dual enrollment courses at TJHSST

[Anonymous]

What dual enrollment courses are offered and popular at TJHSST?

[Anonymous]

No information from google search

[Anonymous]

I would be surprised if they had any. DE is generally considered a level below AP and TJ advertises itself as above AP levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be surprised if they had any. DE is generally considered a level below AP and TJ advertises itself as above AP levels.

So the kids don’t get college credit for post-AP courses taken at TJ?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be surprised if they had any. DE is generally considered a level below AP and TJ advertises itself as above AP levels.

So the kids don’t get college credit for post-AP courses taken at TJ?

The colleges might award credit or placement after admission but not through a DE arrangement.

[Anonymous]

At least a few ago, TJ offered DE for some of its post AP math classes. Didn’t seem worth the money to us.

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Anonymous wrote:At least a few ago, TJ offered DE for some of its post AP math classes. Didn’t seem worth the money to us.

Through which school?

[Anonymous]

TJ offers these courses beyond what any other FCPS school has:
Complex Analysis
Diff Eq
A Math Applications class that requires multivariable calc as a pre-req.
More in depth statistics

Some of these are DE with GMU.

[Anonymous]

TJ does have a few DE math courses but they are not taught by TJ teachers and considered below the TJ ones. It is counterintuitive.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be surprised if they had any. DE is generally considered a level below AP and TJ advertises itself as above AP levels.

Dual Enrollment is not below AP. DE is literally taking a college course in lieu of an FCPS high school class. While you might get credit at a university for taking AP Literature, you are guaranteed to get credit if you take and pass DE English 111/112 at Northern Virginia Community College.

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Anonymous wrote:TJ does have a few DE math courses but they are not taught by TJ teachers and considered below the TJ ones. It is counterintuitive.

There is no universe where complex analysis and Diff Eq are considered below AP Calc. They’re also taught by GMU professors.

[Anonymous]

Unless something has recently changed, the DE math classes are not taught by GMU faculty. When my kids took the classes, they were taught by TJ teachers at TJ during regular school hours.

You then get GMU credit (DE) if you elect/register and pay for it. I think only linear, diffE, and mvc were eligible. Definitely not Complex.

I think it's maybe only worth it if you go in-state. Private, selective colleges most likely difficult to get any credit because a) the classes are not taught at GMU b) as with any college-course credit, they will want to compare syllabus c) highly-selective schools don't really grant credit. I think VA in-state colleges recognize GMU DE credits but you should double-check.

[Anonymous]

Dual enrollment courses from an affiliated university/college like GMU, NVCC, etc.. are generally offered on high school premises and taught by one of the high school teaching staff that are trained in that DE course, and that course's syllabus/grading policy is dictated by the univerity/college, not fcps. If it is an online course, then it is possibly taught by the college/university staff.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be surprised if they had any. DE is generally considered a level below AP and TJ advertises itself as above AP levels.

Dual Enrollment is not below AP. DE is literally taking a college course in lieu of an FCPS high school class. While you might get credit at a university for taking AP Literature, you are guaranteed to get credit if you take and pass DE English 111/112 at Northern Virginia Community College.

Right, but those classes are often easier. It certainly is a way to knock out credits. If you are looking to have a challenging class, AP is a better choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless something has recently changed, the DE math classes are not taught by GMU faculty. When my kids took the classes, they were taught by TJ teachers at TJ during regular school hours.

You then get GMU credit (DE) if you elect/register and pay for it. I think only linear, diffE, and mvc were eligible. Definitely not Complex.

I think it's maybe only worth it if you go in-state. Private, selective colleges most likely difficult to get any credit because a) the classes are not taught at GMU b) as with any college-course credit, they will want to compare syllabus c) highly-selective schools don't really grant credit. I think VA in-state colleges recognize GMU DE credits but you should double-check.

MIT will give credit.