1. Opportunities for High School Students Via
Above and Beyond…
Advanced Placement exams
•RCPS Online
•Virginia Western Community College
Opportunities for High
School Students Via

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

3. Advanced Placement (AP)
AP is coordinated through College
Board
Students can earn college credit (based on exam score)
Classes designed to have college level rigor

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.)

8. Virginia Western Community College
Three programs designed for high school students:
Dual Enrollment (DE) classes
VWCC Regional Academies
HB 1184 Associates Degree

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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 CAD (3)
DE Engineering Drawing (3 or 6)
DE Architectural Drawing (3 or 6)
DE Microsoft Office (6)

13. 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
DE Engineering
DE Mass Communications
DE Mechatronics
DE Motorsports
DE Teaching Internship
DE Welding

14. 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

15. 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

16. RCPSonline RCPSonline classes are taught completely online
RCPSonline allows students to work
independently
RCPSonline classes are taught by
RCPS teachers
For more information, please click here: RCPSOnline