College Credit in HS
| null | AP Advanced Placement | Dual Credit with ACC | Additional Information |
What is it? | College level courses are are more challenging and faster paced than traditional high school courses | College courses that allow students to earn college credit and high school credit simultaneously | null |
Who teaches it? | High school teacher who has received College Board Training | ACC professor | null |
What is the curriculum? | Standard provided by collegeboard, must meet TEKS for EOC courses | Standard provided by ACC. Student is still responsible for taking EOC exams if required for the course (us history) | null |
How do students qualify? | Meet high school prerequisites indicated in the PfISD Course Guide | Meet high school and ACC college prerequisites indicated in both course guides. Must meet the TSI requirements for the course. | |
Which GPA scale? | 6.0 | 5.0 | All courses will factor into GPA/RIC |
How to enroll? | Indicate course on the course selection sheet and update the course selection in Schoolinks under the School>Student Planner tab | Indicate course on the course selection sheet and update the course selection in Schoolinks under the School>Student Planner tab AND Complete the ACC HS Program Enrollment | |
What is the cost? | AP Exam cost is determined by CollegeBoard, about $100 per AP Exam. Fee reductions are available for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. In PfISD, if you pass the exam, earning a 3 or higher you will be refunded for each exam passed. | There is currently no fee for dual credit classes taken on a Pfisd campus. There IS a cost charge for any class taken at ACC during the summer and any other courses Pfisd does not offer during the school day. Students may need to purchase text books and materials about $100-$200. | null |
How to earn college credit? | Student registers for and takes the AP Exam. Exams are scored 1-5, Credit is determined by individual colleges (search here AP Credit Policy Search ) with a 3 or higher. | Student must pass a dual credit course with a C or higher to earn both high school and college credit through ACC. Earning a D in an ACC courses will earn you college credit but not high school credit. | null |
When are the courses available? | |||
What special recognition does a student earn? | Performance Acknowledgement earning a 3 or higher on an exam, AP Scholar, AP Capstone | Performance Acknowledgement earning 12 or more college credit hours | null |
What are the Advantages? | Course and rigor is widely recognized by colleges/universities. | Student earns college credit as soon as the grade is posted on the college transcript. | null |
What are the disadvantages? | College Credit is dependent on a single exam. | If student does not pass college course, they do not get college credit. Not receiving college credit will impact their SAP (satisfactory academic progress) and this may impact financial aid opportunities when they apply to colleges/universities. | null |
Additional Information | If student does not earn a C or higher, they will be dropped from the class and moved into English 3 or 4, in addition to redoing the semester they did not earn high school credit for. | Pfisd Advanced Academic information found on Page 18 of the PfISD Course Guide |