Dual Credit: An Alternative to Advanced Placement

2022-05-27From : 管理员Click : 1092

You may be feeling down about the cancellation of AP tests this summer, or you may be looking for a solution to avoid facing such cancellations in the future.

We present to you our Dual Credit program as an alternative to AP. At Griggs, we offer this unique program to our students to earn high school credit and university credit, at the same time. How does that sound to you？Rather amazing, right?

Dual credit is an initiative developed by Andrews University. This program is an amazing opportunity for academy juniors and seniors to earn university credit whilst studying in high school.

The benefits of taking dual credit courses are enormous. These are real university advanced placement classes and transferrable to almost all other universities in the US. Schools can combine their high school credit program with the university credit program in the same school term. By delivering this program, schools enhance its teaching force with teaching staff from Andrews University. The dual credit program is a unique aspect of a Griggs affiliate school, and we are very proud to offer these courses.

Dual Credit vs AP

	Dual Credit Courses 双学分课程	AP Courses AP课程
Courses	Fulfils a course requirement for a class toward graduation and university application.	Fulfils high school requirements toward graduation anduniversity application.
Affiliation	Studentsare part-time University students.	No affiliation to any university.
Grades	Gradesbecome a part of the student's official high school and college transcript.	Grades do not transfer.
Credit	Uponsuccessful completion, students receive both college credit.	Earningcollege credit depends on how well students perform on an exam and if theuniversity chosen for further studies accepts the AP test score. Someuniversities do not.

2022-2023 Dual Credit Course Arrangement

Fall Semester: August 29 – December 15, 2022

Asynchronous Classes

No regular class attendance but some may require project group or individual video conference with teachers:

• ENGL 115 950 College Writing I [3 credits, Grade 12 only]

• HIST 117 950 Civilizations & Ideas I [3 credits]

• PSYC 101 950 Introduction to Psychology [3 credits]

Spring Semester: January 9 – May 4, 2023

Asynchronous Classes

No regular class attendance but some may require project group or individual video conference with teachers:

• ANTH 200 950 Cultural Anthropology [3 credits]

• ENGL 115 950 College Writing I [3 credits, in Grade 12 only]

• ENGL 215 950 College Writing II [3 credits, in Grade 12 only]

• MLSC 110 Medical Terminology [1 credit]

• PSYC 101 950 Introduction to Psychology [3 credits]

High school students are eligible to take Andrews University classes if they meet the following criteria:

·Students are enrolled in Grade 11 or 12.

·Students have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.00.

·Students whose first language is not English must have been taking high school English classes (not ESL) for the last 3 years. Before students sign up for university credit, schools must assess a student’s English ability to ensure they have the English proficiency to succeed in university level studies without a tutor.

·Signed approval is required from a parent, the high school liaison or registrar, and the GIA registrar in Michigan.

For further information visit：

https://www.andrews.edu/services/precollege/courses/online.html