Accelerated CreditDual Credit

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Accelerated Credit/Dual Credit

• ----Take college courses while still in high
  school
• B average
• 10th or 11th or 12th grades
• Approval of principal
• Provide transportation, if necessary
• Pay tuition (approx. 94 per hour)
• Purchase books

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Core Requirements

• College core requirements for college transcript
  include
• Fine Arts/Humanities
• Written Composition
• History, Social, Behavioral Sciences
• Math/Natural Science
• Pre-Professional, Major, or Elective Courses

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ACE Classes Offered

• Fine arts
• Humanities
• Social science
• Speech
• Computer

• Students must meet high school requirements in
  courses to be eligible for classes in social
  studies, math, science.
• Students go to the Snead Center.

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Credits

• College transcript and college GPA
• No high school credit awarded
• ACE courses
• No high school core classes

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Dual Credit

• Offered during the high school day in
• selected courses
• Anatomy/Physiology 201/202 8 Hours
• Western Civilization 101/102 6 Hours
• English 101/102 6 Hours
• Calculus (Math 113/Math 125) 7 Hours
• Spanish 3 (Spanish 101/102) 8 Hours

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Dual Credit

• Students take courses on the Arab High School
  campus.
• Classes are included in the regular daily
  schedule.
• Students must buy books for the dual credit
  classes.
• Students receive both high school and college
  credit.

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Placement Testing

• ACT score of 20
• Including 20 OR HIGHER in English, math, and
  reading

• Compass placement testing
• Including English, math, reading

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Steps For Enrollment
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Transfer of Credit

• 1. Public colleges usually accept credit from
  dual and/or accelerated credit
• 2. Check your majors
• requirements for coursework
• 3. Private colleges do not
• accept credit for dual and/or
• accelerated credit

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Deadline!

• Follow Directions.
• Write Neatly, Clearly. Meet
  Deadline Dates.
• Complete all Forms.
• Identify Likely Courses.
• Provide ID Info.

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Accelerated/Dual Credit

• See your high school guidance counselor for more
  information.
• Use the STARS guide regarding transfer of credit
  at http//stars.troyst.edu
• Plan for the future.