Dual Credit a nd Advanced Placement Information Meeting

1. Dual Credit and Advanced Placement Information Meeting Tonight’s PowerPoint will be available on My Big Campus and Guidance Homepage

2. What are AP and Dual Credit?

3. Advanced Placement (AP) Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board, which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. The AP curriculum for each of the various subjects is created for the College Board by a panel of experts and college-level educators in that field of study.

4. Dual Credit (DC) Dual Credit (DC) is the term given to courses in which high school students have the opportunity to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously. Dual credit courses are taught by credential high school faculty, adjunct college faculty or college faculty either at the high school, at the college or university, or sometimes through online courses or distance education.

5. Why AP and Dual Credit?

6. Research shows students who score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success in college and are more likely to earn a college degree than non-AP students • Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States grant credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of successful AP Exam scores - more than 3,300 institutions worldwide annually receive AP scores • Students have an opportunity to experience the rigors of college while still being in a supportive high school environment.

7. Students who succeed in rigorous course work such as Advanced Placement or Dual Credit are developing college-level knowledge and skills while still in high school. These students are more likely than their peers to earn college degrees on time, providing an opportunity to save significant amounts of money • Astudent who leaves high school with college credit is much more likely to pursue, and complete, a college degree. Dual credit helps students overcome real or perceived obstacles to higher education. • In each of the academic years examined, a significant difference was found in the median GPA between students who enrolled in a university with 12 or more dual-credit enrollment hours versus those who enrolled in a university without any dual-credit enrollment hours. Students with 12 or more dual-credit hours achieved higher GPAs --Texas A & M University, 2014

8. THE WHY • RIGOR • TRANSITION • CONFIDENCE • ACADEMIC HONORS • TIME • $$$$$$

9. What do the colleges say about AP and DC?

10. Highly Selective Universities’ Perspective:(Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Georgetown and Penn)Advance Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) Advanced Placement (AP) • They WANT AP classes • Meaningful/Intentional AP “Any AP is good AP but not at the expense of the right AP” – University of Pennsylvania Rep, 2014 • Rigor/Course Offerings “Its better to get the A in AP” –Stanford University Rep, 2014

11. Highly Selective Universities’ Perspective:(Stanford, MIT, and Princeton)Advance Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) Dual Credit (DC) • “We look for applicants who have challenged themselves with honors, advanced placement (AP) and dual-enrollment courses available to them.“ -Princeton University, 2014 • “As long as a college or university documents your [Dual Credit] on its official transcript, it is eligible for MIT credit.” -Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014 • “Courses that count towards a high school diploma will NOT count towards degree. However, completing such courses may determine placement within a subject or course sequence.” -Stanford University, 2014

12. Colleges in Indiana - Their Perspective (Indiana, Purdue, Ball State and Butler)Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Credit (DC) • AP and DC viewed as having equal weight in terms of rigor and admissions. “5 to 7 years ago I would have said AP had more weight but dual credit has really evolved” -Butler University Rep, 2014 • Both are considered for college credit if minimums are met • They WANT the rigor (AP, DC, IB and/or Honors) “Both (AP and DC) demonstrate a student’s ability to handle rigor.” -Indiana University Rep, 2014

13. Perspectives from Colleges in Indiana (Indiana, Purdue, and Ball State)Regarding General Education Credits from Ivy Tech • Credits from Ivy Tech are viewed the same as credits from other Indiana Public Colleges • “Equivalent is equivalent” - Indiana University Admissions Rep, 2014 • “No higher value given to one institution over the other, its more dependent on the course than the institution” - Purdue University Admissions Rep, 2014 • Ivy Tech is accredited by the same accrediting agency as Indiana, Ball State, Purdue, and Butler • “We are all accredited by the same agency, in terms of general electives we are not concerned if the credit is from IPFW or Ivy Tech. It’s the same to us.” -Ball State Admissions Rep, 2014

14. What are my AP/DC options at Homestead next year?

15. Dual Credit and AP Opportunities Available to Freshmen *can be used toward Honors Diploma

16. Dual Credit and AP Opportunities Available to Sophomores *can be used toward Honors Diploma

17. How do I find out what my dual credit course will transfer as to other public Indiana colleges?

18. Core Transfer Library (CTL)- www.transferin.net Answer where they go and how they count CTL is a list of courses that will transfer among all Indiana public college and university campuses, assuming adequate grades. Go to: www.transferin.net Look up information: By Course (ex. Psychology) View Courses By CTL Name Resource for Indiana Independent Colleges: http://oldweb.icindiana.org/pal/dualcredit/dcequivalents.asp

