ADVANCED PLACEMENT/DUAL CREDIT BLUE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Wildcat logo from www.ksu.edu

What is Dual Credit and AP? A Dual Credit class refers to a class where the student receives high school AND college credit. These classes are taught through MCC, UMKC, MSU and UCM.

INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT 34 AP courses in 20 subject areas Participation: 2 million students worldwide 18,000 high schools (5,000 in other countries) U.S. plus 40 other countries 3,600 universities (worldwide) receive AP scores College Board logo from: www.collegeboard.com/ap/

INTRODUCTION TO DUAL CREDIT 20+ courses offered Participation: Most require students to have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or a 21 ACT but each college is different Teacher recommendation College Board logo from: www.collegeboard.com/ap/

WHY AP ?? WHY DUAL CREDIT?? Confidence – develop better study habits & analytical problem-solving skills Credit – enter college with credit (and possibly advanced standing-save $$$) College Success – research shows AP success strongly correlates to college academic success

Why take either??? Get college credit Save money Learn how to study College Algebra required for most degrees Communication is required for most degrees Psychology is required for many degrees Statistics required for many degrees English 110 (composition) is required for most degrees History is required for many degrees

AP COLLEGE CREDIT The amount of college credit received can vary, so check directly with colleges and universities. (3 to 10+ credit hours) You can choose not to send scores to your college. If you get a score of 1 or 2, it will not affect your college GPA. You can choose to retake the course once you reach college. Studies show that students who take an AP course in high school have a significantly higher GPA in college than those who do not take an AP course.

DUAL COLLEGE CREDIT Dual credit refers to credit for high school course AND college credits. High school credit is ½ credit per semester, but college credit can range from 3 – 5 hours per semester course You can choose to retake the course once you reach college. GRADE TRANSFERS ON COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT

AP Courses Offered at BSHS AP BIOLOGY AP CHEMISTRY AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP PHYSICS AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AP CALCULUS AB/BC AP COMPUTER SCIENCE AP EURO HISTORY AP US HISTORY AP GOVERNMENT AP PSYCHOLOGY AP MUSIC THEORY AP SPANISH * However, students can take ANY of the 34 Exams !

Dual Credit Courses Offered at BSHS Math 110 College Statistics Choir Math 120 College Algebra Band Math 130 College Trigonometry Orchestra College Calc I English 110 Marketing Principles English 214 Business Technology History 101/102 Accounting Principles World History Debate French Forensics German Biology (non majors) Chemistry (non majors) Communication Anatomy

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A.P. EXAMS Exams are the 1st & 2nd full weeks in May If there is a conflict between tests (2 are offered at the same time) students will “make-up” one of the tests during the 3rd and 4th week of May. Exams are usually 3-3.5 hours long. Scores are received the 1st week of July. In 2019, each AP Exam will be $94. ($53 for Free and Reduced Lunch College credit is usually given for a score of 3, 4, or 5. A score of 1 or 2 will receive no college credit.

DUAL CREDIT FINALS Finals are at the end of the semester If there is a conflict between finals, student will arrange a time to take the final at Blue River or UMKC Exams are usually 2 hours long. Scores are received by the end of the semester. 3, 4 or 5 hours of credit is earned PER SEMESTER for the grade received. MOST credits transfer, but you need to check with the university. Cost in 2016-2017 is $47.50 per credit hour for MCC and $90.75 per credit hour for UMKC.

AP Courses Equivalent of a 1st year college course Not a gen. ed. class Rigorous and challenging Extra study time necessary OUTSIDE OF CLASS College Board determines curriculum AP teachers must submit a syllabus to the College Board for approval. This is to ensure teachers are covering the required information necessary for student success.

Dual Credit Courses Actually is a 1st year college course Rigorous and challenging Extra study time necessary OUTSIDE OF CLASS The college or university determines curriculum Dual Credit teachers must submit a syllabus to the college/university for approval. The final is a final similar to that given by the college & submitted by the high school teacher

AP/DUAL CREDIT WEIGHTS Credit given for high school is weighted C is weighted as a B (3.0) B is weighted as an A (4.0) A is weighted with 5.0 Credit given for dual credit courses carried the grade earned from the college Credit given for AP carries no grade weight at college

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