1. All the Programs Available for Dual Enrollment
COLLEGE CREDIT NOW!
All the Programs
Available for Dual Enrollment
Welcome
Technical College System of Georgia
University System of Georgia
Georgia Department of Education
FY 2012 Data Collections Conference
August 17-19, Athens, GA

2. Presenter Information
Gary Mealer
Program Specialist
Transition Career Partnerships, JROTC
Georgia Department of Education
Gary

3.
Here is my web page that you will actually see when you go to my link, and the developed resource documents for DE and MOWR are listed. The new revised ones have been added to the page. Keep checking here for updated materials and information as it is developed and added.
Also, if you look over to the right under the ECP Archives section, it has an Elluminate link that have the recorded MOWR sessions.
You will need to click on the MOWR tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet to see the appropriate listing.

4. Overview What is College Credit Now?
Opportunities for High School Students
Dual Enrollment
Joint Enrollment
Articulated Credit
Move On When Ready
SPECIAL PROGAMS
Residential Academies
Early Colleges
We were not creators of MOWR but implementers of the program.
Home school, private school and transfers after the prior year’s Oct. FTE count are not eligible for MOWR.
Must enroll in 12 semester hours and maintain full-time status at the college. It is the college’s responsibility to determine whether the student falls below full-time status as they determine it.
Once they are in MOWR they can’t switch to another College Credit Now program during the semester. It is a semester to semester program where students can enter or exit.

5. College Credit Now Dual Enrollment Residential Programs Joint
All three state educational agencies agreed to common definitions for the various programs that allowed high school students to earn both high school and college credit and to begin marketing them as “College Credit Now”.
These are all of the different programs we have where students can earn high school and college credit at the same time. We have different programs so we can try to meet the different needs of our students.
The components of these programs will be the same in most cases but they do have some differences so it is important to be familiar with all of them.
HANDOUT #1—QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Joint
Enrollment
Move On When Ready
Early
Colleges
Articulated
Credit

6. Benefits of College Credit Now
Increased high school completion
Expanded course offerings
Jump start on college completion
College preparedness
Less remediation
Job skill acquisition
Increased wages

7. Dual Enrollment
High School students take courses from a postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student and receive credit at both the high school and postsecondary institution.
Funding Options
ACCEL
FTE (including HB 186)
HOPE Grant
Student Self Pay

8. Accel Eligibility Requirements
Residency
Public Colleges and Universities
Residency at USG and TCSG institutions is determined based on BOR or TCSG policies
12 consecutive months immediately prior to the first day of classes of the school term for which Accel payment is sought
If a USG or TCSG institution grants an out-of-state tuition waiver to a student whose parent is stationed in Georgia, the student meets Georgia residency requirements.
No other out-of-state Tuition waivers granted by USG or TCSG institutions qualify a student for Accel eligibility
According to the USG or TCSG residency policies for purposes of in-state tuition a student must be classified as a GA resident for at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes of the school term for which Accel Program payment is requested.
Military out-of-state tuition waiver is the only waiver recognized for Georgia residency status.
Georgia Student Finance Commission – Giving Students Financial Choices since 1965

9. Accel Eligibility Eligible students must:
Be enrolled at an Eligible High School, including eligible/accredited Home Study Programs
Be admitted and enrolled as a Dual-Credit Enrollment student at an Eligible Postsecondary Institution
Meet application requirements by the end of the term for which the student is seeking Accel payment.

10. Accel Eligibility, continued
Eligible students:
Must not have already received a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) Diploma.
Are limited to a maximum of 4 semesters of payment, regardless of the number of credits received during each semester.
Are limited to payment during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Accel is not available for Summer terms.

11. Accel Changes
A student must abide by the rules of both the Eligible High School and the Eligible Postsecondary Institution.
Students may receive Accel payments for up to four semesters with a maximum of 15 credit hours during each semester.
The Accel Program award for public colleges and universities will cover tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees (which are capped at FY 2004 levels), and a book allowance.
1. the student is attending, and can be denied participation at any time in the Accel Program by either the Eligible High School or the Eligible Postsecondary Institution for violations of such rules.

12. Accel Changes
A student who enrolls in Learning Support (remedial) coursework is ineligible for Accel payment for such coursework.
All hours funded by the Accel Program beginning with the Fall term are excluded from the 127 hour cap. Hours taken prior to Fall of 2011 will be included in the 127 semester or 190 quarter-hour HOPE credit hour cap.
The Accel Program award for private colleges and universities will be prorated based on an award of $3,600 per academic year. The per semester rate is $1,800 for full-time and $900 for half- time.
1. the student is attending, and can be denied participation at any time in the Accel Program by either the Eligible High School or the Eligible Postsecondary Institution for violations of such rules.

