WILDCAT UNIVERSITY@

PALESTINE HIGH SCHOOL

WHAT IS WILDCAT UNIVERSITY?

Dual credit program through TVCC

Dual Credit - Credit is earned for both high school and college at the same time

Classes offered on PHS campus & online and at TVCC during the summer semesters

WILDCAT UNIVERSITY Goal of Wildcat University – Students

graduate from TVCC “Core Complete”

Core Complete: Specific set of courses recognized by all Texas state colleges and universities

COURSES SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 1301 & 1302 6HIST 1301 & 1302 6ENGL 2322 & 2323 6BIOL 1406 & 1407 BIOL 2401 & 2402 CHEM 1411 & 1412 PHYS 1415 & 1417

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MATH 1314 & 1342 MATH 2312 & 2413 3GOVT 2305 & 2306 6ECON 2301 3SPCH 1315 or SPAN 1411/1412 3ARTS 1301 or MUSI 1310 3TOTAL 44 HOURS

WILDCAT UNIVERSITY @ PALESTINE HIGH SCHOOL

TVCC CORE COMPLETE PLAN

WILDCAT UNIVERSITY To be eligible the student must:

› Be classified as a junior or senior

› Meet the college entrance requirements (TSI)

› Remain enrolled in and satisfy the requirement(s) of the college course(s)

› Meet Wildcat University deadlines

CONTRACT GUIDELINES Palestine High School will pay the dual credit tuition and/or

fees and provide the textbooks necessary for ASSIGNED dual credit courses dependent on the student’s GPA. Other college credit courses that a student chooses to take will be taken at that student’s expense.

PHS will only pay “in-district” tuition. Students who live outside the PISD/TVCC district must pay the additional fees for living out-of-district.

If a student does not receive credit in the dual credit course for any reason (i.e.: fails a course or withdraws from the course before the end of the semester) PHS will not pay tuition and/or fees or provide books for the student again until he or she successfully completes a semester of dual credit at that student’s expense.

CONTRACT GUIDELINES

PHS will not pay tuition and/or fees or provide books for a student if the student fails to return a textbook or pay for a damaged textbook in the preceding semester(s).

Students must meet all scheduling deadlines set by the counseling center to continue to qualify for Wildcat University.

If a student is assigned to DAEP or is suspended from school he or she may be removed from the Wildcat University program.

PHS Administration reserves the right to remove a student from Wildcat University.

WHAT CLASSES WILL I TAKE?

Courses that will help you become “CORE COMPLETE”

Students will meet with Mrs. Johnson prior to each semester to plan for the upcoming semester

COURSE LOAD TVCC and PISD limit the number of dual

credit courses that may be taken in the first semester classes are taken: Junior (above 3.0 GPA): 15 hours per semester Junior (below 3.0 GPA): 6 hours per semester Senior (above 3.0 GPA): 15 hours per semester Senior (below 3.0 GPA): 6 hours per semester

Students may need to attend summer classes to graduate core complete

I AM READY TO SIGN UP FOR

WILDCAT UNIVERSITY…WHAT DO I DO NOW?

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO TVCC

HOW do I apply?

Complete your application and bacterial meningitis form and return to Mrs. Johnson ASAP

**All signatures are STUDENT signatures

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS VACCINE

ALL students who attend a class on a college or university campus MUST have a bacterial meningitis shot

Vaccine is good for 5 years

TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE

The TSI is designed to measure competency in reading, writing & math

It is used for placement purposes

Reading Writing Math

**Students MUST pass all 3 parts

TSI – WHAT WILL I NEED TO DO?

TSI - $15 per test› Given at PHS › Students MUST preregister› See list of TSI dates

Students only retest on sections they fail

TSI – TVCC or TJC

WHAT IF MY TSI SCORES ARE LOW?

The purpose of this assessment is to find out what level you should start your coursework.

If you do not place at “college level,” that means you need to focus on your high school work at this time. This is not uncommon.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE Students MUST meet Wildcat University

deadlines.

If you miss the deadline you must register on your own and your tuition and books WILL NOT be provided even if you meet entrance criteria.

Deadline for Summer 2016: MARCH 28

Deadline for Fall 2016: MAY 20

ADMISSION/REGISTRATION Students must complete:

› TVCC Application TVCC Bacterial Meningitis Form › Concurrent Form› Wildcat University Contract

**All TSI tests must be passed› Reading› Writing› Math

FALL 2016IMPORTANT DATES

TSI – Given at PHS› Cost: $5 per test – students MUST

preregister

Deadline for Wildcat University test scores and paperwork › March 28 – Summer classes› May 20 – Fall classes

Questions?