High School Students Earning College Credit
A Guide to Creating Dual-Credit Programs
- Margaret Fincher-Ford - Houston Community College System
February 1997 | 96 pages | Corwin
This book details the process of developing agreements between high schools and colleges in the United States to allow students to earn both high school and college credit while at high school. The author explains issues including: legal constraints; processes for curriculum alignment; funding sources; and evaluation procedures.
Earning High School and College Credit
Getting Started with the Planning Phase
Implementing Dual Credit in Certificate/Degree Programs
Evaluating Program Effectiveness
Developing Agreements between Institutions
Dual Credit versus Articulated Credit
Engaging Faculty in Systemic Change