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Dual Credit Informational Meeting

Learn about Dual Credit, course options, application process, and important deadlines for FMHS/NCTC students. Get all the details here!

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Dual Credit Informational Meeting

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  1. FMHS/NCTC Dual Credit Informational Meeting

  2. Why can’t I talk to my child’s instructor???? • Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 1975 (FERPA) • Students “own” their educational record regardless of age • No Parent/Teacher Conferences • Students must communicate with the instructor

  3. Whatis Dual Credit?? • Obtaining College and High School credit concurrently • English 1301 and 1302 • History 1301 and 1302 • College Algebra 1314 • Elementary Statistical Methods 1342 • Federal Government 2305 • Principles of Macroeconomics 2301 • General Chemistry 1411 and 1412 • American Literature 2327/ Inter. Speech Communication 1314 • You are a college student!!!!

  4. How to Sign up for Dual Credit Classes • Step 1: Sign up for class at FMHS • Step 2: Complete ApplyTexas application UNLESS you took a dual credit class in the 2018/19 school year. • Step 3: Fill out the registration form. It must be filled out completely BEFORE it can be turned in to your counselor. NCTC will send an email with you user name and password. This MUST be on your registration form!!

  5. Completing the ApplyTexas Application • The first few pages are part of your profile, this is NOT the application. Both need to be completed. • Students need to use an email that they check regularly. • Once the profile has been completed, and the email has been verified, the student is ready to complete the application. • Students need to save password in phone!!!!

  6. YOU ARE BEGINNING YOUR APPLICATION NOW CLICK

  7. If you DO NOT receive an EMAIL from NCTC with username and password/ID# within 8\10 working days contact the dual credit coordinator!! There is a problem!

  8. This is the screen you will see when you log back into ApplyTexas after saving and exiting from the site.

  9. Important Facts • FMHS and NCTC will have DIFFERENT deadline dates posted on their websites. You MUST follow FMHS deadline dates!!!!!! Registration opens April 15, 2019 and closes May 2, 2019. • Make sure registration forms are filled out completely and accurately. They must include student’s NCTC login info. • Students can take DC Chemistry even if he/she took chemistry in 10th grade.

  10. Important Facts (cont) • Government and Economics CANNOT be taken until the student has completed US History. Government and economics are senior year courses. • Government and Economics can be taken as singletons. • College Algebra and Elementary Statistical Methods will each be paired with an independent study in order for students to earn a full high school credit. They will earn 3 college hours.

  11. Important Facts (cont.) • Each college hour costs $113. A 3 hour class costs $339 and a 6 hour class costs $668. Students also must purchase the textbook. • Fire fighter candidates do not have to take the TSI unless he/she also plans to take another dual credit course. • Fire fighter candidates must complete an application, pass the HESI, and participate in an interview. There will be a separate meeting specifically for fire fighter candidates.

  12. TSI Exemptions

  13. General Chemistry

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