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DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM

MOVE ON WHEN READYPrepared by

Varieta Benjamin, Ph.D, Program Coordinator

TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS AND COMPLETION, AND TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED (GaDOE).

WHAT IS THE PROGRAM’S GOAL?

LET’S EXPLORE THE NEW MOWR PROGRAM!

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 CAN EARN COLLEGE CREDITS: SB 132 MOWR Program CERTIFICATES :SB 2 Alternative diploma route DIPLOMAS ASSOCIATE DEGREE

WHAT IS IT?

Students complete the following required courses or their equivalent:◦HL & PE◦FR LA/American Literature◦Alg 1 and Geometry◦Biology and Physics +another science

◦Econ/Pol Sys and US History• Any associated EOCs

HOW DOES ONE GET THE CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, OR

ASSOCIATE DEGREE?

• Complete Associate’s degree • Technical diploma • Or 2 technical cert programs in the same pathway• MORE INFO FORTHCOMING: SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SB 2 Alternative diploma route

HOW DOES ONE GET THE CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, OR

ASSOCIATE DEGREE?

ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL OR ELIGIBLE HOME STUDY PROGRAM IN GEORGIA

MEET ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CHOSEN POSTSECONDARY INSTITTUTION

MAKE SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS TOWARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

AGREE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM’S PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND OTHER FORMS

HOW DOES ONE BECOME ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?

ALL COLLEGES WITHIN THE USG AND TCSG

GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE of GEORGIA

STATE UNIVERSITY GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE:GAMES UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA:ADVANCED

ACADEMY

eCORE :All online classes with a number of schools, administered by the University of West Georgia

WHICH COLLEGES ARE PARTICIPATING?

CLASSES MUST BE SELECTED FROM MOWR COURSE DIRECTORY https://apps.gsfc.org/secure/dsp_accel_course_listings.cfm. NOT ALL CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL INSTITUTIONS.

ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES FOREIGN LANGUAGES CAREER TECHNICAL AGRICULTURAL FINE ARTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION

WHAT COURSES ARE AVAILABLE?

TUITION-FREE MANDATORY FEES (INCLUDING

APPLICATION FEE)-FREE BOOKS-FREE OTHER COURSE RELATED MATERIALS

AND FEES, SUCH AS LABS AND OTHER NON-MANDATORY FEES-STUDENT COST

WHAT IS THE COST?

SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS $$$$ EARN COLLEGE CREDITS, CERTIFICATE,

DIPLOMA, OR ASSOCIATE DEGREE WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL

POTENTIAL TO GRADUATE EARLY EARN AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE/GAMES

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

BETTER ADJUST TO CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATE WITH CLASS

ATTEND FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME TAKE CLASSES THAT ARE NOT

AVAILABLE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS, CONT’D?

TAKE CLASSES AT MORE THAN ONE COLLEGE SIMULTANEOUSLY

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE NO RESIDENCY /CITIZENSHIP

REQUIREMENT GRADES ARE COMPUTED WITH HIGH

SCHOOL’S HOPE GPA.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS, CONT’D?

COURSES WILL NOT COUNT AGAINST HOURLY CAPS FOR HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS OR HOPE GRANTS.

COURSES WITH GRADES OF C AND ABOVE WILL TRANSFER TO USG SCHOOLS.

ATTENDANCE DURING THE FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER IS POSSIBLE.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS, CONT’D?

STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THEIR CLASSES , FOR THE MOST PART, IN WAYS THAT WORK FOR THEM.

STUDENTS MAY STILL REMAIN CONNE CTED THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND OTHER SOCIAL ACTTVITIES.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS, CONT’D?

MOWR CLASSES EARN TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDITS BASED ON PERFORMANCE ON COURSE MATERIAL .

AP CLASSES EARN COLLEGE CREDITS BASED ON THE EXAM SCORES.

MOWR CLASSES TAUGHT BY COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS.

AP CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.

HOW DO THE MOWR AND AP PROGRAMS COMPARE ?

AP CLASSES GET 10 EXTRA POINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON CUMULATIVE GPA.

THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR mowr INCLUDE, BUT are NOT LIMITED TO THE ACADEMICALLY ADVANCED.

HOPE VALUES ARE THE SAME: .5 POINTS ARE ADDED TO HOPE COMPUTATION.

AP COURSES ARE NATIONALLY TRANSFERABLE, DEPENDING ON THE TEST SCORE.

HOW DO THE MOWR AND AP PROGRAMS COMPARE?

MOWR COURSES OF C AND ABOVE WILL TRANSFER TO USG SCHOOLS.

MOWR MAY (NOT “WILL”) NOT TRANSFER TO PRIVATE OR OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES.

ONLY SOME COURSES FROM TCSG WILL TRANSFER TO USG SCHOOLS.

THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR AP ARE GENERALLY LIMITED TO THE ACADEMICALLY ADVANCED.

HOW DO THE MOWR AND AP PROGRAMS COMPARE?

REGISTER FOR AND TAKE THE SAT/ACT. BE SURE THAT SS# IS ON FILE. CHECK HOPE GPA ON

GAcollege411.org. DECIDE ON THE PARTICIPATING

COLLEGE. CHECK DEADLINES AND REQUIRED

TEST SCORES.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION STEPS FOR USG INSTITUTIONS?

