EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS IN HIGH SCHOOL

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BENEFITS OF EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT IN HS

BEST PREPARATION FOR FUTURE

SAVE MONEY SAVE TIME

KNOW THE OPTIONS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT… DECIDE WHAT WILL WORK BEST FOR YOUR GOALS

Dual Credit courses offer students the opportunity to be enrolled as a student at two institutions for the same course:

1. High School Credit on the HS transcript. These grades and credits will be included in HS credit totals and HS GPA.

2. College Credit for the enrolled course with Lone Star College. These grades and credits will be included on the Lone Star College transcript, in the Lone Star College GPA, and may be calculated in your overall College GPA.

3. Limited number of approved courses available for Dual Credit.

4. Students pay a reduced amount for Dual Credit courses, as “tuition is waived”. Students pay fees EACH SEMESTER. $73* for 3 hour course.

*subject to change

DUAL CREDIT COURSES ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

College Board curriculum taught throughout school year in high school AP course.

1. High School credit on the HS transcript. Grade in course will be included in credits and HS GPA.

2. College credit may be awarded by university based upon test score of 3, 4, or 5.

3. University determines which course the credit will equal and whether they will award the credit.

4. Students pay AP Exam Fee. 2019-20 rates: $98.00

*$27.00 for F/R Lunch students.

Will it transfer?DUAL CREDIT: Courses transfer to the majority of universities in the U.S.

and grades may be included in your overall college GPA.

AP: Credit awarded by the majority of universities in the U.S.

How do I check?✔For DC Courses, google “transfer equivalency guide” for each individual university.

For Texas Public Schools: www.tccns.org - compare course numbers between LSC & any Texas University

✔For AP Courses, check the course awarded and the minimum score required for credit with College Board:

www.apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement

Things to Consider... When deciding AP vs. DC

Goals

COST

FUTURE

THESETTING

College level rigor and expectations: School/life balance? Can prove college readiness on applications.

COLLEGE CLASS

AP: Credit not always earned/awarded.DC: Grade in courses will start your overall

college GPA! Could affect admissions.

FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

Just GPA? Highly Selective Admission?Earn Credits?Save Money?

GOALS

DC Courses are $73 each semester

AP Test is approx. $98each exam.

Cy-Hope is available for students on F/R Lunch

COST

COST SAVINGS COMPARISON…Traditional College or University

3 hours 6 hours 9 hoursBaylor $4,749 $9,499 $14247Eastern New Mexico University(out of state tuition)

$1,371 $2,742 $4,113

University of Houston $975 $1950 $2925Lone Star College $212 $392 $572

Earning College Credits in High School3 hours 6 hours 9 hours

LSC DUAL CREDIT at CSHS (excluding lab fees)

~$73 ~$133 ~$193

1 test 2 tests 3 testsAdvanced Placement $98 $196 $294

Financial support is available…Advanced Placement courses

• Free and reduced lunch student AP exams $27 each for 2020

• Cy-Hope scholarships - $20 off/exam for up to three exams students on F/R Lunch or with financial need

Dual Credit courses• Cy-Hope scholarships: 50% off course for

up to two courses for students on F/R LunchYou MUST complete the CY-HOPE Application before the deadline to receive assistance!

AP COURSESOFFERED AT

CSHS

WHICH AP COURSES ARE OFFERED AT CSHS?

AP Seminar

AP Capstone

English III AP

English IV AP

Calculus AB/AP

Calculus BC/AP

Statistics AP

Biology II AP

Chemistry II AP

Physics I AP (medical)

Physics II AP (medical)

Physics C AP (Engineering: 2 periods)

Environmental Science AP

Human Geography AP

World History AP

US History AP

European History AP

Government AP

Economics AP

Psychology AP

Computer Science AP

Spanish IV AP & V AP

French IV AP

German IV AP

Latin IV AP

Music Theory AP

Art AP

How to register for AP Courses

Register with Your Counselor

Talk to Your Family

Meet CFISD Advanced

Course Requirements

How to register for AP EXAM

Pay for your exam

Register through the College Board

website during the registration

window

Register through the Total

Registration website during the

registration window

DUAL CREDIT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

COURSES AVAILABLE TO BE TAKEN FOR DUAL CREDIT @ CSHS

COURSES AVAILABLE TO BE TAKEN FOR DUAL CREDIT @ LSCLSC Course HS Course LSC Course HS Course LSC Course HS Course

ENGL 1301 English III K/DC - AEnglish IV K/DC – A BIOL 1406 Biology II AP/DC – A ECON 2301 Macro Economics AP/DC

ENGL 1302 English III K/DC - BEnglish IV K/DC – B BIOL 1407 Biology II AP/DC - B GOVT 2305 US Government AP/DC

