Parents Helping Teens Prepare for Higher Education

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Dual Credit Program

• Alvin Community College
  and Pearland Independent School
  District have teamed up to give Dawson HS
  students the opportunity to graduate from high
  school with college credits and for some
  underclassmen, possibly, a two year college
  degree.

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Dual Credit Program
DHS graduates can enter a Texas state university
with a head start on a college degree.

• 75 of college freshmen have already earned
  college credit
• Michael Washington,
• Director Of Admission for UT

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Dual Credit Program
Benefits

• Maximize the students time in high school by
  selecting college courses that count for both
  high school and college credits
• Save thousands of dollars in college tuition,
  fees, room and board compared to the cost of
  being at a university
• Out-of-District Fees are waived. For one course,
  cost is approximately 111 a savings of 84.

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Dual Credit Program
More Benefits

• Core Curriculum courses are guaranteed to
  transfer to any Texas public university
• Dual Credit Students can participate in all ACC
  activities and organizations, and have full use
  of the college facilities like the library,
  computer labs, fitness center, and athletic
  events.

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Transfer of Dual Credit
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Dual Credit Program

• Through Dual Credit, students may earn high
  school and college credit for the same course.
• ACC ENGL 1301 1302 DHS English IV (AB)

Selected dual credit courses may be included as
part of a students class schedule on the high
school campus.

OR
Students may elect to enroll in courses at ACC,
Pearland College Center, Manvel HS, or Nolan Ryan
JH/Shadow Creek Ranch for evening or summer
classes.
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Dual Credit Program
COURSES AVAILABLE AT DAWSON By Grade Level

• FRESHMAN YEAR
• BCIS 1405 Business Computer Applications
• SPAN 1411 Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN 1412 Elementary Spanish II
• SPCH 1315 Communication Applications

• SOPHOMORE YEAR (In addition to Freshman
  courses)
• SPAN 2311 Spanish III
• SPAN 2312 Spanish IV

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Dual Credit Program

• JUNIOR COURSES (In addition to Freshman
  Sophomore courses)
• CHEF 1301 Food Production I (prerequisites)
• PSTR 1301 Food Production II (prerequisties)
• PSYC 2301 Psychology
• SOCI 1301 Sociology
• HIST 1301 US History I
• HIST 1302 US History II

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Dual Credit Program

• SENIOR (In addition to Freshman, Sophomore,
  Junior Courses)
• ENGL 1301 1302 English IV
• GOVT 2301 Government
• ECON 2301 Economics
• MATH 1314 College Algebra
• MATH 1324 Finite Math

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Off-Campus Workforce Training
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Dual Degree Program

• Alvin Community College offers dual credit
  students the opportunity to earn an Associates
  Degree in General Studies, which is basically the
  core requirements plus 18 college elective
  credits.

Some of students have graduated from ACC with an
Associate Degree before receiving their high
school diploma!
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Dual Credit Program
Qualifications

• The successful dual credit student should
• be highly motivated
• be able to stick to a goal
• make above average grades
• possess good study habits

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Dual Credit Program
Eligibility can be based upon

• 10th / 11th Grade TAKS
• ELA 2200 / Writing 3
• MATH 2200
• (2400 for College Algebra)
• THEA
• ACCuplacer
• ACT / SAT

Students must obtain a passing score on an
approved exam in the subject area related to the
college-level course to be taken.
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Dual Credit Program

• HOW TO APPLY
• Take THEA or prove exemption with ACT/SAT/TAKS
• APRIL 18TH (Sat.) THEA at Dawson HS
  
• PRACTICE TEST WWW.THEA.NESINC.COM
• Complete Early Admissions Contract with high
  school counselor discuss eligibility for the
  Dual Credit Program
• Fill out Alvin Community College Application
• Complete paperwork with Kennon Henry, ACC Advisor
  at Dawson High School - BEFORE THE SUMMER
• Process Registration and Payment, which includes
  college tuition and the textbooks- AUGUST

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Dual Credit Program

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Kennon Henry
• ACC Dual Credit Advisor
• DAWSON HIGH SCHOOL
• khenry_at_alvincollege.edu
• 281/727-1695
• Room 1522