Elaine Borrelli

1

• HS courses college credit
• Context in higher education
• Nationwide discourse AP courses
• Perception School Boards, Parents, Professorate
• Some private high schools dropping AP courses

2

• Challenges to Articulation
• Equivalency
• Transfer seamlessly (Reciprocity)
• Course description, syllabus
• Credit hours (contact hours)
• Accrediting bodies
• Academic departments
• There is another approach !

3

• HS-College Partnerships
• Concurrent enrollment of HS students
• The K-16 system
• Curriculum, credits, transferability, admission,
  enrollment management
• College Transcript for HS student
• Improving Access, College Transition
• FORD PAS is geared for Partnerships !

4

• Partnership Logistics
• Step 1 Finding the academic home
• PAS Curriculum holistic and interdisciplinary
• Course MUST pass faculty review
• University committees move slower than a snail
• Find Innovators
• Engineering DID IT !

5

• Partnership Logistics
• Step 2 Nailing down the details
• University Admissions and Registrars Offices
• Establishing policy for participation for
  students. (HS GPA, grade level, parents, etc)
• Forming written agreements (fee waivers, student
  status, credit)
• Other considerations Transportation to
  university, Tuition, Fees, Books
• Administrivia does matter !

6

• New doors are opening!
• Interdisciplinary courses
• Introductory Courses
• Freshman Learning Communities (FLC)
• Freshman Interest Groups (FIG)
• Summer Bridges
• NEW PAS Scholarships !
• NEW PAS Innovation
• Leading the way for partnerships !