*Req’d for HS Graduation

ENGL 2322 English IV AP/DC - A ENGR 1201 Eng. Des. & Prob Slv’g K/DC GOVT 2306 SPTSS: Government 2K“State Govt” elective

ENGL 2323 English IV AP/DC – B ENVR 1401 Environmental Sci AP/DC A HIST 1301 US History AP/DC – A

MATH 1314 College Algebra K/DC ENVR 1402 Environmental Sci AP/DC B HIST 1302 US History AP/DC – B

MATH 1342 Statistics AP/DC PHYS 1401 Physics I AP/DC PSYC 2301 Psychology AP/DC

MATH 1316 Pre-Calculus K/DC – A PHYS 1402 Physics II AP/DC SOCI 1301 Sociology K/DC

MATH 2412 Pre-Calculus K/DC – B CHEM 1411 Chemistry AP/DC ARTS 1303 Art History AP A

MATH 2413 Calculus AB/AP/DCCalculus AB/AP/DC - A CHEM 1412 Chemistry AP/DC* ARTS 1304 Art History AP B

MATH 2414 Calculus BC/AP/DC - B COSC 1336 Computer Sci I AP - A SPAN 2311 Spanish IV DC

SPCH 1311* Communication Applications (Honors) * COSC 1337 Computer Science II AP - A SPAN 2312 Spanish V DC

A = Fall Semester Credit / B = Spring Semester CreditALL COURSES LISTED ABOVE EARN 0.5 HS Credit for CFISD transcript WHEN TAKEN AT LSC CAMPUS.

Courses above can also be taken for COLLEGE CREDIT ONLY, if student declares that during registration!* Course restrictions/prerequisites may be required

WORKFORCE COURSES AVAILABLE TO BE TAKEN FOR DUAL CREDIT

LSC Course HS Course LSC Course HS Course

BUSI 1307 Money Matters (full year) DFTG 2328 Project based Research (Spring)

DFTG 2331 Architectural Design II (Fall: 2-pd block) WLDG 1421 Welding I (full year - 2 pd block)

DFTG 1317 Architectural Design II (Spring: 2-pd block) WLDG 1417 Welding II (full year - 2 pd block)

DFTG 2338 Project based Research (fall) EMSP 1501EMT BASIC Practicum in Health Science (Spring)

DFTG 2340 Project based Research (Spring) EMSP 1160EMT CLINICAL

● WORKFORCE COURSES ARE NOT AWARDED ADDITIONAL GRADE POINTS● WORKFORCE COURSES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERABLE TO FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITIES.

OVERVIEW of DUAL CREDIT REGISTRATION PROCESSFALL 2020

PAY

TESTAPPLY REGISTER

EARN CREDIT

STEP 1 Complete ONLINE Application: www.applytexas.org

STEP 2 Meet Test Requirements for Course(s)

STEP 3 TURN IN COMPLETE ORANGE REGISTRATION FORM to Mrs. Ticer BEFORE March 23rd!

- Complete Top Box with Student Information- Parent Signature REQUIRED regardless of age- LIST HS COURSES YOU ARE TAKING DC- Complete BACK of form, regardless of age

STEP 4 Make Payment for Classes BY July 31st.ONLINE: my.lonestar.eduIN PERSON: CASA Building - Payment Counter

STEP 5 Work hard in class & earn a C* or higher for credit* Remember COLLEGE GPA IMPLICATIONS

COMPLETE ONLINE APPLICATIONhttp://www.applytexas.org

AFTER COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL from Lone Star Admissions with YOUR LSC STUDENT ID #.

YOU WILL NEED TO: RECORD/NOTE YOUR LSC ID NUMBERThen, Click on the link in the email to:Create your “mylonestar” account using LSC ID Number

STEP 1

APPLY

Meet Testing Requirements

NO SCORES? Take the TSI TEST* Must pick up TSI Test Referral BEFORE you go to LSC to test from

__Mrs. Ticer __

STEP 2

TESTTEST SCORE REQUIREMENTS

SAT EBRW – 480 / MATH - 530

ACT COMPOSITE - 23ENGL - 19 / MATH - 19

PSAT EBRW – 460 / MATH - 510

ASPIRE ENGL – 435 / MATH - 431

EOC/STAAR ENGL II: 4000+ALG I: 4000+ (and PASSING Alg II)

NOTE: Students taking a HIGHER LEVEL MATH-BASED course MUST submit additional testing!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKING THE TSI:⮚ Students MUST complete Pre-Assessment Activity in “mylonestar”

