College Course Opportunities for High School Students Osceola

College Course Opportunities for High School Students Osceola Fundamental High School 2017

Comparing Apples to Oranges ADVANCED PLACEMENT O HS Grade Point Average (GPA) only O Standardized curriculum- Recognized Nationally O Open access to motivated students (AP Potential) O Only at HS O No cost to student DUAL ENROLLMENT O HS & College Grade Point Average (GPA)- Risky O Locally defined curriculum- Florida Public Universities O Minimum testing and GPA requirements determine access O At HS or SPC Campus O No cost to student *Courses on transcript for college applications

AP Capstone Curriculum written at the request of and in partnership with major colleges/universities to strengthen pool of candidates with strong skills in: Argumentation Critical Thinking Collaboration Public Speaking Research Technical Writing

Support for Advanced Courses O AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) O Every student in this elective is taking advanced coursework and on a college going path. O Focus on identifying and gaining acceptance into the college of your choice O Twice a week tutorials with college students O College field trips to gain familiarity O College and scholarship application support.

AP Courses offered at OFHS O O O O O Biology Env. Sci Physics Calculus AB & BC Statistics Seminar (Capstone) Research (Capstone) English Lit Eng Computer Sci Prin O O O Human Geography Psych Spanish Lang & Cult European History World History US History Studio Art/3 -D Studio Art/2 -D Art History Art/Draw Music Theory

Dual Enrollment offered at OFHS O Composition 1 O Composition 2 O Humanities

Thank you!! Hannah Graziano grazianoh@pcsb. org 727 -588 -6044