Why Dual Credit? “States are increasingly viewing dual enrollment as a strategy to promote postsecondary attainment and workforce readiness, and taking steps to broaden student access to dual enrollment coursework.”1 46% of 4-year institution graduates report enrollment at a 2-year institution in the past 65% report at least 3 semesters at a 2-year institution 62% of students who transfer from a 2-year institution to a 4-year institution will earn a bachelor’s degree within 6 years 72% will earn the bachelor’s degree if they complete a credential at the 2-year institution before transferring Federal Every Student Succeeds Act and Oklahoma Edge support dual credit as a high impact practice.

Dual Credit: Creating a College-going Culture Approximately 50% of students who begin college in high school complete a degree within five years. 88% of community college dual enrollment students continued to college after high school. 41% of dual credit students went on to four-year colleges. 80% increase in the number of high school students (1.2 million) taking college-level courses between AY 02-03 and AY 10-11. The national statistics offer us a compelling reason to support and improve this opportunity in Oklahoma. With a goal to increase college graduation rates, concurrent enrollment is an important high impact strategy that can create a college-going culture. Oklahoma has experienced a 158% growth in 10 years after 05/06 (first year of the senior tuition waivers) and I expect to see that increase as more seniors are now able to use the full 18 credit hours of waivers in any combination of hours per semesters. Unfortunately, the national data- and OK statistics as well - indicate that fewer students of color, first-generation students, and economically disadvantaged students are enrolling as concurrent students. Chantlani, S. (2018). Dual enrollment is increasing college-going behavior, but only for some students

Oklahoma Dual Credit Statistics Earned credit hours increased 158%. 97% course success rate. 19% of first-time, full-time OK freshmen. 78% were concurrently enrolled at community colleges. Persistence to the sophomore year average difference 6 – 21 points higher. Graduation rates average difference 9 – 23 points higher. Transfer and excel at all tiers of higher education. The OK statistics speak for themselves – great opportunity for students: Benefits: reduced cost, increased graduation rates, shortens time to degree / work, improves college-going rate, retention, and completion. 158% after tuition waiver program over a 10 year period. First time/ full time freshmen: approximately 25% research / 26% regional / 9% community college. Where concurrently enrolled ? 2% research / 20% regional / 78% CC 1% private. Persistence: 6 points research , 16 points regional, 21 points CC Grad rates: 9 points Research 21 points regional, 23 points CC OSRHE, (2017). Concurrent Enrollment Interim Study

TCC Dual Credit Success Dual Credit Students These three students graduated with TCC before they graduated from their high schools. Degree earned: AS Biology, AA Liberal Arts, AA World Languages, AA Business Administration. TCC dual credit stats for course completion. Withdraw rate: less than half of Tulsa Achieves Freshmen, and C or better rate: almost 25 points above Tulsa Achieves Freshmen. 90% A, B, or C (5,571 courses / 6,192 total) 5.1% withdraw (313 / 6, 192 total)

Who, What, When… Student Eligibility Course Eligibility ANY junior or senior enrolled in one high school course, who is on-track for graduation has 36 credit hours of free tuition from TCC to start college early Course Eligibility State admission and course enrollment requirements No zero-level, co-requisite, or PE classes When do I start? OK State Regents Higher Education set all admission /eligibility requirements. Six semesters of eligibility Summer (after 10th), fall, and spring Summer (after 11th), fall, and spring

Program Options Students use four semesters of concurrent eligibility Dual Credit Dual Credit to College Degree + One Dual Credit to College Degree 2 + 2 Students use four semesters of concurrent eligibility Students may enroll in one or more TCC courses each semester Students earn 18 – 24 college credit hours Eligible students may complete degree post high school via Tulsa Achieves or True Blue Lead scholarships Students use from four to six semesters of concurrent eligibility Student may enroll in two or more TCC courses each semester Students earn 24 - 30 college credit hours Students may complete a degree within one year after high school graduation Students use six semesters of concurrent eligibility Student may enroll in two courses each summer and three or more TCC courses each fall and spring semester Students earn 55 - 60 college credit hours Some students may earn a degree simultaneously with a high school diploma TCC has pathways for students with varied goals: 1 semester, 1 year, or full AA, AS degree by high school graduation.

