College Credit Now!

College Credit Now Opportunities:

• Advanced Placement (AP)• International Baccalaureate (IB)• Dual Academic Credit (Accel)• Dual Technical Credit (HOPE Grant)• Move On When Ready• Joint Enrollment (JE)• Advanced Academy (University of West Georgia)• Georgia Academy of Aviation, Mathematics, Engineering and

Science (GAMES) Middle Georgia College• Georgia Career Academies• Early College

Advanced Placement (AP)

• A college-level course offered to high school students taught by specially trained high school instructors

• A program available to all high school students through the College Board; college admissions is not required; credit is based on an acceptable end-of-course assessment score

www.CollegeBoard.org

International Baccalaureate (IB)

• The International Baccalaureate® (IB) offers high quality programs of international education to a worldwide community of schools. There are more than 745,000 IB students at 2,714 schools in 138 countries.

• Offers a challenging two-year curriculum offered at select high schools throughout the state.

• Completion of the program may earn college credit for a student who scores well on end-of-course assessment.

http://www.ibo.org/

Dual Academic Credit (Accel)

• A non-need based grant• Available to GA high school students• Students must be accepted to the selected college• A program to earn academic high school & college

credit simultaneously• Accel courses will count as part of the maximum

hours of HOPE eligibility

Dual Technical Credit (HOPE Grant)

• A non-need based grant• Available to GA high school students• A program to earn credit towards a certificate or diploma

program while still in high school• Students must be accepted for admissions to the selected

college• HOPE funded and does not count as part of the maximum

hours of eligibility for HOPE

Move On When Ready

• High school juniors and seniors are eligible• Students must enroll at the selected college• Students can take classes at the eligible institution

or virtual courses • Tuition is FREE paid by the local school

Articulated Credit

• Students can earn technical college credit for technical and career courses (CTAE courses) successfully taken and passed in high school; credit is awarded at the college level once the student is admitted to the college and can pass a validation exam for that course

Joint Enrollment (JE)

• Students admitted to a selected postsecondary institution

• Students earn college-level credit only

GAMES

Georgia Academy of Math Engineering and Science• Rising 11th graders strong in math and science• To concentrate focus on math, science & engineering,

to have a flexible daily schedule, and to earn high school and college credit at the same time.

• At Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia• Apply February of sophomore year for admission via

GACollege411• For more information go to

http://www.mgc.edu/academic/scimathenga/games/

Advanced Academy

The Advanced Academy at The State University of West Georgia.• For academically strong students• To focus on college level learning early, to have a flexible

daily schedule, and to earn high school and college credit at the same time.

• Apply February of the sophomore year

http://www.advancedacademy.org/index.php

Early College

• Students enroll is an eligible postsecondary institution; available only at selected sites

• Students earn dual academic credit• Most students enter Early College prior to the

junior year of high school• Funding is provided through the Accel Program

Georgia Career Academies

Career Academies in Georgia are schools that serve high school students and have the following basic components:Students are prepared for college and careerSmall learning community environments provide supportive

atmospheresCurriculum is sequenced and integrates academics and career-

based learningDual credit courses give students the opportunity to earn high

school and college credits

www.georgiacareeracademies.orgPrograms in:

Atlanta, Effingham, Floyd, Fulton, Glynn, Thomas and Walton

Suggested Internet Resources

Georgia Department of Education http://www.gadoe.org/ GACollege411 www.GACollege411.org Georgia Student Finance Commission www.gsfc.org Advanced Placement (AP)

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html International Baccalaureate (IB) http://www.ibo.org/ Early College http://www.gaearlycollege.org/ Georgia Career Academy http://www.georgiacareeracademies.org/career_academies.phpGAMES http://www.mgc.edu/academic/scimathenga/games/Advanced Academy http://www.advancedacademy.org/index.phpMove On When Ready

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb149.htm