UNDERSTANDING CONCURRENT CREDIT DELIVERY MODELS

EQUIVALENT QUALITY AND RIGOR

STEP 1: COURSE STANDARDS AUDIT

1. HIGH FREQUENCY YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 PRIMARY PROGRAM UNIVERSITY COURSES ARE IDENTIFIED AND PARTNERED WITH RIGOROUS HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.

2. UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY REVIEW COMMON STANDARDS FROM SIMILAR HS AND UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES.

3. COLLABORATIVELY – UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY IDENTIFY DELIVERY RESPONSIBILITIES ELIMINATING REDUNDANCY.

“4/5’S DELIVERY MODEL”STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN RIGOROUS HIGH SCHOOL COURSE

“4/5’S DELIVERY MODEL”STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN RIGOROUS HIGH SCHOOL COURSE

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“4/5’S DELIVERY MODEL”STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN UNIVERSITY COURSE

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“4/5’S DELIVERY MODEL”COLLABORATIVE CONCURRENT COURSE DELIVERY

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“4/5’S DELIVERY MODEL”COLLABORATIVE CONCURRENT COURSE DELIVERY

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UNIQUE RIGOROUS STANDARDS

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“4/5’S DELIVERY MODEL”COLLABORATIVE CONCURRENT COURSE DELIVERY

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STEP 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE

1. UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY COLLABORATIVELY IDENTIFY AND MID-TERM AND FINAL SUMMATIVE EVALUATION THAT MEASURES COURSE RIGOR AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

2. UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY MODEL THAT ENSURES COURSE QUALITY AND RIGOR AND STUDENT SUCCESS.

STEP 3: QUALIFIED STUDENT SELECTION

1. UNIVERSITY STAFF IDENTIFY STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM AS DETERMINED BY COMMON ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA (ACT COLLEGE READY STANDARDS TYPICALLY).

2. UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOP AND IEP FOR EARLY COLLEGE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS THAT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF COURSES WILL RESULT IN REDUCED BA/BS EXPENSES & CREDIT REQUIREMENTS.

STEP 4: COLLABORATIVE DELIVERY1. HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY COLLABORATIVELY PREPARE

TO DELIVER COURSE CONTENT MEETING THE UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY AND RIGOR.

2. HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY DELIVER IDENTIFIED RIGOROUS COURSE CONTENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE AND UNIVERSITY COURSE (GUEST FACULTY OF UNIVERSITY).

3. UNIVERSITY FACULTY (HS GUEST LECTURER) DELIVER IDENTIFIED RIGOROUS COURSE CONTENT THAT MEETS THE REMAINING REQUIREMENTS NOT DELIVERED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL GUEST FACULTY.

4. ALL STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED TO MEASURE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND THOSE STUDENTS MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS ARE AWARDED CONCURRENT CREDIT FOR THE DESIGNATED RIGOROUS HIGH SCHOOL COURSE AND UNIVERSITY COURSE IN SEPARATE TRANSCRIPTS.

STEP 5: COORDINATION OF BENEFITS

1. HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO CONTINUE MONITORING STUDENT IEP’S RESULTING IN STRATEGIC PROGRESS TOWARDS PROGRAM COMPLETION AND DEGREE ATTAINMENT.

2. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WILL ACCELERATE DEGREE COMPLETION CREATING REDUCED COLLEGE EXPENSES AND/OR INCREASED OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCESS TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS.