An introduction for students and families

at Cincinnati Christian Schools for the 2017-2018 school year

What is College Credit Plus?

• College-ready students • Grades 7 – 12 • Many college course options • Public colleges and participating private colleges are free

A State Funded Opportunity to Earn College Credit

• You want to take college courses to satisfy your high school graduation requirements.

• You completed your high school graduation requirements and you want to begin college work.

• You want to explore college and take a course in a subject that interests you.

Why Take CCP Courses?

How Do Courses Earn Me Credit? A semester college course of 3 or more credits

counts as a one-year high school class.

How Can I Take CCP Courses? • On CCS Campus

• Online • On college campus

The grade you earn in the college course is applied to your high school graduation

required class.

Grades are Applied to Graduation Requirements

Students can apply to any public or participating private college for

College Credit Plus courses. College-readiness is determined by college.

CCS is partnering with Cincinnati State,

Sinclair College, and Cedarville University for courses to be taught on the CCS campus.

Dual Credit? • Students receive high school credit on the

CCS transcript. • CCS transcript will reflect that the course is a CCP course and list the college name.

• Students receive college credit on a college transcript. • College transcripts are available by request from the college for personal records or to be sent to other colleges.

AP vs. College Credit Plus • AP courses are high school courses taken

for high school credit. • Students can earn college credit through an exam at the end of the course.

• CCP courses are college courses. • College credit is earned by completing the course with a grade above an F.

Available AP Courses at CCS 2017-2018

• AP Studio Art • AP Physics • AP Calculus

Expectations of CCP Courses •Coursework will be different •Grading will be different

Weighted Grades College courses must be weighted equally to the greatest weight of Advanced Placement or honors classes. For this reason, all of our CCP courses will have a course title that starts with CCP/Honors.

AP & Honors Class

College Course

If you fail the course or drop it too late, you may have to pay for it.

CCP and Athletic Eligibility • Students must remain eligible in accordance

with the rules outlined in the CCS Student-Athlete Handbook.

• College Credit Plus courses count toward athletic eligibility.

• Students may be asked to prove eligibility to the athletic department at the end of each quarter.

Tuition, Books and Fees

• Application fees are waived • Students attending a public college

or participating private college do not pay for either books or fees.

How Does Funding Work? •The state of Ohio has allocated separate, limited funds for nonpublic students.

•Priority is given to seniors, then juniors, etc. down to 7th graders.

Can I Pay for More Credit Hours?

• Yes. Students can self-pay at the published CCP tuition rates for each college.

• Rates for partner institutions are expected to range from $42.50-$166 per credit hour.

Apply and Get Admitted Participate by getting admitted into a college. May have to take a placement test and satisfy other college criteria.

Summer Term and Requirements CCP summer courses will apply to the fall term of the next school year. A college’s summer term may begin in May. There may be multiple sessions within a summer term.

Summer Requirements If you want to participate in summer term, you must submit your letter of intent to participate early enough to apply and gain admission to the college and register for course(s) in the spring.

I Am Ready! Now What? “Steps for College Credit Plus Registration” (Tan Handout)

•Four important steps to follow

Nonpublic Students MUST: 1. Fulfill school counseling requirement 2. Submit your Letter of Intent to state by April 1st (white handout)

–apply to the colleges 3. Apply for state funding via SAFE account by April 15th (gold handout)

4. Receive award letter by May 15th, send to colleges, register for classes.

CCP Courses at CCS

• We will have 21 one-semester electives offered on our high school campus for the 2017-2018 school year. (pending funding)

• Courses will be offered for both honors and non-honors students.

• Courses will be available for students in grades 9-12 although MOST courses are for 11th-12th graders. (Remember these are college courses!)

How Do I Choose Courses?

• Two Handouts: 1. “Cincinnati Christian Schools CCP

Course Descriptions” organized by subject giving a brief summary of the course. (green handout)

2. “Suggestions for Choosing College Credit Plus Courses at CCS” organized by partnering institution. (blue handout)

• Notice that courses may have CCS prerequisites, college prerequisites, or both.

Quick Discussion of Courses

From BLUE Handout: • American History I and II • College Algebra A • Statistics I • Precalculus • Calculus I • Biology I and II (notice corequisite) • Anatomy & Physiology I and II

Courses, cont.

From BLUE Handout: • Composition I • Composition II • American Literature II • Principles of Engineering • Personal and Community Health • Spanish I, II, III, IV

Proctored, Online Courses

From BLUE Handout: • Web Site Development • Psychology (Hybrid course)

College Information • Sinclair College • Cincinnati State • Cedarville University • Miami University

Questions?