College Readiness WorkshopPresented by Nicole Jobe; Academic Counselor

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Sandra LazoAcademic Counselor

Nicole JobeAcademic Counselor

Latoya ThomasAcademic Counselor

Kyle WorleyDean of Students

Academic Counseling Team

Tonight’s Agenda

● Getting Organized

● Explaining Dual Enrollment

● Who can participate in DEP?

● Steps to enrolling

● Applying to Delta

● College Early Start

● AP Classes

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Getting Organized!

● Professional Email Address (gmail)

● Creating a Sheet with password info

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Dual Enrollment Program (DEP)

Delta College Dual Enrollment Program is for students enrolled in 9th - 12th grade and lets you get started on your college education, while still in high school. Courses are taken on high school campuses and are geared towards college and career readiness, with options in available in both Transfer and Career Pathways.

Through Dual Enrollment, you are a Delta college student on an accelerated path to a degree or certificate!

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Perks of Dual Enrollment

- Courses are FREE!- Do not have to pay for fees or books- Classes are not open to the public. Only high school students can register. - Meet high school requirements by completing college courses- Teaches students how to navigate the college process- Provides guidance for success in college- Classes are part of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum Certificate.

(IGETC)- Classes are focused, but not limited to, Business, Psychology, Pre-Health, or Admin of

Justice fields.

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Who can participate in DEP Classes?

● All students who are considered on track for graduation. Students are placed in classes

based on:

○ Student need (credit recovery, academic support, graduation requirements, etc.)

○ Availability

○ Student request

○ STAR REN results

● Students will have the opportunity to choose classes at the end of their 9th grade year

as part of their 10th grade schedule.

● Each family must complete the CA Promise Grant regardless of income.

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Next Steps

● In order for a family to complete the CA Promise Grant, a CCCApply account must be

created (store username and password on Sheet doc).

● Once a CCCApply Account is created, you can login in an fill out the CA Promise

Grant (Store confirmation number in Sheets doc). This must be completed each year

your child is enrolled in DEP.

● Once you complete that CA Promise Grant, you can stay logged in a apply to Delta

College.

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Applying to Delta College

1. Go to DeltaCollege.edu and follow the steps to apply.

2. You will be redirected to CCCApply and you will login

3. Complete the application.

4. Within 72 hours, you will received an email from Delta providing you with a Student

ID number. Along with that you will be prompted to create a password.

○ Store your Delta Student ID and new password in your Sheets doc.

○ Complete DEP Verification Form on school website.

5. You will also receive your Delta email address

○ Record your Delta email address and the login password (different than Delta)

in your Sheets doc.

6. You will receive a DEP Early College Start form from the counseling department- (this

is a different from than what is available on Delta’s website)- fill out completely.

7. Return to Counseling Department. 9

Interested in taking additional classes?

Students who are interested in taking classes on their own will receive counselor approval if:

● The classes will not be offered at Ben Holt;

● The student is responsible and on track for graduation; and

● The desired class is chosen from Area 2, 5, or 6 from the IGETC Chart (attached).

If students take classes that are not approved by their high school counselor, they risk the

chance of conflict in their future schedule.

Students can also choose something not listed on the IGETC Chart that might be related to an

area of interest (i.e. Graphic Art, Health Education, etc). Counselors will approve those as well,

just know they might not transfer (would depend on the school and your intended major).

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AP Classes

Along with DEP courses, students are

strongly encouraged to take Advanced

Placements courses beginning their 10th

grade year.

Advanced Placement is a program run by the College Board (the makers of the SAT) that allows you to take courses at your high school, which can earn you college credit and/or qualify you for more advanced classes when you begin college.

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AP Perks

If a college or university awards you advanced

placement based on your AP Exam scores, that

means you might be able to skip introductory

classes and go straight into higher-level classes.

It might also mean that you can skip courses

that the college requires students to take to

fulfill general education requirements.

Advanced placement is not the same thing as

receiving credit, which means you actually earn

points toward your college degree. Colleges

may offer both credit and placement, just

credit, or just placement for successful AP

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They are designed to give you the experience of an intro-level college class while you’re still in high school.

Taking an AP class (or several!) is a great way to challenge yourself academically and show colleges that you're serious about your education. An AP class on your transcript signals stronger academic training, especially with high passing scores of 4 and 5 on the test.

AP Classes at Holt

We currently offer the following AP

classes:

● AP Psychology

● AP Biology

● AP Chemistry

● AP Computer Science Principles

● AP Statistics

● AP Calc

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https://www.deltacollege.edu/admissions-records-registration/apply-delta-college/pre-college

Thank you!

Please submit all questions in the chat!

I will create an Q & A doc for each of you to access.

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