BEFORE taking the TSI Test.⮚ Fee Waived for first time, dual-credit testers⮚ $10 per section or $29 for all three parts to re-take exam⮚ Computer-based and untimed ⮚ Please allow 4-5 hours to complete the assessment (Can divide into

separate testing sessions within 13 day period)⮚ Immediate results⮚ No wait time for Dual Credit Retesting

TEST PREP IS AVAILABLE: In-person tutorial classes @ LSC Library, Study App and StudyWebsites

TSITEST

Must have testing referral from Mrs. Ticer

01Must have photo ID

02Must pay for re-testing

03STEPS TO TEST at LONE STARCOLLEGE:

COMPLETE ORANGE REGISTRATION FORM

YOU MUST HAVE EVERYTHING LISTED BELOW COMPLETE!!!

1. CHART AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WITH STUDENT INFORMATION.2. Parent/Guardian Signature REGARDLESS OF AGE3. LSC ID Number AND CFISD ID4. LIST HS COURSE(s) in chart in the middle of the page.

DUE TO Mrs. Ticer by March 23rd

STEP 3

REGISTER

MAKE PAYMENT FOR CLASSESPay for DC Course(s) during the SummerONLINE: my.lonestar.edu

→ Student Tab → Close Pop Up window with “holds” → Click on Pay Now button and follow steps

IN PERSON: CASA Building - Payment Counter

STEP 4

PAY

Priority Due Date:Due Date: July 31st

ATTEND CLASSREMEMBER THAT YOU ARE STARTING YOUR COLLEGE GPA… DO WELL! Students must earn a C or higher with Lone Star College to continue to be eligible for Dual Credit.

IF YOU DECIDE YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE COURSE, FOLLOW COLLEGE PROCEDURES TO DROP THE COURSE BEFORE DEADLINES.

Contact Mrs. Ticer or Dr. Hill regarding any courses you choose to drop with the college, so that you can be withdrawn from the college and avoid earning an “F”. Tracey.Ticer@cfisd.net or Anna.Hill@cfisd.net

STEP 5

ATTEND

FINAL COLLEGE CREDIT OPTION

KNOW THE OPTIONS … DECIDE WHAT WILL WORK BEST FOR YOUR GOALS

Dual Credit courses offer students the opportunity to earn credit at two institutions for the same course:

1. High School Credit on the HS transcript. These credits will be included in HS credit totals and HS GPA.

2. College Credit for the enrolled course with Lone Star College. These credits will be included on the College transcript and College GPA.

3. Limited number of approved courses available for Dual Credit.

4. Students pay a reduced amount for Dual Credit courses, as “tuition is waived”. Students pay fees.

DUAL CREDIT COURSES

COLLEGE CREDIT ONLY COURSES

College Credit ONLY courses offer students the opportunity to earn College Credit for the enrolled course with Lone Star College.

1. These credits will be included on the College transcript and College GPA ONLY.

2. Courses taken with this intent will NOT meet ANY high school graduation requirements, or be included in the high school GPA.

3. ANY course at Lone Star College can be taken for College Credit only, as long as the student meets LSC requirements. (incl. online & minimester)

4. Registration begins with Campus DC Team.

5. Students pay LSC prices for all college credit only courses and are required to purchase their books.

OPTIONALDC SUMMER

SCHOOL

Summer School Registration

ATTEND

Registration ProcessStep 1➔ Obtain Lone Star ID by completing online application at www.applytexas.org➔ Meet qualifying test score requirements for course(s)➔ Upload Bacterial Meningitis Shot record in Magnus through your my.lonestar portal (fee)

Step 2➔ Visit LSC online catalog for Summer 2020 course offerings and times. Make note of multiple

options.➔ Pick up Registration Form and obtain signature from Campus Dual Credit Contact for the

course(s) you intend to take in the summer▪ Take a picture of your form for your records BEFORE turning in to LSC

Step 3➔ Take your SIGNED Registration form along with a picture ID and PARENT to Lone Star Cy-Fair

CASA Building for registration processing. ▪ Only courses listed on the registration form will be accepted by LSC.

➔ Classes are offered on a first come, first served basis

TimelineFeb. 24 to April 3 – Registration forms available at CFISD home campus

Mar. 2 after 4PM to April 17 by 4:30PM – Summer School RegistrationLone Star will be open for DC Summer School registration beginning

on 3/2/2020 after 4PM

ADDITIONALINFORMATION

Stephanie DillonLSC Disability Services Counselor281-290-3533

Students needing accommodations in DC Classes must complete the college accommodations process by directly contacting LSC Cy-Fair Disabilities Office

Contact LSC Office for Students with Disabilities OfficeFor More Information: http://www.lonestar.edu/disability-services.htm