Dual Enrollment Riverside HS

What is Dual Enrollment? An enrichment program that allows eligible high school students the opportunity to take courses and earn high school and college credit at the same time NOVA college courses may fulfill Virginia high school graduation requirements and begin a college transcript towards a degree or certificate program

Why Dual Enrollment? It’s Great for Students Obtain college credit with a C or better Begin a college transcript Avoid duplication of course work from high school to early college FREE tuition for 2019-20 school year A “safe” college experience to ease transition Use campus resources and participate in college events and activities

AP Versus DE AP open enrollment vs DE placement testing DE teachers must meet requirements of college professors- master’s degree in field AP articulated credit while DE is guaranteed AP structured to the culminating test DE is a college class Weighted GPA bump

Eligibility for Dual Enrollment High School Juniors and Seniors Students must meet all course pre/co-requisites Proof of English and Math College Readiness Required for any NOVA student Use PSAT, ACT, SAT, SOL scores to qualify Virginia Placement Test (VPT) Exceptional Sophomores on a case-by-case basis No Fs 3.25 GPA to enroll in transfer course 2.25 GPA to enroll in CTE/career track course Personalized recommendation letter and HS transcript VPT 2 times within a year.

NOVA DE at Riverside 2019-20 ENG 111/112 College Composition I/II (6 college credits) Angela Astorga – English 12 DE Teacher HIS 121/122 US History I/II (6 college credits) PLS 211/212 US Government I/II (6 college credits) Michele Laferriere – US History DE Teacher BIO 101/102 Biology I/II (8 college credits) Karen Swanchara – Biology DE Teacher

DE Registration Process Student must express interest to school counselor Intent to Enroll form- complete a form for each NOVA DE class you are registering in and submit to school counselor by April 5th. requires student & parent signatures must apply online to NOVA Qualifying Scores- Counselor checks if student has eligible test scores- PSAT, SOL, ACT or SAT Virginia Placement Test (VPT)- If no eligible scores are found, student is referred to take VPT test at high school or on NOVA campus Director of Counseling sends all forms to NOVA DE Coordinator

Disability Accommodations Rose Fraze – Assistant Principal If DE student has a 504 or IEP plan and would like accommodations to apply to the DE class, student MUST go through NOVA’s Disability Services Can be done virtually or on campus Must submit MOA to DE teacher

Is DE Right For You? Ready for advanced, college level work? Ready to self-advocate, be independent learner? Have good time management and study skills? Want to build a college transcript? Looking to jump start college career?

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