Dual Credit CHS 2011

1. Dual Credit CHS 2011 WELCOME TO THIS PRESENTATION: DUAL CREDIT CONROE HIGH SCHOOL 2011

2. Dual Credit CHS 2011 POINTS OF INTEREST • WHAT IS DUAL CREDIT? • BENEFITS OF DUAL CREDIT • JUNIOR COURSES • SENIOR COURSES • PROCESS TO ENROLLMENT • TESTING • BLUE ENROLLMENT FORM • NECESSARY SIGNATURES • PAYMENT • DUE DATES • LIMIT • LSC-MONTGOMERY CONTACT INFO

3. Dual Credit CHS 2011 WHAT IS DUAL CREDIT? Dual credit courses allow students to earn both high school and college credits at the same time. A student’s grades will be posted on the high school transcript and on the college transcript. Upon high school graduation, students should request an official transcript from their high school and from the college.

4. Dual Credit CHS 2011 VISIT THE LONE STAR COLLEGE DUAL CREDIT WEBSITE: http://www.lonestar.edu/dualcredit/ This site contains valuable information about all forms of dual credit: traditional face-to-face, fully online, and hybrid.

5. Dual Credit CHS 2011 BENEFITS OF DUAL CREDIT Many students find the idea of earning college credit while taking high school courses both intriguing and challenging. At CHS, students may earn 12 hours of college credit during their junior year and 9 hours during their senior year. Consequently, a student might earn 21 hours of college credit while in high school. The classes would cost approximately $384. The savings to the student in tuition and fees becomes relevant when one estimates that one semester at a public university, according to Collegeboard.com, amounts to about $3825.00.

6. Dual Credit CHS 2011 WHAT CLASSES CAN JUNIORS TAKE? • ENGL 1301 - fall • ENGL 1302 - spring • HIST 1301 - fall • HIST 1302 - spring

7. Dual Credit CHS 2011 FYI: DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS AT CHS: ENGL 2332 ENGL 2333 PSYC 2301

8. Dual Credit CHS 2011 HOW DO YOU ENROLL? • CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND APPLICATION AT LONE STAR COLLEGE. (come by the CCC for instruction page) • QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS(ES) BY TAKS OR ASSESSMENT TEST (Come by the CCC and sign up to test) • COMPLETE THE ENROLLMENT PACKET – ESPECIALLY THE BLUE FORM • MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY SIGNATURES • INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE PAYMENT • SUBMIT YOUR FORMS BY THE DUE DATE

9. Dual Credit CHS 2011 HOW DO YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND COMPLETE THE APPLICATION? • Answer all the Questions, especially those with (*) • Be sure to answer the Residency Questionnaire • At the end, you will receive a “Congratulations” message and you should receive your Student ID # and Username. Print 2 copies of this page, turn in one copy to the CCC and bring the second copy to the TESTING SESSION. • Go to www.lonestar.edu • Click on Future Students • Click on Admissions • Click on Apply for Admissions • Click on Create an Account • After you create an account, make sure you write down your username and password. • Click on Continue to Application

10. Dual Credit CHS 2011 SCORES NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR ENGL 1301 AND HIST 1301: eCompass: 81 Reading, plus 85 on Writing and a 6 on the Essay, or a 7 only on the Essay

11. Dual Credit CHS 2011 TESTING DATES E-Compass Test at CHS- on March 22, 2011 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. E-Compass Test at CHS- on March 29, 2011 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. E-Compass Test at LSC Conroe Center on April 2, 2011.

12. Dual Credit CHS 2011 OR TAKS: 2200 (or above) IN LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH PLUS at least a 3 on the ESSAY, or PSAT: composite: 107, plus 50 on Critical Reading PLAN: composite: 23, plus 19 on Reading and on English http://www.lonestar.edu/dualcredit/eligibility.htm#scores

13. Dual Credit CHS 2011 BLUE ENROLLMENT FORM Students will receive an enrollment packet with instructions, the blue enrollment form, and the FERPA privacy form. • NECESSARY SIGNATURES: • STUDENT • PARENT • H.S. COUNSELOR – MS. HARBIN Plus, the form should contain the course ID #’s and the scores that qualify the student for the course

14. Dual Credit CHS 2011 PAYMENT ONE COURSE: $60 TWO COURSES: $108 • ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT: • CHECK – NO TEMPORARY CHECKS ACCEPTED • CASHIER’S CHECK • MONEY ORDER • ** AFTER THE LAST CAMPUS PICKUP DAY ONLY – PAYMENT MAY BE MADE AT LSC – MONTGOMERY. NO CASH ACCEPTED!!!!