13. Accel Course Directory
This screen displays a private college Each private institution will list their individual college level equivalent coursework.

14. Joint Enrollment
High school students take courses at a postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student and receive college credit only at the postsecondary institution.
Funding Options
HOPE GRANT
Student Self Pay

15. Articulated Credit
An articulation agreement is established by institutions to aid in a seamless transition without repetition of coursework already mastered in high school. Student will successfully pass a designed assessment to receive credit at the postsecondary level.
Gary---One of the College Credit Now areas that is a little different because the student doesn’t take the college class but actually takes a high school class that will earn college credit for them. There is no cost or transportation issues to work around. Rep.’s from college and HS meet and review the course and fill any instructional gaps. Student will complete an assessment at the end of the class and if they meet the passing grade then they will receive credit for that course at the college.

16. Early Colleges
Early College is an intervention strategy for students who may not be well served by traditional high schools.
Engineering Early College at Maynard Jackson High School
Albany Early College
Savannah Early College
Carver Early College
Sumter County Schools-Georgia Southwestern Early College (SCS-GSW)
Georgia College Early College (GCEC)
Dekalb Early College Academy (DECA)
Regional Early Admission for College Hopefuls (REACH) Early College Sa
Valdosta Early College Academy
Early College Academy of Columbus (ECAC)
Washington Early College
Risley Early College Academy (RECA)

17. University of West Georgia Middle Georgia College
Residential Programs
University of West Georgia
Middle Georgia College

18. Move on When Ready
High School Juniors and Seniors satisfy high school graduation requirements while enrolled full-time at a postsecondary institution.
Funding Options
State FTE
An agreed set
amount of $2,878will be
used for payment to the
postsecondary institution
Gary---
$200 Adm. Fee per student per year. College agrees to accept our payment as full payment for tuition and fees. Books can also be paid if funds are available.
We will be using a set dollar amount that has been agreed upon by GaDOE, TCSG, USG as the reimbursement amount the postsecondary schools will be receiving.
Postsecondary agrees to accept that amount as full payment for the covered areas of tuition and fees.
Many resource documents are on my web page and I will have those updated in the next two weeks.
All College Credit Now information must be shared by April 1.
Grades and credit will be placed on the HS transcript and used in computing the grade point average at the HS.

19. Who Authored The Bill? Representative Jan Jones, House District 46
Resides in Fulton County
Elected Speaker Pro Tem on January 11, 2010
Member of Education committee for seven years
2007 Policy Maker of the year by the Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education for funding vocational classrooms.

20. ACCEL vs MOWR ACCEL MOWR Must be full-time at the college
Can be part-time or full- time at the college
Academic Courses only
NEW--Hours do not count toward HOPE paid hour cap
Funding is from state instead of lottery
Must be full-time at the college
Academic, Electives and CTAE Courses
Hours do not count towards any HOPE caps
Funding comes from FTE money

21. MOWR Participants 2010-2011 Armstrong Atlantic State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Athens Technical
Augusta Technical
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Georgia Perimeter College
Chattahoochee Tech
Georgia State University
Bainbridge College
DeKalb
Gordon College
Georgia Northwestern
Clayton State University
Kennesaw State University
Middle Georgia
Columbus State University
Macon State College
North Georgia
Dalton State College
South Georgia College College
South Georgia
Sheila and Sarah
East Georgia College
Southern Crescent
Gainesville State College
Southern Polytechnic State University
West Georgia
Georgia College and State University
Valdosta State University
Wiregrass Technical
Georgia Gwinnett College
Waycross College

22. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR MOWR?
High school juniors or seniors seeking a high school diploma from an eligible, public Georgia high school
Student reported as enrolled in a public school for funding purposes during the preceding October and March full- time equivalent (FTE) program counts
Student wishing to enroll full time in an eligible college, university or public technical college as a dual credit student taking approved college level courses.
Gary--MOWR is public HS students only
Must have attended public school prior year and counted in FTE.
A MOWR student cannot take additional classes at the high school while participating
Must attend eligible PS institution.

23. WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE? Students who are homeschooled
Students who transferred from out of state within last year*
Students who attend private school
Students who ARE NOT on track for graduation
* Dependents of military members stationed in Georgia are eligible for MOWR
Gary---Discuss points on the slide.

