Dual Enrollment
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Anonymous
And what is the reason that private schools don't do this? |
Anonymous
Because it's not equivalent. A community college class will not have the same rigor as a class that some of the privates offer |
Anonymous
FCPS does it for post-BC Calculus. In some cases (TJ) the classes are actually taught by county teachers but the credits are offered by GMU. In other cases (other schools) the classes are taken online through GMU. In cases where the class is definitely college level, why not give kids the chance to get college credit for it? |
Anonymous
Obviously this is just an anecdote but FWIW, I have two friends who teach at cc - one at MC and one at HCC. Both claim that they are not alone amongst their faculty in not liking having high school students in their classes. |
Anonymous
Yes! Plus why would you pay for private school and do this? |
Anonymous
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It can also make a mess of a private school’s structured daily schedule.
Does SSFS already allow DE? If so, they are in a very small minority of private schools. It’s very uncommon. |
Anonymous
I think they only allow it for courses not offered |
Anonymous
| I think dual enrollment is awesome. That said, 9th grade is young. If your student is good at working - summer classes can be intense, has an interest is writing/taking this class, and is good at following directions, I think. you will be fine. Just remember this will start the college transcript and has the potential to follow you everywhere. |
Anonymous
As someone who knows people who teach as adjunct in community college, let me disabuse you of this idea. Community college is not just for students who are not capable of handling deep rigor. Particularly nowadays when the cost of college is sky high. Privates don’t allow this for the same reason that some universities don’t want to accept the courses—money and brand. |
Anonymous
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DeMatha offers over 20 dual enrollment courses taught by DeMatha faculty through a partnership with Seton Hill University. These courses are generally advanced courses where students have the option to dual enroll at Seton Hill for a nominal fee (I think is $200 per course) and if they get a C or better that can earn college credit.
I think it's a pretty good model because the courses are taught by DeMatha, and they don't have leave campus or take an online course, and these are course that they'd be taking anyway if they were on an honors or advanced track. With respect to credit transfer, we haven't gotten there yet with our DS, but we've seen other families have a lot of success with transferring credits from this approach. It's a good way to save money on college tuition down the line if you can make the transfer credits work at the receiving institution. However, the way I see it, it looks good on a college application to be able to show you've applied yourself by taking as many dual enrollment courses as possible whether they transfer or not. |
Anonymous
| I would never enroll a HS freshman in a college English class. They will be stuck with the grade on their transcript whether it’s good or not. They literally have 3 years less experience than those the class is intended for. Too big of a GPA risk IMHO. |
Anonymous
I took college courses at a community college when I was in middle school. It really isn't a big deal. What is the risk exactly? You are letting grades prevent you from learning? |
Anonymous
I think the tradeoff here is taking a more rigorous course load. Colleges will look at that as much if not more as they do GPA since GPA inflation is rampant in most schools. |