1. College Credit in High School Enrollment Information for students thinking about concurrent enrollment courses with JCCC College Now.

2. Types of JCCC College Credit 1.Concurrent Enrollment (JCCC-College Now): When a high school student takes an approved BVWHS class from an approved high school teacher and receives both high school and college credit. 2.Quick Step: When a high school student takes a college class on a college campus. There is no longer a limit on the number of concurrent enrollment college hours.

3. *Benefits of College Now Quality Instruction – All CN instructors are qualified high school teachers that have similar experience of JCCC faculty on campus. Low Cost – Significantly lower than area public and private colleges and universities. Schedule Flexibility – Students complete general education courses while still in high school. JCCC Campus Access – Students have access to all resources that are offered to other college students. This includes the Math Resource Center, Writing Center, library and computer labs.

4. BVW Classes = College Now BVW Class TitleJCCC Class TitleCourse IDHoursLength *Adv. AlgebraCollege AlgebraMATH 1713 hoursYear Hon. Pre-Calc/Trig Pre-CalculusMATH 1735 hoursYear AP Calculus ABCalculus IMATH 2415 hoursYear AP Calculus BCCalculus I & IIMath 241/24210 hoursFall/Spring AP StatisticsStatisticsMATH 1813 hoursYear AP Lit & CompComposition I Composition II ENGL 121 ENGL 122 3 hours Fall Spring AP Physics 1College Physics IPHYS 1305 hoursYear AP Biology Prin. of Cell/Molecular Biology BIOL 1344 hoursYear Hon. Spanish 4Elem. Spanish I/IIFL 130/FL13110 hoursFall/Spring *College Algebra is considered Quickstep. The application and enrollment deadlines are a little later than College Now courses.

5. BVW Classes = College Now BVW Class TitleJCCC Class TitleCourse IDHoursLength AP Spanish 5Interm. Spanish IFL 2303 hoursYear Hon. French 4Elem. French I/IIFL 140/FL14110 hoursFall/Spring AP Govt & Pol.Am Nat’l GovtPOLS 1243 hoursSpring AP Psychology Introduction to Psychology PSYC 1303 hoursSpring JAVA Programming Programming Fundamentals CS 1344 hoursFall Hon. JAVA Prog. II Concepts of Prog. Algorithms/JAVA CS 2054 HoursSpring

6. How do these classes transfer? JCCC classes have excellent transferability to colleges or universities in the state of Kansas and Midwest region. You can check the website for transferability or contact the school directly. Even though the classes will transfer to most colleges and universities, how it transfers to each individual school may be different. It would also be wise to research potential majors to see what class requirements you may need. This will help you better determine which classes you should take now while in high school.

7. Guidelines for selecting College Now credits Sometimes “more” is just “more” Identify classes to transfer outside of your intended major Ex: Engineering major- social studies & english are good transfers Business Major- math, science, english, etc… You may not need 9 credits of social studies for college Math is sequential. Take your highest level for CN credit ex: AP Calc AB for college now credit is sufficient for pre-calc & college algebra There is value in taking a difficult class in high school and then repeating it in college. (Think AP Bio/AP Phys I for pre-med. Great start to your college GPA) Bottom Line: There are no right or wrong ways to do this. These guidelines should help you make the best decision with the information you have at hand

8. Transfer Equivalency Guides Emporia State University http://www.emporia.edu/admissions/transfer-guides.html Kansas State University http://www.k-state.edu/undergradadmit/transferequivalency.html Pittsburg State University http://www.pittstate.edu/admission/information/transfer- student/transfer-equivalency-guides.dot University of Kansas http://admissions.ku.edu/apply/credits/

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11. How does concurrent enrollment tuition compare to other four year schools. College/University*Cost Per Credit Hour JCCC$93 Baker University (HS Credit program)$100 Emporia State University$214.20 Kansas State University$300.04 University of Kansas$319.30 Rockhurst University (Private)$1,162.00 Baker University (Private)$920.00 A 3 hour class at JCCC will cost $279. A 3 hour class at KU will cost $957. That is a savings of over $670! Another added bonus…for all JCCC College Now classes students do not have to purchase the book! *2016-2017 tuition rate (Based on 15 hour enrollment)

12. What are the steps to enroll in a College Now class? First Time College Now Students only: 1.Fill out an application for JCCC. Go to www.jccc.edu and follow the links below by Friday, Aug 26, 2016www.jccc.edu Future Students Steps to Enroll for Credit Classes Apply for Admission English, Math & Chemistry students: 2. Take the COMPASS test and/or submit your qualifying ACT Scores Everyone 3.Enroll in classes and pay for tuition by Sept 16, 2016 through student’s MyJCCC account. NOTE: The enrollment deadline for College Algebra is October 14.

