Advanced Placement

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Dual Credit

Agenda

• Introductions
• Differences between AP and CC
• Cost
• Enrollment
• Requirements
• Credit transfer
• Weighted grades
• What can I expect?
• What is a manageable AP and CC course load?
• Typical honors track
• Drop policy
• Honor code
• Q and A

Seth Bauer

AP Coordinator

seth.bauer@evsck12.com

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Leslie Wilhelmus

Assistant Principal, Programming

leslie.wilhelmus@evsck12.com

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Brian Gmutza

Junior/Senior Counselor, A-K

barbara.baker@evsck12.com

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Brooke Tilley

Junior/Senior Counselor, L-Z

Dual Credit Coordinator

ryan.preci@evsck12.com

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Heather Coy,Shepard Academy CC Instructor

heather.coy@evsck12.com

Difference Between AP and CC Courses

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

• College level courses taught by high school teachers
• Content dictated by the College Board
• Must take exam in May to earn credit
• Credit only earned with required score for each university
• Approximately $95 per exam

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Concurrent Credit (CC) Courses

• College course taught by high school teacher who is also adjunct faculty at the university
• Content dictated by the university assigning credit (USI/Ivy Tech)
• Must take university final exam at end of term (PLTW takes a National Assessment)
• Credit given by university with grade assigned
• Approximately $25 per credit hour ($75 for 3 credit/hr class)

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Students qualifying for free/reduced cost program pay no cost for both options

Difference Between AP and CC Courses

• Requirements
• AP Courses
• Open Enrollment for academically capable students
• CC Courses
• GPA/PSAT/Accuplacer (Exception- PLTW)
• Credit transfer
• AP Credit Search
• Indiana Core Transfer Library

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Weighted Grades

• Started by EVSC with 2018-19 School Year
• Retroactive to 2017-18 School Year
• Grade in class should be comparable to performance on AP exams
• Final semester grade for CC course is grade on college transcript
• Weighted based on type of course

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Weighted AP GPA

• A = 5 points
• B = 4 points
• C = 3 points
• D = 2 points
• F = 0 points

Non-weighted GPA

• A = 4 points
• B = 3 points
• C = 2 points
• D = 1 point
• F = 0 points

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Weighted CC GPA

• A = 4.5 points
• B = 3.5 points
• C = 2.5 points
• D = 1.5 points
• F = 0 points

What can my student expect?

• Daily readings
• Regular Practice
• Weekly writing
• AP Style Exams (AP)
• University aligned/approved final exams (CC)
• College Level Instruction
• Increased academic support
• Teacher check-ins with struggling students
• AVID Elective course for students taking these courses for the first time

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What is a manageable course load?

Typical Academic Honors Path

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• Sophomore Year
• 1 to 2 AP Courses
• Junior Year
• Two to three AP Courses
• One CC Course
• Senior Year
• Three AP Courses
• Two CC Courses

Every student is different; every path will be different.

What courses are offered?

• AP Courses
• AP English Language (11th)
• AP English Literature (12th)
• AP World History (10-12)
• AP Psychology (10-12)
• AP US History (11-12)
• AP US Government
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Statistics (11-12)
• AP Calculus (12)
• AP Biology (11-12)
• AP Chemistry (11-12)
• AP Environmental Studies (11-12)
• AP Music Theory
• AP Studio Art (11-12)
• AP Spanish Language/Culture

• CC Courses
• Advanced Speech (11th- SA)
• English 11H CC (11th-SA)
• English 12H CC (12th-SA)
• Social Justice (11th- SA)
• Economics (12th)
• German IV CC (11th-12th)
• Spanish IV CC (11th-12th)
• PLTW- Introduction to Engineering and Design (9th-12th)
• PLTW- Principles of Engineering (10th-12th)

Drop Policy and Honor Code

Drop Policy

• Students cannot drop a class after the last day of school in May of the previous school year
• Exam ordering
• Staffing
• Accountability

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Honor Code

• University level course
• High academic and behavioral standards
• Create a learning environment that is best for all students