College Degrees: By the credit hour What is a credit hour? How many credit hours in a course? What are general education courses? How many? What type of classes? How many credit hours in an Associate Degree? How many semesters to the first college degree? How many credit hours in a 4 year degree? What about graduate and professional degrees? One credit hour amounts to one hour of in-class instruction and two hours of additional student work per week. The definition helps the department determine whether an academic program qualifies for federal financial aid. Most courses are 3 credit hours. General education courses are typically college courses that are required to graduate, but that are not part of your field of study. For example, many colleges require English or mathematics courses regardless of the student's major. In OK 37 credit hours are gen. ed. What Are General Education Courses? Arts & Humanities. The classes that satisfy an arts and/or humanities requirement could include music or art Foreign Language. History, Social Sciences such as Psychology or Sociology, Mathematics, and Science. A full list of gen. ed. courses are on the website. 60 credit hours AA.AS Usually 4 full-time semesters. (6 part-time semesters) Bachelor degrees range from 120 – 130 credit hours. After the bachelor degree, graduate degrees such as Masters, Law, Medicine usually require additional testing and admission to the Graduate School.

Sample Student Pathway Liberal Arts AA [Completed by HS graduation -sample] Plan of Study Course Title Semester Gen Ed Recommended (2 courses) GEOG 1043 – Intro. to Cultural Geography Senior Year – Second Semester ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Senior Year - Second Semester Gen Ed Humanities (2 courses) HUMN 2113 - Humanities I Junior Year - First Semester HUMN 2223 - Humanities II Senior Year - First Semester Gen Ed Required Elective (1 course) PHIL 1113 - Introduction to Philosophy Gen Ed Political Science (1 course) POLS 1113 - American Federal Government Junior Year - Second Semester Gen Ed History (1 course) HIST 1493 - U.S. History Civil War Era - Present Gen Ed Lab Science (1 course) BIOL 1114 - General Biology for Non-Majors Summer between 11th & 12th Gen Ed Non-Lab Science (1 course) BIOL 1383 - Nutrition Summer between 10th & 11th Gen Ed Math (1 course) MATH 1473 - Quantitative Reasoning English (2 courses) ENGL 1113 - Comp I Junior Year – Second Semester ENGL 1213 - Comp II Recommended Electives (8 courses) PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology Junior Year - First Semester SOCI 1113 - Introduction to Sociology SOCI 2113 - Social Problems in America ENGL 2413 - Introduction to Literature COLL 1002 - First Year Experience Seminar COMM 1113 - Public Speaking HUMN 2333 - Literature and Film PSYC 2023 – Developmental Psychology *Transition course Sample

Sample Student Pathway Biology AS [Plus One completion - sample] Plan of Study Course Title Semester Concurrent Enrollment PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology Senior Year - First Semester COMM 1113 - Public Speaking Junior Year - First Semester HUMN 2113 - Humanities I Senior Year – First Semester ART 1113 - Art Appreciation? COLL 1002 - First Year Experience Junior Year – First Semester POLS 1113 - American Federal Government Senior Year - Second Semester HIST 1493 - U.S. History Civil War Era - Present Junior Year - Second Semester BIOL 1224 – Introduction to Biology for Majors Summer between 11th & 12th BIOL 1113 Intro. to Environmental Science Summer between 10th & 11th MATH 1513 – Precalculus I Junior Year - Second Semester* ENGL 1113 - Comp I ENGL 1213 - Comp II Post HS Graduation Degree Completion in two semesters Semester 1 Post HS Semester 2 Post HS Biology Elective Microbiology Physics I General Chemistry II Chemistry I General Physics II -or- Elementary Stats. * Transition course Sample