MEET WITH HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO DISCUSS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

MEET WITH DUAL ENROLLMENT COORDINATOR FOR ADVISEMENT SESSION.

COMPLETE AND RETURN REQUIRED FORMS INCLUDING STUDENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION STEPS FOR USG INSTITUTIONS?

APPLY TO SELECTED COLLEGE (S). HAVE ALL OF THE ABOVE COMPLETED

BEFORE BY MAY 1.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION STEPS FOR USG INSTITUTIONS?

DECIDE ON THE PARTICIPATING COLLEGE-GTC is the closest.

PAY ATTENTION TO DEADLINES AND REQUIRED TEST SCORES.

DECIDE WHICH TEST YOU NEED TO TAKE: SAT, ACT, OR THE COMPASS TEST

REGISTER TO TAKE THE SAT/ACT, IF THAT IS THE DECISION.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION STEPS FOR TCSG INSTITUTIONS?

MEET WITH HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO DISCUSS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

MEET WITH DUAL ENROLLMENT COORDINATOR FOR ADVISEMENT SESSION.

COMPLETE AND RETURN REQUIRED FORMS, INCLUDING STUDENT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION STEPS FOR TCSG INSTITUTIONS?

APPLY TO THE CHOSEN COLLEGE. REQUEST APPOINTMENT WITH THE

COLLEGE TO TAKE COMPASS. GET ALL OF THE ABOVE COMPLETED

BEFORE MAY 1.

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION STEPS FOR TCSG INSTITUTIONS?

MUST HAVE OWN TRANSPORTATION. SOME CLASSES MAY BE ONLINE IN

SOME COLLEGES. COLLEGE MAY ASK STUDENT TO

RETURN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL IF SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS IS NOT BEING MET.

THIS ACTION COULD DELAY GRADUATION PLANS.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW?

ALL DESIGNATED EOC COURSE ASSESSMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED …20%...

TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT.

TOO MUCH FREE TIME MAY BE A HAZARD.

STUDENTS MAY ENROLL FULL-TIME (take all classes at the college).

STUDENTS MAY ENROLL PART-TIME (take some classes at Brookwood and some at the college, or take a few classes at the college). THIS IS THE STUDENT’S/FAMILY DECISION.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW?

PART-TIME ONLY MAY DELAY GRADUATION. FULL-TIME COULD EXPEDITE GRADUATION. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO

THE END OF THEIR SENIOR YEAR, EVEN IF THAT HAVE MET THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS BY THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER.

BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS DO NOT ALWAYS ALIGN.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW?

ONCE STUDENTS GRADUATE, THEY EXIT THE PROGRAM.

NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS PER SEMESTER, BUT THERE IS A 15 CREDIT HOURS MAXIMUM PER SEMESTER (approximately 5 classes)

3+ CREDIT HOURS= 1CARNEGIE UNIT (so a course taken in one semester qualifies as one full high school credit, i.e.,1 year).

1-2 CREDIT HOURS= .5 CARNEGIE UNIT.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU KNOW?

COLLEGES USE ALPHANUMERIC GRADES. A=95B=85C=77D=72F=50

HOW ARE GRADES REPORTED?

STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH THE APPLICATION STEPS.

STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING FOR COLLEGE CLASSES.

STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHEDULING BETWEEN CAMPUSSES.

STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOWR APPLICATION ON GAcollege411EACH SEMESTER.

WHAT ARE THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES?

STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT SIGNED EACH SEMESTER.

STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REQUESTING A TRANSCRIPT TO BE SENT TO BROOKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER.

STUDENTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STAYING IN TOUCH WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS.

WHAT ARE THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES?

CHECK HOPE GPA gacollege411.org

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NOW?

CHECK FOR COLLEGE’S ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES

http://www.usg.edu/student_affairs/students/mowr_dual_admission REGISTER FOR AND TAKE THE SAT/ACT.http://www.sat.collegeboard.org/homehttp://www.actstudent.org/

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NOW?

SOPHOMORES SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET WITH THEIR COUNSELOR.

JUNIORS WILL COMPLETE THEIR JUNIOR REVIEW (MARCH 9).

SIGN UP IN THE COUNSELLING OFFICE FOR MANDATORY PRE-ADVISEMENT MEETING.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NOW, CONT’D?

gacollege411.org http://www.usg.edu/student_affairs/students/mowr_dual_admission http://www.sat.collegeboard.org/home http://www.actstudent.org Gwinnett Technical College (GTC) :

http://www.gwinnetttech.edu/enrollment/move-on-when-ready/

http://www.gwinnetttech.edu/fullpanel/uploads/files/roadmap-1-06-16.pdf Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) of GSU:

http://eapps.gpc.edu/FAQ/?question_id=2819 Georgia Academy of Arts, Mathematics, Engineering, & Sciences (GAMES) at

Middle Georgia College: http://www.mga.edu/georgia-academy/ Advanced Academy at University of West Georgia (UWG):

http://www.advancedacademy.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CERwGbTW-Bk https://apps.gsfc.org/secure/dsp_accel_course_listings.cfm eCore: https://ecore.usg.edu/

WHERE SHOULD YOU GO TO GET INFORMATION?

WARNING!

This is not for every student.Investigate all options.

See your Counselor This PowerPoint will be on the

Counselor’s website in a few days.

QUESTIONS