13. JCCC Compass Placement Testing In order to enroll in certain classes students must take and achieve certain scores on the Compass Placement test. The following classes require Compass testing:  Advanced Algebra  Honors Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry  AP Calculus  AP Statistics  AP English Literature  AP Physics 1 Students must have a photo ID along with their JCCC ID # when they go to take the Compass test. For more information on testing hours, policies, and pretests go to www.jccc.edu/testing.www.jccc.edu/testing

14. Qualifying ACT Scores If you have taken the ACT within the last two years you may use the following ACT scores instead of taking the Compass test. ClassACT SubtestRequired Score Advanced AlgebraMath25 Honors Pre-Calc/Trig Math26 AP Calculus AB/BCMath28 AP StatsMath26 AP English Literature English19 AP Physics Math26 If you have qualifying ACT scores, please contact Mrs. Battista, the registrar in rm #359 to send in a copy of your ACT scores.

15. How does AP credit and College Now differ? Questions...AP CreditCollege Now Credit How much does it Cost?$100* per test$93 per credit hour When is enrollment? Signup in March, test in May at the end of the course Start of the semester How is Credit Awarded? AP test results, Score 4-5 (Varies by college) “C” or better guarantees credit College Transferability? Accepted nationally at most colleges including most highly selective schools Accepted regionally and by many national universities * 2017 AP Test price has not been determined yet AP Transfer Info: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/sea rch-credit-policies https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/sea rch-credit-policies

16. College Now: Important Fall Dates August 26, 2015 – Application and ACT test score priority submission. Forms will be accepted after this deadline, but there is no guarantee of processing by the enrollment deadline. September 16, 2016 – COMPASS placement test deadline September 16, 2016 – Enrollment deadline, payment is due at the time of enrollment *There are no exceptions to the September 16 enrollment date, so plan ahead for enrollment & compass testing to avoid crowds.

17. College Now: Withdrawal Dates Fall ClassYear Class Last day for 100% refund Sept 19, 2016Oct. 03, 2016 Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript Sept. 19, 2016Oct. 10, 2016 Last day to request a pass/fail grade or withdraw with a “W” Nov. 15, 2016Mar. 1, 2017 *If you drop a College Now course here at BVW, it is your responsibility to also drop the course at JCCC. Otherwise your course would be removed at BVW but stay on your JCCC transcript

18. College Now help at BVW: College Now JAG-1 st Session Tuesday, Sept. 6 & Sept. 13 1:15-2:30pm 313 Counseling Office Passes are available in the counseling office #315. Braden Decker, JCCC Admissions Representative Help with Applications Process ACT Scores College Now registration issues

19. Helpful College Now Websites BVW Counseling Webpage- Find all College Now documents & linksFind all College Now documents & links JCCC College Now – http://www.jccc.edu/collegenowhttp://www.jccc.edu/collegenow JCCC Placement Testing – http://www.jccc.edu/testing/assessment.html http://www.jccc.edu/testing/assessment.html JCCC Quick Step- http://www.jccc.edu/quickstephttp://www.jccc.edu/quickstep College Now Information Sessions (for students & parents) Thursday, Aug 25 6:30-8:00 Olathe Health Ed. Center Tuesday, Aug 30 6:30-8:00 JCCC Regnier Center

20. College Now Contacts: Tara Lebar: BVW Counselor, JCCC College Now Building Representative tlebar@bluevalleyk12.org 913.239.3772 Braden Decker, JCCC Admission Representative braden@jccc.edu 913-469-8500 ext. 4276 JCCC Student Success Center 913.469.3803