Madison High School College Level Course Info Meeting

1. 2014-2015

7. • Less expensive
– $89 per test
– Less if qualify for
free/reduced lunch
• Money due in April
• One high stakes test
determines if college credit
is granted
• AP test covers entire year
of material
• No grade on college
transcript
• More expensive
– $65 per credit
– ($50 of $115 paid by
county)
– Scholarships available if
qualify for free/reduced
lunch
• Money due in first month or
so of class
• No single high stakes test.
• Graded by semester for
each course.
• Grade recorded for a
specific class on college
transcript
AP Dual Enrollment

8. • No failing or poor grade
on college transcript if
fail AP test
• No grade, so does not
help boost GPA to help
retain scholarships
• Usually elective credits
granted, not credits
filling specific classes
• No option to remove
bad grade from college
transcript if fail or do
poorly
• Good grades can boost
GPA to help retain
scholarship
• Credits for specific
classes which may help
in completing required
courses faster
AP Dual Enrollment

9. • Some colleges do
not accept AP
credit
• Some colleges
vary credits
awarded by score
earned on AP test
– Higher score =
more credits
– Higher score =
credits for
different courses
• Credit transfers to
most colleges
• Student must
request transcript
from college where
credits were earned
when applying to
other colleges
AP Dual Enrollment

10. • Weighted GPA for
MHS
• No minimum test
score required to
take AP test.
Anyone can sign up.
• AP score not
affected by MHS
grade earned
• Weighted GPA for
MHS
• Some courses
require minimum test
scores to take for
dual credit
• College grade must
follow college grade
scale, not MHS
AP Dual Enrollment

11. Pre-requisites- Regardless of your credit
choice, we need to make sure you are in the right class!
• Courses will be rigorous and taught at college level.
• Check pre-requisite courses in registration newspaper.
• Math and some English classes require a score from either ACT,
SAT, or COMPASS
• If you don’t have the score now, sign up
• ACT - Deadline May 9th, cost $36.50 if ACT no writing, $52.50 with
writing Test June 14, 2014 8 -12 am
• COMPASS- sign up with Mrs. Thompson in library– if taking ISU
courses, no cost. If taking CSI or NIC courses, $5 fee.
7:30-8:30 am , May 12-16, May 19-22, 2014

12. Scores Required for MATH
Course/ Prerequisite Class ACT SAT COMPASS
MATH 143
College Algebra/Precalculus
Alg 2, B or higher
23 or higher
on ACT Math
portion
540 or higher
on SAT Math
portion
31 or higher
on College Algebra
section
MATH 1153 College Statistics
Alg 2 , B or higher
23
on ACT Math
portion
540
on SAT Math
portion
61 on Algebra sect
OR
47 on College Alg
section
MATH 1170 Calculus I
PreCalc , B or higher; must
have TRIG, B or higher
29
on ACT Math
portion
650
on SAT Math
portion
51
on Trigonometry
section
Math 175 Calculus II
Calc I, B or higher
Must have successfully completed Calculus I, B or
higher

13. Scores Required for ENGLISH
Course ACT SAT COMPASS
English 1101
(ISU)
Composition
18 or higher 450 or higher 68 or higher
English 1110
(ISU)
Intro to
Literature
No pre-requisite test scores needed
AP English Lit Passing grades in English 10A and English 10B

14. Scores Required for SCIENCE
Course ACT SAT COMPASS
Biology 1101
(4 credits)
No pre-requisite test scores needed
Biology 1102
(4 credits)
No pre-requisite test scores needed

15. Scores Required for History/Gov’t
• AP US History, AP Government, and
CSI Dual-Credit 111, 112 are
offered.
• The rigor of the course weeds
students out, so no pre-requisite test
scores required.

16. Scholarship Money Available
• Madison County Pays $50 per credit if you
you are resident. You Pay $65 Per Credit.
(3 Credits Cost Students $195)
– Free and Reduced Lunch Students get all
$195 paid for in one class per semester as
long as there is money in the fund. (We ran
out third trimester this year.)
– Juniors get $200 for dual-credit/ AP classes
from the State. Seniors get $400.
– Only 75% of that money can be spent at one
time. (Goal to take 2 or more classes)

17. Scholarship Money Available
• If students finish all their graduation
requirements with the exception of
math they can go to state schools
their senior year at no cost for tuition.
i.e. University Place in Idaho Falls –
courses from ISU, University of
Idaho

18. Starting College Transcripts
What do colleges/universities look at for entrance
and scholarships?
• G.P.A. & ACT/SAT scores
• Class Rank
• A.P. has a weighted G.P.A.
• Most Dual-Credit Class do not have a weighted
G.P.A. (exception: Calculus and Statistics)
• Colleges want a simple G.P.A. However, they allow
weighted G.P.A. for class rank.
• A.P. grades go on college transcripts as a pass “p”
• Dual-Credit classes go on transcripts as grade
earned.