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1 UW in the High School Bringing the University to Your Classroom

2 teach in their own to who are who can earn alongside UW in the High School

3 Costs to student Student stays at the high school Student earns a grade and college credit through the whole course Professional development for the high school teacher Advanced Placement Test: $87, Reduced fee for low-income students Running Start Books, transportation, prorated fees UW in the High School Course: $305 Registration: $39 UW in the High School

4 Benefits to Students Engage in university-level coursework Establish a UW transcript Gain access to the UW libraries Earn a grade and college credit throughout the course, not on one high-stakes exam Save money on college credits UW in the High School

5 Earn recognition as UW Extension Lecturers Access UW libraries and departmental resources Collaborate with UW Coordinators and Liaisons on curriculum and assessments Participate in professional development at UW UW in the High School Benefits to Teachers The UW Astronomy Department and a Washington State High School teacher present on the UWHS Astronomy course at the American Astronomical Society Conference, Seattle 2011

6 Retain students with on- site college courses Increase academic rigor of course catalog Become a recognized partner of the University of Washington UW in the High School Benefits to Schools

7 Lopez Island Hanford Newport Sequim Chelan Winlock Kennedy Catholic, Burien 72 schools 127 teachers 3,033 students 2010-11

8 French 103, 201, & 202 German 103 Japanese 113 & 211 Spanish 103, 201, & 202 World Languages UW in the High School

9 English 111 Composition: Literature English 131 Composition: Exposition Comparative Literature 240 Comparative Literature History 235 A History of the United States Since 1940 Humanities UW in the High School

10 Informatics 100 Fluency in Information Technology Computer Science 120 Computer Science Principles Computer Science 142 Computer Programming I Computer Science 143 Computer Programming II UW in the High School Math and Computer Technology Math 120 Precalculus Math 124 Calculus I Math 125 Calculus II Math 126 Calculus III

11 Astronomy 101 Astronomy Atmospheric Sciences 211 Climate and Climate Change Biology 100 Addiction and the Brain Earth & Space Sciences 101 Introduction to Geological Sciences Oceanography 101 Survey of Washington Waters UW in the High School Science

12 Courses Under Construction Latin 103 Elementary Latin Psychology 101 Introduction to Psychology Chemistry 110 Introduction to General Chemistry Environmental Science & Resource Management 100 Introduction to Environmental Science UW in the High School UWHS 2012-13

13 Grade Statistics * Average Grade: Percentage of grades >2.0: * Grade statistics from 2008-09 school year Total Number of Grades: 3,408 UW in the High School Percentage Earned Grade- Point Equivalent Letter- Grade Equivalent 100-984.0A+ 97-963.9A 95-943.8A 93-923.7A- 913.6A- 90-893.5B+ 88-873.4B / B+ 863.3B 853.2B 843.1B 833.0B / B- 822.9B- 812.8B- 802.7C / C+ 792.6C 782.5C 772.4C 762.3C 752.2C 742.1C- 732.0C- 721.9C- / D+ 711.8et cetera

14 Transferring Credit in Washington Generally DO Accept Credit: Bellevue College Central Washington University Eastern Washington University Evergreen State College Gonzaga University Pacific Lutheran University Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Washington State University Western Washington University Whitworth University All Community Colleges Generally DON’T Accept Credit: University of Puget Sound Whitman College UW in the High School

15 Accreditation www.nacep.org UW in the High School

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17 For more information, contact: Tim Stetter Program Manager tstetter@pce.uw.edu 206-221-6223


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