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CELL Develops College Credit Directory for High School Students
By Lauren Howard

One of the major challenges to offering college credit to high school students is establishing a successful partnership between secondary and postsecondary schools. To address this issue, CELL recently developed a directory that catalogs opportunities for high school students to earn college credit in Indiana. The directory provides information for high school administrators, counselors and teachers who want to explore dual credit partnerships with area colleges and universities.

Since 2006, the College Preparatory Curriculum Act has required each public and nonpublic accredited high school in the state to provide at least two dual credit courses. To help high school teachers and administrators identify the numerous opportunities available, the directory provides contact information for college credit programs at 36 public and independent colleges and universities across the state. The directory includes programs under development and those institutions that are willing to craft customized arrangements to meet individual high school needs.

The various programs are grouped into six inclusive categories.

• Concurrent enrollment: a high school or career center teacher approved by a postsecondary institution offers a college course in the high school/career center classroom.
• College instructor at the high school: a postsecondary instructor teaches a college course solely to high school students in the high school/career center classroom.
• On-campus enrollment in classes with college students: a high school student attends a college course taught by a postsecondary instructor alongside traditional postsecondary students on a college campus.
• On-campus enrollment in classes solely for high school students: a postsecondary institution offers a course on the college campus specifically for high school students, taught by a postsecondary instructor.
• Distance education: a high school student participates in a distance education course for postsecondary credit.
• Early College High School: small schools partner with a postsecondary institution to target students traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education to allow them to earn both a high school diploma and up to two years of credit toward a college degree.

The complete dual credit provider directory can be accessed online through CELL’s Web site.

 

Published: May 2009