Anna HS will require that students take at least 5-7 courses per semester to maintain eligibility for sports and also maintain a full-time course schedule

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• We currently have numerous CCP options built into our AHS schedule

Scheduling for CCP Courses

• Scheduling Conflicts:
• The Anna HS Schedule takes precedence over courses delivered at a college/university
• Students may not have room in their schedule to take all desired coursework
• College courses may be full
• Mrs. Holsinger will work with students to appropriately fill their schedule but know that sometimes conflicts do arise and students must make a choice between courses

CCP Grades

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• CCP courses will go on the student’s High School and College Transcript and will count as part of the student’s GPA for both institutions
• The grade earned in the CCP course will be the grade earned at the high school
• CCP courses and grades will follow students to college
• Please be aware that college courses at a college/university setting will be different than taking coursework at the High School
• Pace of college course (much faster)
• Accessibility of instructor (must visit during office hours… may be challenging)

Potential CCP Fees and Costs

• Students attending a Public College will not be required to pay for any books or fees
• If a student fails a college course or withdraws from the course past the withdraw date, Anna Local Schools will seek reimbursement for that course
• If a student exceeds the amount of credits allowed (30 per year; 120 per program), the college will bill the student directly

Potential Benefits & Risks of CCP

• Pros
• More curriculum offerings
• Some coursework delivered at the HS
• No travel time if courses are taken at the HS
• Receive HS and College credit at the same time
• Ability to experience college-level curriculum/rigor

• Cons
• Scheduling Conflicts
• Increase in student responsibility for learning
• No show drops
• Increased travel time may conflict with sporting events/practices, important school informational sessions, and other school events
• Online courses are often more challenging than students expect and require more independence and self-motivation
• If doing coursework outside of AHS, parents and counselor have no ability to monitor achievement in the course

CCP Academic Probation/Dismissal

• Students who dip below a 2.0 GPA for their CCP courses or students who drop 2 or more courses in one term will be placed on CCP Academic Probation.
• While on Probation, students will only be allowed to take one course in the following term. In order to avoid CCP Dismissal, students must increase their GPA to above a 2.0 in CCP courses .
• Students who fail to increase their CCP GPA will be dismissed from the program for at least one term.
• To be reinstated to the CCP program following Dismissal, students must submit a request for reinstatement and meet the reinstatement requirements.

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Next Steps

• 1. Talk together about CCP (go over pros/cons of this program)
• 2. The Intent to Participate form must be given to Mrs. Holsinger by April 1, 2025 if you wish to participate in the CCP program for the 25-26 school year
• 3. Review and complete all admission requirements for any colleges/universities you may be interested in
• 4. If scheduling courses outside of AHS, search for courses and fill out a registration form and bring to Mrs. Holsinger for confirmation (should be done by the end of this school year)

What is Advanced Placement?

• An upper level course where college credit can be earned through a culminating exam
• Example: If you take an AP class you will take the AP exam at the end of the class. You will receive a 1,2,3,4, or 5 as your score. 5 is the highest.
• For example, The Ohio State University gives the following credit:
• AP Calculus AB
• 3, 4, 5= 5 credit hours
• http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp

What is the difference between AP & CCP?

• AP is not a transcripted college credit; students must earn the score of 3 or better on their AP test to receive college credit at most universities/institutions of higher education
• AP is nationally tested
• Students will learn the same material in all AP classrooms across the nation
• CCP courses not evaluated in this format and not nationally tested

AP Classes at Anna

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• AP Calculus AB – Mr. Brautigam

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• AP Biology – Mr. Osborne
• AP Physics – Mrs. Quinter

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• AP US History – Mr. Needles

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***There are some AP offerings through VHS as well (see Mrs. Holsinger for more information)

Questions?

• Taking advantage of the College Credit Plus and/or the AP program has many pros and cons, and this decision should be thoroughly thought over by you and your student.

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• College Credit Plus website: www.ohiohighered.org/ccp
• AP website: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home

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• If you should have any questions and/or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me!
• (937) 394-2011 ext. 119
• mholsinger@annaschools.org

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