DUAL CREDIT 101 Associate’s Degree Crosswalk Dual Credit vs AP Courses Course Transferability to University Online vs Instructor-led Courses Support Systems

Associate’s Degree in Arts - Total Credit Hours Required: 60 Communication Core - 2 courses (6 credit hours) ENGL 1301 - Composition I ENGL 1302 - Composition II Mathematics Core - 1 course (3 credit hours) Life and Physical Sciences Core - 2 courses (6 credit hours) Language, Philosophy & Culture Core - 1 course (3 credit hours) Creative Arts Core - 1 course (3 credit hours) American History Core - 2 courses (6 credit hours) Government/Political Science Core - 2 courses (6 credit hours) Social and Behavioral Sciences Core - 1 course (3 credit hours) Additional Communication Core - 1 course (3 credit hours) Additional Language, Philosophy and Culture Core - 1 course (3 credit hours) Additional Requirements (18 credit hours) Any 18 hours of college-level Arts & Science courses, as approved by advisor.

CROSSWALK 9TH & 10TH GRADE COURSES Level St. Philip's College Course College Hours Dual Credit High School Course- Comal ISD Course # High School Credits 9 EDUC 1300 - 3 MAPS (9057) 0.5 10 ARTS 1303 - Art History Survey (Pre 1300) AP Art History (6096) ARTS 1304 - Art History Survey (Post 1300) PSYC 2301-General Psychology Psychology (4540) SOCI 1301 -Introductory Sociology Sociology (4550)

CROSSWALK 11TH GRADE COURSES Level St. Philip's College Course College Hours Dual Credit High School Course- Comal ISD Course # High School Credits 11 ENGL 1301 - Composition I 3 English III (1350) 0.5 ENGL 1302 - Composition II HIST 1301 - United States History I US History (4350) HIST 1302- United States History II SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Spanish III (1830) SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II SPCH 1311 -Introduction to Speech Communication Professional Communications (8069) GOVT 2305 - Federal Government US Government (4400) CROSSWALK 11TH GRADE COURSES

CROSSWALK 12TH GRADE COURSES Level St. Philip's College Course College Hours Dual Credit High School Course- Comal ISD Course # High School Credits 12 BIOL 2401 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Anatomy and Physiology (8410) 0.5 BIOL 2402 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II ENGL 2322 - British Literature I (Anglo Saxon through Neoclassical) 3 English IV (1450) ENGL 2323 - British Literature I (Romanticism to the Present) GOVT 2306 - Texas Government Social Studies Research Methods (4440) SPAN 2311 -Intermediate Spanish I Spanish IV (1840) SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 11-12 MATH 1414 -College Algebra Independent Study in Mathematics (2270) CROSSWALK 12TH GRADE COURSES

Online vs Instructor-led Courses SPC Instructor / MECHS Facilitator Coursework assigned & submitted through Canvas in ACES Grades are accessible in Canvas 16 week course Generally less grades / more weight Less Project Based Learning Requires Time/Management and higher level of responsibility MECHS Instructor / SPC Adjunct Faculty Coursework assigned & submitted in class or through ECHO Grades are accessible in ECHO 20 week course Generally same amount of grades as previous classes Project Based Learning

How to login to ACES & What to do with ACES https://alamoaces.alamo.edu:8447/cas-web/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Falamoaces.alamo.edu%2Fc%2Fportal%2Flogin

Common Course Transfer Guide Texas Common Course Numbering System www.tccns.org Example: Texas State University Texas State Transfer Course Equivalency System

Tutoring Opportunities at MECHS Morning tutorials (M-F) from 8:00-8:45 - with individual teachers. (one day a week, some teachers have duty) Focus Friday - every Friday during a regular 5 day week from 8:00-9:30. - Study hall or tutoring time at student choice Advisory - 2nd and 3rd day of the week - 30 min. Period with individual teachers by teacher request. Math Center - student ran (teacher facilitated) - library from 7:45-8:45 Tues./Wed. AND Tues. from 4:15-5:15 Writing Center - student ran (teacher facilitated) - library on Tues./ Thurs. 7:45-8:45 a.m. and Mon. /Thurs. 4:15-4:45 p.m. Other teacher tutoring times upon request or appointment with teacher at lunch or after school.

Other Supports with Dual Credit Courses Kahn Academy - online support and tutoring Respectfully reaching out to Online professors with questions or issues Checking ACES - checking grades regularly Using an agenda/ planner to keep deadlines and homework dates organized Have and know how to access their textbook and class resources Other College & Career Readiness Resources www.tinyurl.com/mechsccr Texas OnCourse