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Abbreviations AP = Advanced Placement DE = Dual Enrollment VWCC = Virginia Western Community College

Advanced Placement (AP) AP is coordinated through College Board https://www.collegeboard.org/ Students can earn college credit (based on exam score) Classes designed to have college level rigor

Advanced Placement (AP) Students take AP classes in base schools AP Courses offered: AP Biology (2 blks) AP Studio Art AP Eng 12 (literature) AP Physics B (2 blks) AP World History AP US Govt & Politics AP Chemistry (2blks) AP Calculus AB AP US History AP Latin AP Calculus BC AP Psychology AP French AP Computer Science A (Supplemental/RCPS On-line) AP German AP Statistics AP Spanish AP Eng 11 (language)

Advanced Placement (AP) AP courses are weighted for GPA Students take AP exam in May Colleges decide to award credit (or not) based on AP exam score of: 1-5 Go to college websites to view AP transferrable scores or contact college admission offices

Advanced Placement (AP) HOW TO REGISTER FOR AP EXAMS Work with school counselor to register for AP Exams by the end of the first week in February Once you have signed up review the AP Bulletin for Students & Parents

Advanced Placement (AP) HOW TO REGISTER FOR AP EXAMS Regular Exam Fee – contact your school counselor for exam fee information Economically Qualified Students – (to be determined by College Board) Late Exam Fee (student illness/emergency.)

Virginia Western Community College Three programs designed for high school students: Dual Enrollment (DE) classes VWCC Regional Academies www.virginiawestern.edu/academy/index.php HB 1184 Associates Degree www.virginiawestern.edu/dualenrollment/hb1184.php

Students earn high school credit and VWCC credit at same time Virginia Western Community College DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) Students earn high school credit and VWCC credit at same time DE classes are taught in RCPS Teachers are RCPS teachers and VWCC instructors

All DE students take semester exams (no exemptions) Virginia Western Community College DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) All DE students take semester exams (no exemptions) RCPS grade for DE class follows RCPS policies VWCC grade for DE class follows VWCC dept policies

Virginia Western Community College VWCC courses are by semester Some DE classes have both Fall and Spring semester VWCC courses Some DE classes have one VWCC course DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE)

Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) COURSES DE English 11 (6) DE English 12 (6) DE Precalculus (5) DE Calculus AB (4) DE Calculus BC (4) DE US/VA History (6) DE US/VA Govt (6) DE Biology (8) DE Chemistry (8) DE Econ/Pers Fin (3) DE Engineering Drawing (3 or 6) DE Architectural Drawing (3 or 6) DE Microsoft Office (6)

Virginia Western Community College DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) COURSES at BCAT DE Auto Service DE Computer Information Technology DE Criminal Justice DE Culinary Arts DE Early Childhood DE EMT Intro to Nursing Careers DE Engineering DE Mass Communications DE Mechatronics DE Motorsports DE Teaching Internship DE Welding

Virginia Western Community College DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) REGISTRATION For RCPS, sign up during registration For VWCC, follow college admissions process: Complete admission application Take Virginia Placement test at VWCC and earn qualifying score Pay tuition based on credits taking Be aware of add/drop/withdraw deadlines

Virginia Western Community College DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE) TUITION DE tuition is based on number of VWCC credits a student takes Student pays VWCC tuition at their high school VWCC tuition is projected in the late Spring of each year Contact your dual enrollment coordinator at your student’s high school for fee information

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