19. Searching by CTL Name • By Course Start by click here 2. Then select course you are interested in taking in the drop down box ex. English Composition (IPFW W131) 3. What you get is the how that course would transfer to all the colleges listed 4. So ENG-W131 at IPFW transfers to Indiana University as ENG-W131

20. Speech IPFW COMM114 Psychology IVY TECH PSYC101

21. How Can Students Use Homestead Dual Credit and Excellent Advanced Placement Exam Scores to Make Progress Toward Their Post-Secondary Goals?

22. Indiana Universityat Bloomington All undergraduate students who matriculate as degree-seeking students at IU Bloomington are required to complete the campus-wide GenEd Program prior to graduation with a baccalaureate degree. http://gened.iub.edu/ • Approved courses are published in each edition of the IU Bloomington General Education Bulletin. http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/general-education/2014-2015/overview/index.shtml

23. Just one example of how a student at HHS can satisfy almost all of the Gen Ed requirements at IU

24. What will carefulDual Credit and AP course selection do for students headed to IU? • All but 6 credits of the IU GenEd Curriculum requirements can be earned at HHS. (All are actually offered at Homestead, but IU requires that you take 6 credits while in residence at Bloomington.) • By taking 10 Homestead AP and/or Dual Credit courses from the IU Gen Ed Curriculum list, a student goes to IU with 30+ credit hours on her IU transcript. http://cts.admissions.indiana.edu/transferin.cfm • The student can go to IU with her first year of college behind her at little or no cost to her family - a savings of up to $19,882! (Tuition plus one year room and board.) http://admissions.indiana.edu/cost-financial-aid/tuition-fees.html

25. Purdue University at West Lafayette • Starting in 2013, all undergraduate students must meet the foundational learning outcomes, which are the same for all students, regardless of discipline or major. http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/index.html • To meet Indiana’s Statewide Transfer General Education Core requirements, students at Purdue - WL must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours. http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/documents/Alignment%20with%20GTC%203.pdf

26. Just one example of how a student at HHS can satisfy almost all of the Gen Ed courses at Purdue.

27. Just one example of how additional classes may apply to engineering or other Purdue degrees. Students pursuing a Construction Engineering Degree can use 12 hours of their PLTW course work. • PLTW Civil Engineering Architecture IT 10300: Exploring Civil Engineering & Architecture • PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design IT 10500: Introduction to Engineering Design • PLTW Digital Electronics IT 10600: Digital Electronics • PLTW Principles of Engineering IT 10700: Principles of Engineering http://pltw.tech.purdue.edu/certification/documents/purdue_pltw_credit_info_2013.pdf

28. What will careful AP and Dual Credit course selections do forstudents headed to Purdue? • A total of 23 of the Purdue Core Curriculum requirements can be met at HHS. http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/outcomes.html • A student who takes AP and Dual Credit courses, along with engineering PLTW classes can leave HHS with 35+ credits on her Purdue transcripts. • A student can go to Purdue with her first year of college behind her at little or no cost to her family - a savings of up to $20,032! (Tuition plus one year room and board.) http://admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/tuitionfees.php

29. Ball State University • The University Core Curriculum (UCC) is a required component of all undergraduate degrees. The UCC has 3 tiers and courses are listed in the Undergraduate Catalog. • http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/advising/academicbasics/corecurriculum • All students at Ball State must complete 15 - 18 Foundation Credits and 12 Tier One Core Curriculum credits. Most of these are available as Dual Credit courses at Homestead. • http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudy/catalog/current-year/core-curriculum

30. Just one example of how a student at HHS can satisfy almost all of the Gen Ed Requirements at Ball State University

31. What will careful Dual Creditand AP course selections do forstudents headed to Ball State? • A student can take 8 of his 10 required Foundation and Tier One General Ed courses at Homestead • By combining those Dual Credit courses with excellent AP exam scores, he goes to BSU with 30+ credit hours on his BSU transcript. • http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudy/catalog/current-year/core-curriculum • The student can go to BSU with a full year of college behind him at little or no cost to his family - a savings of up to $17,804! (Tuition plus room and board.) • http://cms.bsu.edu/admissions/tuitionandfees/undergraduate

32. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne • The Statewide Transfer General Education Core for associate and bachelor degree programs at IPFW consists of 30 credits. • A student who completes requirements in categories A and B with a grade of C- or better shall have completed the Statewide Transfer General Education Core, and this achievement shall be noted on the student’s transcript. A student transferring to IPFW with a similar notation from another college or university shall be exempt from additional requirements in categories A and B. • http://bulletin.ipfw.edu/content.php?catoid=33&navoid=861

33. Just one example of how a student at HHS can satisfy almost all of the Gen Ed requirements at IU

34. What does careful Dual Credit and AP course selections do for students who go on to attend IPFW • A student can take 10 of his 11 required General Education courses at Homestead • By taking 10 Homestead Dual Credit courses from the • Gen Ed Curriculum list, or combining Dual Credit with excellent AP exam scores, a student can go to IPFW with 30+ credit hours on his IPFW transcript. • http://bulletin.ipfw.edu/content.php?catoid=8&navoid=168 • The student can go to IPFW with a full year of college behind him at little or no cost to his family - a tuition savings of up to $4,239.00! • http://www.ipfw.edu/dotAsset/027c12c3-3986-4133-b891-649df2296c80.pdf

35. Ivy Tech Northeast Fort Wayne • GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER CORE • The Statewide Transfer General Education Core (STGEC) was developed by the public institutions of higher education in Indiana in response to Senate Enrolled Act 182 (2012). It enables a student who satisfactorily completes an approved program of general education in any one of those institutions to transfer that coursework to any other state educational institution as a block of 30 credit hours towards the general education core requirements. • Ivy Tech Community College has developed a transfer general education core (TGEC) that meets competency requirements identified by all state public higher education institutions. By completing all requirements of the TGEC, Ivy Tech students' transcript will note that the transfer core has been completed. Students will then receive a block transfer of 30 credit hours toward the general education core requirements of any state institution. • June 2014 • http://www.ivytech.edu/gen-ed-transfer-core/index.html

36. Students can take the Transfer General Education Core here at Homestead and transfer these courses to any Indiana public college or university to serve in place of that school’s Gen Ed requirements. Here is one example: Total Cost of the Transfer Gen Ed Core Option One – $405.00 Most Inexpensive Option Student selects all free courses plus: COM 114 $315 (IPFW Fee) PHYS 220 $ 90 (AP Exam Fee) Option Two – $415.00 Most Inexpensive Option For student who does not want to depend on AP Exam score for Physics. Student selects all free courses plus: COMM 101 $315 (IPFW Fee) PHYS 110 $100 (IPFW Fee) Option Three – $925.00 Most Expensive Option. For student going into the biomedical field might want to spend a bit more on tuition and take all 3 science options. Student selects all free courses plus: COM 114 $315 (IPFW Fee) PHYS 110 $100 (IPFW Fee) BIOL 101 $420 (IPFW Fee) PHYS 220 $ 90 (AP Exam Fee)

37. Homestead Offers Many of the Courses Required for These Associate Degrees

38. Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration Almost half of this degree can be earned at Homestead. Green indicates the course is available as Dual Credit or Advanced Placement at Homestead

39. Associate of Applied Science in Design TechnologyAlmost half of this degree can be earned at Homestead. Green indicates the course is available as Dual Credit or Advanced Placement at Homestead

40. How Can Students Qualify for Dual Credit CoursesOffered at Homestead?

41. How to qualify for Homestead – IPFWDual Credit Students must meet the following criteria to participate in the Collegiate Connection program: • Pass the End of Course Assessments in Algebra and English.  • Maintain a B average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) • Complete (or be able to complete) enough high school credits to meet CORE 40 or Academic Honors high school graduation requirements • Be in the top half of their graduating class • Obtain approval from parent/guardian and high school guidance office

42. How to qualify for Homestead – Ivy Tech Dual Credit Students must demonstrate college and career readiness in the areas of Reading, Writing and Math The higher math score is needed to qualify for Dual Credit Math Courses

43. QUESTIONS?? COUNSELORS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS (in the hallway outside the auditorium)