Sentences with phrase «on dual credit courses»

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«Whether colleges are a bit pretentious about courses taught at other colleges or the fact that they lose money when students arrive on their campuses with credit, dual enrollment is not universally accepted and students should do their research before signing up for it.»

• Blurring the boundaries between secondary and postsecondary education has its pluses — such as acceleration opportunities for smart students — but some of what passes for «dual credit» in high school lacks any real collegiate quality control and some of what passes for corequisite courses on campus really is high school stuff and doesn't deserve college credit.

This year, there are 23 dual - enrolled courses (where students get high school and college credit), some taking place on Hidalgo's campus.

Through a dual - enrollment program, senior Caitlynn Atwood takes an online biology course on her school - issued laptop, receiving college credit at Eastern New Mexico University.

Receiving college credit for a dual enrollment course is dependent on passing the course, effectively eliminating the unnecessary obstacle of having to pass a standardized test.

The Index awards points for students passing high school level courses and extra credit for those achieving additional credit, such as meeting cut scores on state or national exams or earning college credit through dual enrollment.

However, high stakes decisions involving tracking, grade promotion, admission to dual - credit courses and graduation based on a single testing event present major educational and motivational challenges.

For high schools: College, Career and Military Readiness indicators, including students meeting the Texas Success Initiative benchmarks in reading or math; students who satisfy relevant performance standards on Advanced Placement or similar exams, students who earn dual - course credits, students who enlist in the military, students who earn an industry certification, students admitted into postsecondary certification programs that have as an admission requirement successful performance at the secondary level, students who successfully complete college preparatory courses, students who successfully meet standards on a composite of indicators that indicate the student's preparation to success, without remediation, in an entry - level course for a bachelor's or associate's degree program, students who successfully complete and OnRamps dual - enrollment course, and students awarded an associate's degree while in high school.

Online learning is now a widely available option for students across the country looking to make up credits toward graduation, take courses not available in their local schools, or get a jump on college through dual - enrollment programs.

Students who complete the requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma with a grade point average of 3.0 or better and successfully complete college - level coursework that will earn the student at least nine transferable college credits in Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge, or dual enrollment courses will receive a Governor's seal on the diploma.

Resources on topics such as dual and concurrent enrollment, articulation and transfer, credit and non-credit course transfer and early college high schools

Some individuals are confusing the on - line learning requirement with dual credit opportunities while others do not understand that school districts will not be required to purchase online courses if they choose to develop the course content locally, using existing staff and resources.»

It does not apply to dual credit courses taught by college or university instructors on any campus or via television or the Internet.

Requires juniors and seniors must have scored at the proficient or advanced level on the MAP competency assessment in an area related to the dual credit course.

Dual or concurrent enrollment programs are partnerships between local educational agencies (LEAs) and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that allow high school students to enroll in college courses and earn transferable college credit, setting them on an accelerated path to postsecondary success.

The best dual credit programs — as JFF describes in its 2008 publication On Ramp to College < www.jff.org/Documents/OnRamp.pdf > involve a well - designed, coherent sequence of courses, instead of the cafeteria - style course options that high schools typically offer.

One of New Hampshire's schools allows for taking courses for «dual credit,» in which you can apply course credits taken for the vet tech program to transfer to a four - year program later on.