Dual Enrollment

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Dual Enrollment
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What is dual enrollment?

• Dual Enrollment is a program in which high
  schools partner with institutions of higher
  education to offer students an opportunity to
  earn college credits while still in high school.
• South Fayette High School applied for and
  received funding for the 2007-2008 Dual
  Enrollment Grant from the PA Department of
  Education.
• As a result of this funding South Fayette High
  School is offering this opportunity to all 11th
  and 12th grade students within the district.

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Who is eligible for dual enrollment?

• Dual Enrollment is open to students in 11th and
  12th grade
• Resident students
• Private school students
• Cyber/Charter school students
• Home schooled students
• Dual enrollment programs are geared toward any
  and all students who have interest in pursuing
  post secondary education. In most cases, dual
  enrollment is not just for academically gifted
  students.

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Who is eligible? (contd)

• Student must have scored at least at the
  Proficient level on the PSSA in math, reading,
  and writing.
• Student must have a high school minimum GPA of
  2.0. or 3.0 (depending on the college/university).
  
• Student must take placement exams at the
  respective schools and meet college-readiness
  levels if required by the institution of higher
  learning.

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Who is eligible? (contd)

• Student must maintain the minimum 2.0 GPA
  required for each college course to continue in
  the dual enrollment program.
• Student must have satisfactory attendance and
  citizenship as determined by the high school Code
  of Conduct.

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How is a dual enrollment program structured?

• Dual enrollment can take on many appearances.
• Classes currently offered on the high school
  level can be aligned to a partnering schools
  curriculum and taught at the high school,
  provided the teacher meets the college or
  universitys requirements.
• Other options include
• students traveling to the college campus to take
  classes
• classes can be taken on-line
• Many schools use a combination of these methods.
  In all cases, the school district must have
  written agreements with partnering institutions.

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Who pays for dual
enrollment programs?

• The Pennsylvania Department of Education awarded
  South Fayette High School the 2007-2008 Dual
  Enrollment Grant Funding to be used by the
  district for tuition costs.

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Does South Fayette currently offer dual
enrollment courses?

• Yes . South Fayette offers a college-in-high
  school Calculus course in partnership with the
  University of Pittsburgh where students can earn
  Pitt credit for taking the course.
• South Fayette has Dual Enrollment Agreements with
  the following schools
• CCAC West Hills Center
• Carlow University Oakland
• LaRoche College North Hills
• Penn State University Beaver Campus
• Robert Morris University Moon Campus

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Are credits earned in a dual enrollment program
guaranteed to transfer?

• Yes and No. While most credits are required to
  transfer to state funded and state related
  institutions (they may transfer as electives
  only), not all credits taken will transfer. It
  is incumbent upon the student to find out if
  credits taken in a dual enrollment program will
  transfer to the institution they plan on
  attending.

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How were courses selected?

• Must be in a core content area of
• Math
• Science
• English
• Social Studies
• Foreign Language
• Fine Arts
• Information Technology

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What courses will be offered?

• CCAC West Hills Center
• English Comp I and II
• Anthropology
• Environmental Science
• Introduction to Psychology
• History of Western Civilization
• Introduction to Cinema (on-line)
• Art Appreciation
• Additional courses will be added
• Registration begins December, 2007

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• Carlow University Oakland Campus
• Presentations and Argumentation
• Introduction to Sociology
• Introduction to Womens Studies
• Registration - November 13 to December 1, 2007
• LaRoche College North Hills Campus
• College Writing
• Introduction to Communications
• Elementary Arabic
• Elementary Spanish
• Elementary French 1
• Elementary Italian
• Registration - November 13 to December 1, 2007

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• Penn State University Beaver Campus
• Anthropology
• Effective Speech
• International Relations
• Science, Technology, Humanity and Values
• Elementary Statistics
• Registration November 13 December 1, 2007

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• Robert Morris University Moon Campus
• Concepts and Controversies of Nutrition
• Reading and Writing Strategies
• Weather, Climate, Human Interaction
• Introduction to Humanities Art and Music
• General Psychology
• Principles of Sociology
• Registration - November 13 December 15, 2007

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Whats next?

• Currently, we are recruiting students for the
  2008 Spring Semesters at the college listed
  previously.
• Forty students are currently enrolled in the
  college-in-high school Calculus course and are
  automatically enrolled in dual enrollment.
• Parents/Students are required to pay the full
  tuition at the time of course enrollment .
• South Fayette will reimburse parents/students
  138.00 or 192.00 per course depending on family
  income (please see Maureen Pedzwater on the
  reimbursement).
• The reimbursement only applies to the Tuition,
  Books and Fees will need to be paid by the
  parents/students.

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Why would I want my child to do this?

• Students have an opportunity to grow academically
  within a college environment, thus reducing the
  level of stress related to the freshman year of
  college.
• Seniors who have completed most of their high
  school requirements can use dual enrollment
  courses to complete their schedule.
• Juniors and Seniors can take courses in the
  evenings, weekends, and summer to get a head
  start on college.

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Why would I want my child to do this? (contd)

• Students can evaluate their choices of majors
  earlier in their post-secondary career, thus
  reducing the number of years or terms for
  completion of studies. This is a savings!
• Students can take up to 6 credits per semester as
  long as they meet all requirements.

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Days and Times ETC.

• Course schedules for each of the institutions
  listed will be available for students and parents
  to review beginning November 9, 2007.
• Ms. Pedzwater will be available during all lunch
  periods beginning November 12, 2007 for questions
  and registration information.
• Representatives from PSU and RMU will be
  available during lunch periods on a date TBA.
  Announcements for those dates will be made during
  2nd period and will be sent to parents through
  Parent Connect. We will also have the
  information available at www.southfayette.org .

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SPECIAL ATTENTION

• PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE ON A FIRST
  COME FIRST SERVE BASIS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
  CCAC COURSES.
• The earlier you register the better your chances
  of getting the course selection you want.
• All courses begin in January, 2008.
• CCAC summer courses begin in May, 2008.

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Questions and Answers
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• Please contact Maureen Pedzwater
• Post Secondary Transition Coordinator
• High School Guidance Office
• [phone] ext 253
• mpedzwater_at_southfayette.org

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