1. College Credit Plus
An introduction for students and families at Cincinnati Christian Schools for the school year

2. What is College Credit Plus?

3. A State Funded Opportunity to Earn College Credit
College Credit Plus
A State Funded Opportunity to Earn College Credit
College-ready students
Grades 7 – 12
Many college course options
Public colleges and participating private colleges are free
Ohio’s new College Credit Plus can help students earn college and high school credits at the same time by taking college courses from community colleges or universities. The purpose of this program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and to provide a wide variety of options to college-ready students. Taking a college course from a public college or university College Credit Plus is free. That means no cost for tuition, books or fees. If you choose to attend a private college or university, you may have limited costs. 

4. College Credit Plus
Why Take CCP Courses?
You want to take college courses to satisfy your high school graduation requirements.
You completed your high school graduation requirements and you want to begin college work.
You want to explore college and take a course in a subject that interests you.
Ohio’s new College Credit Plus can help students earn college and high school credits at the same time by taking college courses from community colleges or universities. The purpose of this program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and to provide a wide variety of options to college-ready students. Taking a college course from a public college or university College Credit Plus is free. That means no cost for tuition, books or fees. If you choose to attend a private college or university, you may have limited costs. 

5. How Can I Take CCP Courses?
How Do Courses Earn Me Credit? A semester college course of 3 or more credits counts as a one-year high school class.
College Credit Plus
How Can I Take CCP Courses?
On CCS Campus
Online
On college campus

6. Grades are Applied to Graduation Requirements
College Credit Plus
Grades are Applied to Graduation Requirements
The grade you earn in the college course is applied to your high school graduation required class.

7. College Credit Plus
Students can apply to any public or participating private college for College Credit Plus courses. College-readiness is determined by college. CCS is partnering with Cincinnati State, Sinclair College, and Cedarville University for courses to be taught on the CCS campus.

8. Dual Credit?
Students receive high school credit on the CCS transcript.
CCS transcript will reflect that the course is a CCP course and list the college name.
Students receive college credit on a college transcript.
College transcripts are available by request from the college for personal records or to be sent to other colleges.

9. AP vs. College Credit Plus
AP courses are high school courses taken for high school credit.
Students can earn college credit through an exam at the end of the course.
CCP courses are college courses.
College credit is earned by completing the course with a grade above an F.

10. Available AP Courses at CCS 2018-2019
AP Studio Art
AP Physics
AP Calculus

11. Expectations of CCP Courses
Coursework will be different
Grading will be different

12. College Credit Plus
Weighted Grades
College courses must be weighted equally to the greatest weight of Advanced Placement or honors classes. For this reason, all of our CCP courses will have a course title that starts with CCP/Honors.
AP & Honors
Class
College
Course

13. College Credit Plus
If you fail the course or drop it too late, you may have to pay for it.
Classes failed or withdrawn with an “F” will receive an “F” on the high school and college transcripts and will be computed into the high school and college GPA. If you do not receive a passing grade, the district may, in some instances, seek reimbursement for the amount of state funds paid to the college on your behalf for that college course. The school district may withhold grades and credits received for high school courses taken until reimbursement has been made.

14. CCP and Athletic Eligibility
Students must remain eligible in accordance with the rules outlined in the CCS Student-Athlete Handbook.
College Credit Plus courses count toward athletic eligibility.
Students may be asked to prove eligibility to the athletic department at the end of each quarter.

15. Tuition, Books and Fees Application fees are waived
College Credit Plus
Tuition, Books and Fees
Application fees are waived
Students attending a public college or participating private college do not pay for either books or fees.

16. How Does Funding Work?
The state of Ohio has allocated separate, limited funds for nonpublic students.
Priority is given to seniors, then juniors, etc. down to 7th graders.
For the school year:
Seniors received funded credit hours
Juniors received 12 funded credit hours
Sophomores received 8 funded credit hours
Freshmen received 3-6 funded credit hours
Funded hours cannot be split between courses.

17. Can I Pay for More Credit Hours?
Yes. Students can self-pay at the published CCP tuition rates for each college.
Rates for partner institutions are expected to range from $42-$166 per credit hour.

18. Apply and Get Admitted Participate by getting admitted into a college.
College Credit Plus
Apply and Get Admitted
Participate by getting admitted into a college.
May have to take a placement test and satisfy other college criteria.

19. Summer Term and Requirements
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Summer Term and Requirements
CCP summer courses will apply to the fall term of the next school year. A college’s summer term may begin in May. There may be multiple sessions within a summer term.

20. College Credit Plus
Summer Requirements
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 course(s) in the spring.

21. I Am Ready! Now What? “Steps for College Credit Plus Registration”
(Green Handout)
Six important steps to follow

22. Nonpublic Students MUST:
College Credit Plus
Nonpublic Students MUST:
1. Fulfill school counseling requirement 2. Submit your Letter of Intent to state 3. Apply to the colleges 4. Apply for state funding via SAFE account 5. Receive award letter and send it to colleges. 6. Register for courses.

23. College Credit Plus
CCP Courses at CCS
We will have one-semester electives offered on our high school campus for the school year.
Courses are available for both honors and non-honors students.
Courses will be available for students in grades 9-12 although MOST courses are for 11th-12th graders. (Remember these are college courses!)

24. College Credit Plus
How Do I Choose Courses?
See Blue Handout called “Suggestions for Choosing College Credit Plus Courses at CCS” organized by partnering institution. (blue handout)
Notice that courses may have CCS prerequisites, college prerequisites, or both.

25. Quick Discussion of Courses
College Credit Plus
Quick Discussion of Courses
From BLUE Handout:
Composition I
Composition II
Introduction to Literature
Principles of Engineering
Personal and Community Health
Spanish I, II, III, IV

26. Course, continued American History I and II College Algebra
College Credit Plus
Course, continued
American History I and II
College Algebra
Statistics I
Precalculus
Biology I and II (notice corequisite)

27. Proctored, Online Courses
College Credit Plus
Proctored, Online Courses
From BLUE Handout:
Psychology (Hybrid course)
Computer IT courses?

28. College Information Sinclair College Cincinnati State
Cedarville University
Miami University

29. College Credit Plus
Questions?