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1 | Connecting HS Course Registration with College Admissions | ||||||||||
2 | A help guide for parents and students seeking information about HS course options, earning college credits in HS, and planning for college. | ||||||||||
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4 | This is a general guide to assist parents and students in determining what is the most appropriate academic course path to take while in high school to prepare for college and in some instances earn college credit. | ||||||||||
5 | Every college is different and has their own entrance requirements. If considering a particular university, it is highly encouraged that you examine those enrollment requirements to ensure the best chance to be accepted. | ||||||||||
6 | The information provided in this document is not specific to any college or university, it is merely a broad overview to help the user gain a better understanding of course options as a high school student. | ||||||||||
7 | There are many course pathways to travel for graduating HS, preparing for college, and earning college credit while still a HS student. There is no "one way" to plan this path. There is only "the way" that makes the most sense for the student. Every student is different in their interest, where they want to go to college, and what they want to accomplish prior to graduating HS. The information in this document is provided for the user to make the most informed decision about what works best for them. | ||||||||||
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9 | Points to consider | ||||||||||
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11 | In planning for college, universities want to see "how" (through courses taken) a student challenges themselves academically. This can be done through Advanced Placement (AP) or Career and College Promise (CCP). Depending on the university one is considering, it is good to know what makes for a strong college application. | ||||||||||
12 | Some universities ONLY want to see that students take and do well in an AP courses and score well on the AP exam | ||||||||||
13 | Some universities may have no preference about either AP or CCP. They are more interested in how the student performed in either instance. | ||||||||||
14 | Only the AP exam can earn a student college credit. Depending on the university, how well the student performs on that exam (level 3, 4, or 5) may earn them college credit. | ||||||||||
15 | Passing a CCP course will earn a student college credit in a NC university. | ||||||||||
16 | Help Documents: | CCP. DPI Dual Credit Allowances | This document helps you see where you can double dip a course and earn both HS/CCP credit. | ||||||||
17 | Additional Information | This link contains documents pertaining to courses, course codes and course coding structure for North Carolina public schools. Updates to most documents are made to highlight changes to the course code structure and/or the addition of new course codes. Please visit this page often for updates. | |||||||||
18 | AP - VS - CCP | This chart compares and contrasts both AP and CCP options | |||||||||
19 | Most AP and CCP courses can only be taken during a junior and senior year. With that said, students seeking to maximize the opportunity to earn college credit, should consider frontloading their schedules in grades 8-10. | ||||||||||
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21 | North Carolina has an agreement between Community Colleges and Universities about credits earned at the Community Colleges while in HS. These credits do transfer as college credit to NC universities and may or may not count those credits toward the college degree requirements. | ||||||||||
22 | To support high school students who are earning college credit while in high school through Career & College Promise, NCDPI has determined dual credit allowances for courses included in the Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). UGETC courses will transfer for equivalency credit from NC Community Colleges to UNC Institutions. Students who enroll in and pass these college courses will also receive high school course credit based on the chart below. | ||||||||||
23 | Students that want to participate in CCP (take courses at PCC), must meet PCC entrance requirements. | ||||||||||
24 | Must be a junior or senior, have completed math 1, and have a 3.0 GPA | ||||||||||
25 | *Students participating in CCP at PCC are responsible for courses expenses such as: PCC parking permit, textbook, and other required course materials as outlined by PCC instructors and/or campus requirements. | ||||||||||
26 | Why college courses: | https://www.marketplace.org/2018/01/19/education/college-credit-high-school-all-rage-whats-payoff | |||||||||
27 | CCP from DPI: | http://www.ncpublicschools.org/advancedlearning/ccp/ | |||||||||
28 | CCP Website: | https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/academic-programs/career-college-promise | |||||||||
29 | See transfer course list for more info | This link helps you identify those UGETC courses that transfer as a 1:1 credit in the course taken in HS for the same college credit. | |||||||||
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31 | Again, there is no right way to approach earning college credit. There are advantages for both AP and CCP. The advantage depends on the outcome goal for each student. It could be argued that AP may provide an experience that more closely mirrors the university academic expecations for students, thus, making the AP experience more valuable than earning a credit through CCP. However, regardless of the course pathway, it is the instructor that ultimately determines the quality of the experience and how valuable the course was for preparing a HS student for college. | ||||||||||
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33 | Earning Quality Points and establishing class rank | ||||||||||
34 | Both Career and College Promise (CCP) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses offer 5 quality points (QP) toward a student's GPA. | ||||||||||
35 | *In most cases CTE courses taken at PCC through CCP only count 4.0 QP toward GPA: | See transfer course list for more info | |||||||||
36 | AP and most CCP courses provide 5.0 QP toward GPA. (PCC World Language courses also qualify for 5.0 QPs) | ||||||||||
37 | Honors courses provide 4.5 QP toward GPA. | ||||||||||
38 | Standard courses provide 4.0 QP toward GPA. | ||||||||||
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40 | Pitt County Schools High School Graduation Requirements | ||||||||||
41 | Subject | English | Math | Science | Social Studies | Electives | Foreign Language | Total | |||
42 | Credits | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 28 | |||
43 | *see HS Course FlowChart tab for a more in depth breakdown of course options in each area. | ||||||||||
44 | Foreign language is not a requirement for HS graduation but is a requirement for entrance to most universities. | ||||||||||
45 | Additional Requirements that are reflected in elective credits: | ||||||||||
46 | Major Concentration: (4 credits) | Minor Concentration: (2 credits) | Health and PE (1 credit) | Arts (1 credit) | |||||||
47 | The remaining 5 elective credits should be used to explore interest, strengthen college application, and/or seek college credit. | ||||||||||
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49 | Contact information: | ||||||||||
50 | Contact your HS Counselor for general questions about course options that best meet future college plans. | ||||||||||
51 | AGHS | 746-4183 | |||||||||
52 | DHC | 756-3440 | |||||||||
53 | FCHS | 753-5138 | |||||||||
54 | JHR | 321-3640 | |||||||||
55 | NPHS | 825-0054 | |||||||||
56 | SCHS | 321-3232 | |||||||||
57 | If you are interested in Governor's School go to: | ||||||||||
58 | https://www.dpi.nc.gov/students-families/enhanced-opportunities/governors-school-north-carolina | ||||||||||
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