HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT FORMERLY MOWR Information

HIGH SCHOOL /COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT (FORMERLY MOWR) Information And Procedures * Subject to change based on legislative action

WHAT IS THE HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM? The Dual Enrollment Program is an opportunity for qualified high school students to earn college credits paid for by the state of Georgia, including a book allowance or free book usage (depending on the institution). Some programs may require fees (program fees) that are not part of the Dual Enrollment funding. The student is “jointly” enrolled in high school and in college. Students can be a full time or part time college student in Fall, Spring, or even Summer semester. The student earns college credits as well as high school credits needed for graduation.

WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS? PROS • Students can get a head start on college. • Helps students adjust to the college experience. • Students may take classes not available at the high school. • Earning College credits saves money on future college coursework—earlier graduation from college (not high school). CONS • Students must keep up with important Junior/Senior High School information. School websites are VITAL sources of information. • Many colleges prefer a different curriculum path (i. e. AP classes). • Colleges will not “usually” communicate with parents of Dual Enrollment students.

Dual Enrollment…by the numbers. . . FALL 2017 # Students # Courses Mean # Courses Georgia Gwinnett 17 45 2. 65 Georgia Tech 7 7 1. 00 Gwinnett Tech 21 48 2. 29 Kennesaw State 1 1 1. 00 Young Harris 1 2 2. 00 Total 47 103 2. 19 # Students # Courses Mean # Courses Georgia Gwinnett 17 41 2. 41 Georgia State 1 2 2. 00 Georgia Tech 7 7 1. 00 Gwinnett Tech 35 84 2. 40 Gwinnett Tech/Maxwell 19 38 2. 00 Kennesaw State 0 0 Young Harris 1 1 1. 00 Total 80 173 2. 16 SPRING 2018

Dual Enrollment…by the numbers. . . FALL 2018 Georgia Gwinnett Georgia State Georgia Tech Gwinnett Tech Total # Students 16 4 17 28 65 # Courses 46 12 17 66 141 Mean # Courses 2. 88 3. 00 1. 00 2. 36 2. 17

WHAT ABOUT TRANSFER CREDIT? It is the student’s responsibility to talk with colleges regarding their policies on Dual Enrollment credit. Generally, public colleges in the state of Georgia will honor any credit earned at any other Georgia public college when a grade of “C” or better is earned. Private colleges and out of state colleges vary on their acceptance of Dual Enrollment credit.

HOW DOES GRADING WORK? ü If colleges provide the high school with letter grades, the high school will transcribe the letter grade to the midpoint of the grading scale. A = 95 B = 85 C = 77 D = 72 F = 35 ü Students may NOT drop a class without penalty***** ü If the student fails a class, it could jeopardize graduation! ü No points are added to the final grade (exception – 10 pts. are added to Georgia Tech –Calculus II). ü All Dual Enrollment funded classes are included on the high school transcript.

Dual Enrollment Grade Distribution FALL 2017 GGC GTC GA TECH KSU Y H TOTAL % of total A 30 19 6 1 2 58 56. 31% B 9 13 1 0 0 23 22. 33% C 3 9 0 0 0 12 11. 65% D 1 2 0 0 0 3 2. 91% F 0 5 0 0 0 5 4. 85% NO DATA 2 0 0 2 1. 94% Total 45 48 7 1 2 103 100. 00%

Dual Enrollment Grade Distribution Young Harris TOTAL % of total Spring 2018 GGC GTC GSU GA TECH* A 25 61 0 7 1 94 54. 34% B 11 35 1 0 0 47 27. 17% C 3 9 0 0 0 12 6. 94% D 0 0 0 0. 00% F 0 3 0 0 0 3 1. 73% W/D 0 17 0 0 0 17 9. 83% Total 39 125 1 7 1 173 100. 00%

Dual Enrollment Grade Distribution

FULL TIME OR PART TIME? WHICH IS BETTER FOR ME? A student may choose to attend a college full time or part time. A student may choose to take some classes at PRHS and some at college, but there are NO minimums for either. A student may also combine Dual Enrollment with Maxwell or Grayson Tech in a variety of ways as well.

BE AWARE!!! ü A student must meet the entrance requirements of the college. ü It is the student’s responsibility to register for the correct classes. ü The student is responsible for ALL interaction with the college. The college will not speak with a parent or the High School Coordinator regarding the student. ü Students must have all schedule changes approved by the High School Coordinator. ü Holidays such as Spring Break will be different from the Gwinnett County holidays. ü A student must be registered for the equivalent of at least 2. 5 high school credits (2, 3 -5 hr. college classes + 1, 1 -2 hr. college class) of course work to participate in high school extracurricular activities.

Frequently recommended courses College Composition (ENGL 1101, 1102) American Government (POLS 1101) Economics (ECON 1101, 2100, 2105, 2106) US History (HIST 2111, 2112) College Algebra (MATH 1111) Pre-Calculus (MATH 1113) Statistics (MATH 2000) Biology (BIOL 1102/1108)** GGC only Physical Science (PHSC 1111) GTC only Psychology (PSYC 1102) Sociology (SOCI 1101) Film History (FILM 1005) Music Appreciation (MUSC 1005) Speech (SPCH 1101) French, Spanish, and other languages

Courses not typically recommended… Chemistry (CHEM 1111, 1112) Physics (PHYS 1111, 1112)* American Literature (ENGL 2130) *

HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT Policies and Procedures The following steps should be followed if you are planning to participate in the Dual Enrollment Program: ____1 Attend a Parent/Student Information Meeting. ____2. Complete the Advisement/Contact Information Form. ____3. Complete the Student Participation Form (meeting with Dual Enrollment Coordinator) ____4. Create a Ga. Futures. org account and complete an electronic Dual Enrollment Funding application online. ____5. Apply to and be accepted by the college/university of your choice.

PROCEDURES CONT. ____6. Meet with your college advisor and select classes. Obtain a copy of your college schedule. ____7. a)Provide Dr. Johnson with a copy of your schedule. b)If necessary, Dr. Johnson will adjust your PRHS schedule to coincide with your college schedule. ____8. Dr. Johnson completes Part II of the Dual Enrollment form AFTER he receives the schedule from the student. _____9. During this process, you may get emails from the Bursar’s Office indicating that payment is due---be patient! ____10. At the end of the semester, provide a copy of your college/university grades

GGC vs GTC Both of these schools offer: flexible scheduling, ability to take core classes needed for graduation, full participation in the college experience Neither of these schools offer: transportation, ability to participate in college athletics (does not apply to intramurals) GGC requires the student to be a JUNIOR and at least 16 years old, have a 3. 0 overall GPA AND a qualifying S. A. T or A. C. T score (see GGC website, www. ggc. edu) GTC allows the use of the P. S. AT, S. A. T, A. C. T or a qualifying score on the Accu. Placer assessment (offered at GTC). There is no GPA requirement not is there an age limit as long as the student is in high school. GGC offers core electives and foreign languages in contrast to GTC which does NOT offer foreign languages, but does have a PLETHORA of other electives typically not offered in a 2/4 year school.

More Information… www. gafutures. org www. gwinnetttech. edu www. ggc. edu

Questions and Contacts Dr. Paul Johnson, Assistant Principal OFFICE: E 108 paul_johnson@gwinnett. k 12. ga. us 678 -512 -6069