15. Dual Credit CHS 2011 THE FERPA FORM FOR STUDENT’S PRIVACY, LONE STAR COLLEGE CAN ONLY DISCUSS STUDENT ISSUES WITH THE STUDENTS UNLESS THE FERPA FORM DESIGNATES THAT OTHER SPECIFIC PEOPLE HAVE THE STUDENT’S PERMISSION TO DISCUSS THOSE ISSUES. THE FERPA FORM MUST HAVE THE STUDENT’S NAME AND ID AND SIGNATURE. ONLY IF THE PARENT DELIVERS THE FORM TO LONE STAR COLLEGE W/O THE STUDENT PRESENT DOES THE FORM HAVE TO BE NOTARIZED.

16. Dual Credit CHS 2011 A WORD TO THE WISE: MAKE A COPY OF YOUR PAPERWORK, ESPECIALLY YOUR BLUE ENROLLMENT FORM AND YOUR CHECK FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION!

17. Dual Credit CHS 2011 ANOTHER FYI: STUDENTS MAY ONLY TAKE TWO DUAL CREDIT CLASSES PER SEMESTER!

18. Dual Credit CHS 2011 The Exception From LSCS 2010-2011 catalog, pg. 26: “When indicators such as grade point average or assessment scores indicate a student may have the academic ability to handle more than two courses, exceptions may be granted by the college’s instructional vice president ordesignee. High school students must complete each college course attempted with a grade of “C” or better to continue in the program.” Students should contact their high school counselor about UIL eligibility and the exceptional admissions enrollment.

19. Dual Credit CHS 2011 • Another FYI: • Some highly qualified students: • Take summer school dual credit classes. • Take evening classes at LSC-Montgomery for dual credit. • Take online dual credit classes. *Note: see your CHS counselor if you are interested in one of these options.

20. Dual Credit CHS 2011 Other CISD Approved Dual Credit Courses: • ARTS 1303 – Arts Survey I • ARTS 1304 – Arts Survey II • BIOL 2401 – Human Anatomy and • Physiology • BUSI 2301 – Business Principles • CHEM 1411 – General Chemistry I • CHEM 1412 – General Chemistry II • CRIJ 1307 – Crime in America • CRIJ 1301 – Intro to Criminal Justice • DRAM 1310 – Intro to Theatre • ECON 2301 -- Macroeconomics • ECON 2302 – Microeconomics • ENGL 1301 – Comp and Rhetoric I • ENGL 1302 – Comp and Rhetoric II • ENGL 2332 – Survey of British Lit. • Ancient to Mid 18th cent. • ENGL 2333 – Survey of World Lit. • Mid 17th cent. To Present • GOVT 2301 – Am Govt, Nat, St. & Local I • GOVT 2301 – Am Govt, Nat. St. & Local II • HIST 1301 – U.S. Hist to 1877 • HIST 1302 – U.S. Hist Since 1877

21. Dual Credit CHS 2011 Other CISD Approved Dual Credit Courses (Cont’d): • ITSC 1401 – Intro. To Computers • KINE 1114 – Aerobics I • KINE 2111 – Fitness for Life • MATH 1314 – College Algebra • MATH 1316 – Trigonometry • MATH 2412 – Precalculus • MATH 2413 – Calculus I • MATH 2414 – Calculus II • PSYC 2304 – General Psychology • SGNL 1401 – Beginning Am. Sign Lang. I • SGNL 1402 – Beginning Am. Sign Lang. II • SOCI 2301 – Principles of Sociology • SPAN 1412 – Beginning Spanish II *see the following website for further info: http://www.lonestar.edu/dualcredit/131.htm

22. Dual Credit CHS 2011 • CONTACT INFO: • CAMPUS CONTACT: MS. HARBIN: COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR • ON CAMPUS LSC COLLEGE CONNECTIONS ADVISOR: MS. MASTERSON (*on campus Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 8AM-11:30AM) • LONESTAR COLLEGE-MONTGOMERY, DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM MANAGER: MRS. RAMIREZ: 936-273-6076, BLDG C, 1ST FLOOR

23. THIS POWERPOINT WILL BE POSTED ON THE CHS WEBSITE FOR YOU AND YOUR PARENT TO VIEW.