24. Admission Requirements
TCSG
Test Scores - Degree Level
Must test program ready
GPA – No minimum required
On-track for high school graduation
Interview with HS Coordinator
Complete admissions paperwork
USG
Test Scores* - Minimum combined SAT CR/Math of 970 or ACT composite of 20
GPA* - Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
On-track for high school graduation and completion of the USG RHSC requirements.
Exemption of all LS requirements.
Complete admissions paperwork
*The Board of Regents sets minimum admission requirements and institutions may have higher requirements.
Sarah and Sheila

25. MOWR Enrollment Process
High school informs all rising juniors and seniors of College Credit Now opportunities no later than April 1.
Interested students consults with HS Counselor to determine eligibility.
Eligible student and parent meet with HS Counselor to complete MOWR paperwork.
MOWR Participation Permission form is sent to the postsecondary institution.
Student completes admission process at postsecondary institution.
Student is notified by the postsecondary institution of acceptance.
Gary---These are the basic steps that should be taken to get a student enrolled in MOWR.
Remember there are different application deadlines and requirements for MOWR students depending on the college and univ.
You need to know the dates of those colleges in your area that students would attend.

26. Participation Permission Form
Gary---Here is a copy of the form the PPF that will need to be signed during the counseling session. This is the application form for MOWR.

27. Resource Forms and Documents
MOWR 2012 Guidelines
MOWR Participation Checklist
Participation Permission Form must be signed by parent and student to confirm they received information
State Educational Agency Links
Eligible College Form
MOWR Guidelines-hit some of the highlights
Participation Checklist hits all the points that should be shared during advisement session and covers the requirements of the law.
3. Participation form is the sign off form that is required to be signed. This form also serves as the MOWR application form for TCSG and USG.
Look at link handout.
Eligible College Form---go to next slide.

28. Eligible MOWR Colleges/Universities
Any University System of Georgia college/university
Any Technical College System of Georgia college
Some private nonprofit and private for-profit colleges that meet specific requirements
Agreement and college information to be completed by eligible private colleges.
HANDOUT #12 Eligible Colleges
Look at your Guidelines to Determine Eligible Colleges Handout
Read the slide above
Discuss the check off box and College information at the bottom.

29. Available Courses Accel Dual Enrollment Course Directory
Dual Enrollment Course Directory
MOWR Supplemental Course List
These are links that will take you to the approved courses that can be used for our College Credit Now courses.

30. Move On When Ready First Year Data
A MOWR student cannot take additional classes at the high school while participating. They are full-time at college.
First year’s results for :
460 total students
126 attended TCSG college—11 different institutions
326 attended USG college or university—20 different institutions
8 attended private colleges—4 different institutions
Payments to colleges and universities of $600,000
Gary—We had higher enrollment in the spring compared to fall. We expect greater participation this year as more people are becoming aware of it and more courses are becoming available.
See the breakdown of the colleges who participated this past year.

31. WHAT IS PAID? Tuition, Fees, &
Materials
Books
Food/Transportation
Provided through FTE, as arranged by the GADOE
Possible FTE (TCSG & USG)
College Access Challenge Grant (TCSG)
Students (USG)
Students & Parents

32. New MOWR Payment Process
The student information will be gathered electronically from the colleges for their MOWR students.
Colleges will be paid electronically from GaDOE instead of actual paper check as they were this past year.
Payments will be made twice a year, once per semester. We have to have Vendor Infor. to pay.
After the FTE counts in October and March, the students are verified for payment by cross referencing with the college student information.
Here are the basic steps for the verification and payment process.
We have the Vendor Management Bank Acct. Form to provide for use in the PeopleSoft Financial System.
Once we get them we compare to FTE list to ensure accuracy and begin payment process.

33. Payment Process Issues To Avoid
MOWR students were not coded as MOWR students
Students coded as MOWR but were not MOWR students
Accel students coded as MOWR
MOWR students coded as Accel
The most common error we had to fix was students being coded incorrectly in the FTE count.
Give examples, not coded MOWR, was Coded MOWR and shouldn’t have been, Coded Accel instead of MOWR, Coded MOWR instead of Accel

34. USG – Student Affairs Web Page

37. TCSG – High School Initiatives Web Page

38. MOWR Testimonials
Evan Graham graduated from high school with 29 semester hours of college credit. She plans to attend Spelman College this fall and hopes to become a Cardiologist.
Mashfil Ahmed graduated from Shiloh High School. He plans to continue this fall at Georgia Tech and has a number of hours of college credit to apply to his degree program.
Natalee Dukes graduated with an associate degree as well as her high school diploma. She plans to continue on this fall as a pre-med student.

39. MOWR Testimonials Gary---Read comments
From the beginning, we have felt very well informed on the program and given help with every concern or issue that needed clarifying-----Parent of MOWR student
This program has provided my son the opportunity to really get ahead in his college classes---Parent
My daughter was able to be challenged more by going to the college for all her classes and it gave her some flexibility so she could have a job---Parent
This was a good program for some of our students that just didn’t like dealing with the regular high school setting and schedule and were ready to move on to the college challenge---high school counselor
I think this was a great thing this year because it gave us a chance to use it as a recruiting tool to get high school students on our campus now and we hope to continue hear when they graduate from high school----admission director from private college
Gary---Read comments

40. QUESTIONS
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