1. Brookville High School 2016-2017 School Year

2. What is College Credit Plus?  A State Funded Opportunity to Earn College and High School Credit Simultaneously  College ready students  Grades 7-12  Many college course options  Tuition and books are covered  Format Available  Off site – Attend on a college campus  Online*  Dual Enrollment – In Class at Brookville High School  Maintain 2.0 GPA in College Courses

3. Apply and Get Admitted  Participate by getting admitted into a college.  Each college has it’s own admission criteria such as placement tests, ACT scores, GPA, etc.

4. Student Choice  You choose the course or courses that fit your pathway. Each must be secular, apply toward a degree or workforce certification and confer college credit.  A sample pathway is listed on page 13 of your handout. You may also look to the Ohio Transfer Module (OTM) as a guide for which courses to take, a link to the OTM is on page 3.

5. Graduate with College Credit  You can earn up to 30 college credit hours per academic year; this includes summer term. (Summer falls under the upcoming school year. For example: this summer counts for the 16-17 school year.)  You cannot earn more than 120 college credit hours while in the CCP program.

6. Summer Requirements  Important to note that:  A college’s summer term may begin in May.  There may be multiple sessions within a summer term.  Availability of high school staff to help with summer issues will be limited.  If you want to participate in summer term, you must submit your letter of intent to participate early enough to apply and gain admission to the college and register for courses in the spring.

7. Consider Your Personal Academic Goals  Find the colleges and courses that fit  Counselors and advisors can help you select courses for your pathway

8. CCP and High School  A semester college course of 3 or more credits counts as a one-year high school course.  Example: English 1101 = 1 high school English credit  Weighted grades:  College courses are weighted.  A = 4.2  B = 3.15  C = 2.1  D = 1.05  Grades are Applied to Graduation Requirements  The grade you earn in the college course is applied to your high school graduation required course.

9. Under What Scenarios Can a Qualified Student use College Credit Plus?  You want to take college courses to satisfy your high school graduation requirements.  You completed your high school graduation required classes and want to begin college work.  You want to explore college and take a course in a subject that interests you.

10. Fees  Tuition and Books are covered through CCP  Extra fees (such as lab fees) may not be covered by the university and would result in the student having to pay for them.  Parking and transportation fees are the students expense.  If a student exceeds their 30 credit allotment for the school year, they are financially responsible for the cost of the overage.  If a student fails a course, or drops a course too late, they are responsible to cover the cost of that course.

11. What’s Next?  Turn in the Intent to Participate Form (tan one) by April 1st  This is a date set by the State of Ohio.  You cannot participate in CCP without this form on file.  REMEMBER THAT IS WHILE WE ARE ON SPRING BREAK – TURN IN THE FORM BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR BREAK  Thoroughly read through the CCP Information Handbook  Follow the guidelines for applying to the CCP College of your choice

12. Questions?  Please refer to our CCP handbook, the various College Representatives that are here, our district website, or the links available on page 3 of the handbook for more information.