College Credit Opportunities in High School

Ways to Earn College Credit while in High School Concurrent Enrollment: When a high school student takes an approved high school class from an approved high school teacher and receives both high school and college credit. (Baker University and JCCC offer concurrent enrollment at each high school.) Advanced Placement (AP): Students take an approved AP course throughout the year and earns credit by taking the AP exam in May and getting a 3 or higher on a 5 point scale.

Benefits of College Credit in High School Highly qualified Instruction Low Cost Schedule Flexibility Complete courses that may transfer and apply to 4 year degree Campus Access at JCCC– Resources including the Math Resource Center, Writing Center, library and computer labs Experience college level courses and workload before attending college as a full-time student

Benefits of Advanced Placement College level course Low cost-Each exam is $94 Credit is earned by getting a 3 or better out of 5 on the exam Credit is recognized at many universities across the nation, but transfer will vary depending on university Not all AP courses are offered for College Now credit, so it allows students to still earn credit for a college level course Experience college level courses and workload before attending college as a full-time student

How are AP credit and Dual Enrollment different? Questions... AP Credit Dual Enrollment Credit How much does it Cost? $94 per test $93/credit hour (JCCC) $110/credit hour (Baker) When is enrollment? Signup for exam in March, test in May at end of course *Effective 19-20 SY, registration will be in October/November Start of the semester How is Credit Awarded? AP test results, Score 3-5 (Varies by college) “C” or better, most likely to transfer

Who is eligible to earn college credit? Dual Enrollment: According to the Kansas Board of Regents, any freshman (with a gifted IEP) or sophomore, junior, senior in high school can take classes for college credit. In order to receive college credit, a student must follow the enrollment procedures AND meet placement/ACT scores for English, math, and some science courses. Advanced Placement: College Board has an open access policy that allows any student the opportunity to test for AP credit.

Qualifying ACT Scores - JCCC If you have taken the ACT within the last two years you may use the following ACT scores instead of taking the Accuplacer test. Class ACT Subtest Required Score College Algebra Math 25 Pre-Calculus AP Calculus 28 AP Stats 26 AP Lang & Comp English 19

Dual Enrollment Credit Classes De Soto High School and Mill Valley High School each offer the following AP classes: College Algebra AP Physics 1 Pre-Calculus French III AP Calculus AB/BC French IV AP Statistics Spanish IV AP Language & Composition Spanish V (AP Spanish Language at DHS) AP Literature & Composition AP Music Theory AP Biology In addition, Mill Valley High School offers the following dual enrollment classes: AP Physics 2 AP Chemistry AP US History AP Government & Politics

AP Courses De Soto High School and Mill Valley High School each offer the following AP courses: AP Calculus AB/BC AP European History AP Statistics AP US History AP Language & Composition AP Psychology AP Literature & Composition AP Govt & Politics AP Biology AP Music Theory AP Chemistry AP Physics 1/2 AP Environmental Science AP Studio Art In addition, De Soto High School offers the following AP courses: AP Spanish and Language AP Computer Science Principles AP Computer Science A

Tuition Rates at Colleges College/University Cost Per Credit Hour JCCC $93 Baker University (HS Dual Enrollment) $110 Emporia State University $226 (15 hours) Baker University (Private) $976 (15 hours) Kansas State University $312.5/hour University of Kansas $339.40/hour Costs are based off of 2018-19 tuition rates. Points to Ponder: A 3 hour class at JCCC will cost $279. A 3 hour class at KU will cost $1018. That is a savings of over $700! Students do not have to rent/buy the textbook for College Now and AP courses. Unlike four year colleges, they are no extra fees that students have to pay for Dual Enrollment or AP classes.

Transferring Dual Enrollment and AP Courses JCCC publishes a transfer guide on their website for many of the local and regional colleges. Use this to find out how classes would transfer. http://www.jccc.edu/student-resources/counseling/transfer/index.html If you don’t see the college listed that you are transferring to, go to their website and search “transfer equivalency guide.” Select the school you are transferring credit from. You will need the course number from the school you are transferring credit from. Example: ENGL 121-Composition I (AP Language) is the course number for JCCC. For a list of JCCC course numbers you can visit www.jccc.edu/collegenow. Advanced Placement (AP): Should transfer to schools nationwide, and depending on the score of the exam, each college may apply the credit differently. https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies

Things to consider when transferring to a four year college Even though Dual Enrollment and AP courses will transfer to most colleges and universities, how it applies to the degree of each individual school may be different. Regardless of how you are earning credit you should research potential majors to see what the degree requirements entail. Someone who is majoring in Elementary Education will not need the same math classes as someone who is studying Engineering. Most colleges will have a four year degree plan for their majors on their department websites. Use this to see exactly what classes are needed to graduate.

Questions??? Crissy Johns, DHS Counselor cjohns@usd232.org 913.667.6250 Erin Hayes, MVHS Counselor ehayes@usd232.org 913.422.4351