Concurrent Enrollment Sample Student Pathway Pre- Education AA [Plus One completion - sample] Plan of Study Course Title Semester Concurrent Enrollment PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology Senior Year - First Semester COMM 1113 - Public Speaking Junior Year - First Semester ENGL 2413 – Introduction to Literature Senior Year – First Semester MATH 1483 – Functions COLL 1002 - First Year Experience Junior Year – First Semester POLS 1113 - American Federal Government Senior Year - Second Semester HIST 1493 - U.S. History Civil War Era - Present Junior Year - Second Semester PHSC 1114 – General Physical Science Lab Summer between 11th & 12th PHSC 2151 – The Nature of Science Summer between 10th & 11th BIOL 1383 - Nutrition MATH 1473 – Quantitative Reasoning ENGL 1113 - Comp I* Senior Year - First Semester * or second ENGL 1213 - Comp II PostHS Graduation Degree Completion in two semesters Semester 1 Post HS Semester 2 Post HS CHLD 2042 – Early Field Experience MATH 2553 – Geometry & Measurement Math 2423 – Math Concepts for Ed. BIOL 1114 – General Biol. For non-majors GEOG 2033 – World Regional Geography Recommended elective * Transition course Sample. Transfer to OSU, NSU, Cameron, OU requires that students work closely with TCC academic advisors and the four-year advisor. Transfer requirements vary among institutions.

Sample Student Pathways Programming AAS [Plus One completion - sample] Plan of Study Course Title Semester Concurrent Enrollment ENGL 1113 - Comp I Junior Year – Second Semester* ENGL 1213 - Comp II Senior Year – First Semester COMM 1113 - Public Speaking Junior Year - First Semester MATH 1513 Precalculus I Junior Year - Second Semester* HIST 1493 – U.S History Civil War Era – Pres. Junior Year – First Semester POLS 1113 - American Federal Government Senior Year - Second Semester BUSN 1053 – Introduction to Business Senior Year – First Semester CSCI 1203 Computer Concepts and Applications BUSN 2503 Princ. of Project Management Senior Year – Second Semester CSCI 1483 – Introduction Unix (Linux) Post HS graduation Degree Completion in two semesters Semester 1 Post HS Semester 2 Post HS CSCI 2683 – Data Structures CSYS 2793 –Android Development CSYS 2463 – PHP programming CSYS 2743- Python Programming CSCI – 2133 Introduction to Java CSYS 2613 – C# Programming CSYS 1793 IOS Development CSCY 2033 – Java Script CSCI 2473 – C Programming Select controlled elective *Transition course Sample.

Dual Credit to College Degree Academic Expectation: College courses content and rigor is not compromised or altered in any way to lessen or decrease expectations of student performance. FERPA: Faculty cannot discuss a student’s academic performance, conduct, attendance, or other information with anyone other than college officials who have a ”legitimate educational interest”. Student Support Student orientations, F.A. letter, student/parent MOU Early alert emails, Star Fish alerts, student conduct, Title IX, Report IT All TCC courses have the same rigor, assessment, and course expectations. These expectations may not be altered per accreditation and Regents policy. FERPA – all college students regardless of age are covered by federal law. For more information see tulsacc.edu. College faculty will not report grades to anyone other than those with “legitimate educational interest”. A narrow FERPA release is part of dual credit enrollment. See enrollment form. Student support: All TCC student support is available to dual credit students. For students with educational needs, the educational access centers on every campus support the Amer. w/ Disabilities ACT (ADA). Also the Report it portal on the website for student concerns, and the TCC Title IX office serve dual credit students.

Feedback Dual Credit Student Orientations Summer 2019 “One of the things that we discussed that will help me the most will be time management. I will further manage how I will use my time between classes. I will also know how long I should spend outside of class on each class.” Dual Credit Student Survey 2019 They [TCC courses] have less busy work than high school classes. “TCC classes challenge you to be more social and thoughtful than high school classes. They require more of you and the critical thoughts you have.” Dual Credit Faculty Survey “[I] enjoyed concurrent and traditional students equally.” “…the biggest concern I have is a lack of communication. About 50% or more of my emails don’t get responses.” We survey every semester and appreciate your feedback. This information is used to improve our programs.

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