Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment (DC)

Advanced Placement (AP)

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Students are simultaneously earning

college and high school credits

Classes are taught at VHS, by VHS

teachers, in VHS classes we offer

Teachers are credentialed through PNC,

Ivy Tech, or Vincennes

Students are enrolled as a student at the

corresponding university/college (not

full-time)

Once a student is accepted, they complete the coursework for the class during the regular school year/semester

As long as the student earns at least a “C” in the course, the student is awarded credit through the corresponding university

Credit may be transferred to the college/university of choice based on the guidelines of the ACCEPTING college/university

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Number of Students Enrolled (PNC Only)

Number of Students

Enrolled (PNC Only)

897 1036

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Number of Credits Earned (PNC Only)

Number of Credits

Earned (PNC Only)

Drawing I Drawing II English Literature and

Composition English Language and

Composition Speech French III, IV, and V German III, IV, and V Spanish III, IV, and V Pre-Calculus and

Trigonometry Calculus AB Calculus BC Statistics

Biology II Chemistry II Environmental Physics II C Earth/Space Psychology Government US History Entrepreneurship (Ivy) Business & Law (Ivy) Marketing (Ivy) Digital Design (Ivy) Visual Comm. (Ivy)

(17 Vocational Programs -

Vincennes University)

Four intended major areas of: • Biology

• Human Resources

• Business

• General Education

Example:

Biology (30 credits of the following)

• FL201 & FL202 – 6 credits of Foreign Language (French, German, or Spanish)

• MA161 – 3 credits of AP/IB Calculus AB

• ENGL101 & ENGL102 – 6 credits of AP/IB English Lit and Comp

• BIOL121 & BIOL131 – 5 credits of AP/IB Biology II

• PHYS220 – 4 credits of AP/IB Physics

• HIST151 & HIST152 – 6 credits of AP US History

• CHEM115 & CHEM116 – 8 credits of AP/IB Chemistry II

Pros - Cost: At $25/credit for

Priority and a little more than $100/credit for Non-Priority

Opportunity: Most students qualify and offered in many areas of study

Acquisition: Students only need to achieve a “C” for the course

Cons - Transferability –

Completely relies on the receiving school

May count for an elective and not towards a major, check with the university

A rigorous course where the instructor

has had the course syllabus approved by

the College Board

Students take the course and at the end

of the course take the corresponding AP

exam

Courses meet national guidelines and AP

tests are administered through a

determined schedule

Students take the course and in May they

take the corresponding AP exam

In early July, students and schools are

notified of the students’ results

Generally, a score of 3, 4, or 5 results in

college credit being awarded, but check

with the receiving college/university

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Number of Students Testing

Number of Students

Testing

398 365 355

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439

572

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Number of Exams Taken

Number of Exams

Taken

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165 170 175

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Number of Students Scoring 3+

Number of Students

Scoring 3+

46.9 51.4

56.5

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Percent of Students

Scoring 3+

English Language and Composition

English Literature and Composition

Studio Art Computer Science French German Japanese Spanish Latin Calculus AB Calculus BC

Statistics Biology II Chemistry II Environmental Physics A Physics B Physics II C Psychology Government Economics

(Micro/Macro) European History US History Music Theory

Students need to earn a 3+ on 5 different

exams from each of 4 areas: • Languages (2)

• Global perspective(1)

• Science/math/computer science (1)

• Other – non-language (1)

Must send at least one result to a

university outside of the U.S.

Pros

Cost: Math/Science

tests are subsidized

by the IDOE so

students pay $8 each

Transferability: More

widely accepted than

dual credit across the

U.S.

Cons

Cost: Non-

math/science exams

are $89 each

Acquisition: Comes

down to passing an

exam and

coursework is not

considered

Highest rigor diploma offered at VHS

VHS teachers trained by IB to deliver IB

content and ideals

Candidacy begins in the Junior Year, and

ends with examinations in May of the

Senior Year

Emphasis on growth of the learner,

influencing students toward positive

personal characteristics

Select the appropriate classes (1-2 courses within 6 groups + ToK I and II)

Compose the Extended Essay (college-level research paper)

Complete the Creativity, Action, and Service component

Assessment • External – traditional end-of-course tests

• Internal – in-course projects, papers, and portfolios

IB Art Music Theory I and II English Literature and

Composition World Literature French IV and V German IV and V Latin IV Spanish IV and V Theory of Knowledge I

and II

Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry

Calculus AB Calculus BC Biology II Anatomy and

Physiology Chemistry II Physics 1 and 2 Economics (AP only) Psychology Sports, Exercise, and

Health Science

Pros:

• IB grads much more

likely to be enrolled in

top 20 higher education

institutions

• College credits

• Independent learners

who feel prepared

• Time management skills

• Critical thinkers

• Differentiation from

peers

Cons:

• Cost: around $1,000 to

complete

Registration

Per Exam Fee

• Hit and Miss recognition

• Student may attempt, yet

fail to achieve

requirements for

diploma

Please feel free to direct specific questions to

your child’s counselor by calling the school at

531-3070