Academic Advising

Duel Enrollment Vs. AP Credit in College

Choosing the "best fit" course for you at this point in your academic journey.

1. Review the "AP vs. DE courses" at chart per class to see how do these classes differ in content, student expectations, and assessments. Choose the Best Fit class for NOW!
2. Review how your IEP or 504 accommodations may be utilized in each setting
   1. 1. NOVA- Apply through student disabilities office
      2. AP- apply for possible test accommodations (SAT/AP testing)

   Consider balance in your schedule:

   1. 1. What do you want to major in? What are your strongest subjects? What are the subjects that I'm most curious about?
         1. Consider going advanced (DE or AP in either of those subjects with balance)
         2. Consider going general courses in the other subjects

            Which is considered the "hardest" to colleges? Which is the "best" for college applications?

            1. Long story short: It depends on the college
            2. Sometimes it depends on how the county teaches the class.
               1. Classes are weighted not to give the students a "boost" but to translate "difficulty/rigor" to colleges.
               2. Colleges to not look at GPA/Weighted GPA because every county calculates it differently. Instead they look at what classes did you take, and how did you do in them. (evaluating for a correlation for preparations/projections of college success)

                  How do these transfer to the colleges?

                  1. Courses will be evaluated based on major and the classes needed for that major. Therefore, some DE/AP course credit could be awarded, but if not needed for the major could be used as elective credit only.
                  2. You need to look at the college/institution's website. This is often found under the registrar's page. (examples below)
                     1. UVA: http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=45&navoid=3262#Advanced_Placement_Program
                     2. VA Tech:
                        1. DE: https://www.tranguide.registrar.vt.edu/2019/vccs.html
                        2. AP: https://www.registrar.vt.edu/Advanced-Standing-Transferable-Credit.html
                        3. JMU:
                           1. 1. AP: https://www.jmu.edu/registrar/prospective-student/test-credit.shtml
                                 1. DE: https://www.jmu.edu/registrar/prospective-student/dual-enrollment-credit.shtml
                                    
                                 2. GMU:
                                    1. https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/how-apply/transfer/transfer-credit-policy

                                       How to have credit evaluated at the college:

                                       1. Once you decide where you will attend, accept your offer at the institution and have a student ID number at that college you will:
                                          1. DE- request to have your NOVA transcript sent to the college for evaluation. This is requested directly from NOVA. https://www.nvcc.edu/student-resources/transcripts/index.html
                                          2. AP- Request to have your AP scores sent from College Board to the college you choose to attend. This is done on the college board website and includes a fee.

                                             
                                             

Battlefield High School's specialty program is
CASIIT: Center for Applied Sciences, Interactive and Information Technology.

Need more information?

Contact Megan Hostutler
BFHS CASIIT Administrative Coordinator
[email protected]

NVCC Dual Enrollment provides high school students the opportunity to take college coursework from our local community college and earn college credit (to be reviewed/awarded at the institutional level).

Students are encouraged to research the institutions they are interested in to review DE course equivalences at the college level.

College credit is awarded by the institution evaluating the Northern Virginia Community College transcript. Thus, seniors should request their college transcript from NOVA at the completion of their final semester of their DE course. This request is done directly through NOVA.

Governor's Early College Scholars Program

The Governor's Early College Scholars Program is intended to encourage eligible high school students to complete requirements for a high school diploma and concurrently earn at least 15 hours of transferable credits toward a college degree. This program can potentially result in a more productive senior year and reduce the amount of college tuition for families. Students earning a college degree in seven semesters instead of eight can save an average of $5,000 in college expenses.

The Governor's Early College Scholars Program agreement may be signed at any time, from ninth to twelfth grade. Participants agree to: (1) earn an Advanced Studies diploma with a Governor's Seal and (2) earn at least 15 transferable college credits while enrolled in high school. Interested students can download the Early College Scholars Agreement or pick one up in the Counseling Center. Completed forms should be returned to the Counseling Center.

AP Potential is connected to student performance on the PSAT through College Board. AP Potential is designed to help students increase access to AP and to ensure that no student who has the chance of succeeding in AP is overlooked.

Log into your College Board account to access your PSAT scores and review your AP Potential. This is great information to assist students, educators, and counselors. Begin the conversation with your current teacher in early January to discuss recommendations for the coming school year.

PWCS Specialty Programs Info

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