Advanced Placement (AP)vs. Dual Credit (DC)

What’s the difference?

Deadline to apply to Dual Credit program and submit all forms:

February 13th

Description

APCollegeBoard’s AP Program allows students to take college-level courses to earn college level credit while still in high school. The award of credit depends on the score the student earns on the AP exam in May.

DCDual Credit allows students to earn both high school and college credit simultaneously at their high school. Awarding of college credit comes from a local community college (Northwest Vista College).

Courses OfferedAP

English Lang. & Lit.W. HistoryUS HistoryGovernmentMacroeconomicsPsychologyStatisticsCalculus AB & BCChemistryBiologyPhysics 1 & 2Physics C (Mechanics)Physics C (Elec. & Magnetism)Environmental ScienceSpanish Lang. & Lit.French LanguageGerman LanguageLatin Studio ArtComputer Science

DCEnglish IIIEnglish IVUS HistoryGovernmentEconomicsCollege AlgebraStatisticsPre-CalculusCalculus ABCalculus BCBiologySpanish IIIIntro to Crim. Justice

NVC campus only:

Medical TerminologyIntro to Pharm

Combined CoursesBoth AP and DC

• English III• English IV• US History• Government • Economics

• Statistics• Calculus AB• Calculus BC• Biology

Both pre-AP and DC• Pre-Calculus • Spanish III

The Trainers

• AP Teachers:– Certified

teachers– Attend

CollegeBoard sponsored AP trainings during the summer and school year

The Trainers

• DC Teachers:– Certified teachers– Completed and graduated from a

Master’s Degree program– Apply to and are hired by Alamo

Community College District (ACCD) as adjunct instructors

– Have at least 18 graduate hours in the content area

EligibilityAP• Parent

permission

• Teacher initials course card

DC• Registration sheet• AlamoENROLL (a.k.a. ApplyTexas)

• Parent Consent Form• GoFAARR and TSI

eligible scores

DC Enrollment Process1. Registration sheet – used to track all student

information, phone numbers, scores and desired courses

2. AlamoENROLL – online application and required modules to complete (a.k.a. ApplyTexas online application)

3. Parent Consent Form – a requirement of ACCD

4. GoFAARR and TSI eligible scores – Determines eligibility to take college level courses. Can use PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP or TSI Assessment scores

http://www.alamo.edu/nvc/dual-credit/instructors.htm

Test Scores

• PSAT (10th only):– CR - >50–Math - >50*– Combined - >107

• SAT:– CR - >500–Math - >500*– Combined -

>1070

• ACT:– English - >19– Math - >19*– Composite - >23

• AP:– Only if you want

English IV AP/DC

• TSI:– Scores: TBA

* Math Scores for PSAT, SAT & ACT are higher for College Algebra/Pre-Cal, Statistics, and Calculus.

RegulationsAP• Students can take as

many AP courses as they wish.

• Students will be required to pay a portion of the exam cost (~$15-$20 per AP exam)

• Do not need to take the class to take the test in May. Pay full price of $91.

DC• Juniors and Seniors

can take 2 Dual Credit courses each year. Sophomores only 1.

• Students pay one-time fee of $15 for the TSI assessment

The Benefits

English III AP/DC (Language)

APThe student takes the English Language AP exam in May.

Students need to check with their target college or university to see if the college will accept the AP score and what credit hours they will award. Colleges and universities grant the credit hours, not the AP program.

www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy

DCThe student attends class at the high school and completes assignments and exams. The student must earn a grade of 75 (2.0) or higher to receive college credit.

Student earns credit for ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 (6 college credit hours) from NVC.

http://www.alamo.edu/nvc/dual-credit/courses.htm

The BenefitsEng III AP/Dual or Eng IV Dual/Honors

(a course equivalent to 6 college credit hours: ENGL 1301 & ENGL 1302)

Community college (ex. NVC, SAC) – approx. $480.00*

Public university (ex. UTSA, TAMU, Texas Tech) – approx. $900.00†

Private university (ex. St. Mary’s, Baylor) – approx. $4700‡

  * www.alamo.edu/nvc† www.utsa.edu‡ www.ollusa.edu

All above tuition amounts are based on Fall 2013 tuitions and before fees and books are added.

The BenefitsYour GPA

AP or pre-AP only• 8 points per semester are added to the student’s

Grade Point Average (GPA ) for each AP course taken.

• 5 points are added to each Pre-AP course and also effects the GPA.

DC only• 5 point are added to each semester . This is

figured into the student’s GPA.

The 1 – 2 Punch

AP and DC combined8 points are added to each semester and affects the student’s GPA. Plus, the student is awarded college credit hours from NVC for completing the class and with a 75 or higher.Student also does not have to take a standardized (or AP) test to receive college credit hours.

…and the winner is:

[Your student’s name here]

All forms are available in the College and Career Center (A140)

and at www.bhsdualcredit.weebly.com