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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the thing you have to be careful with is using the DE class for high school credit.  Then it may not transfer.  That’s the catch.

Your student may not NEED the high school credit because they’ve taken high school classes in middle school so the DE can transfer.

Just read all the details before making decisions.  [/quote]

That’s not an accurate statement at all. It’s called DUAL CREDIT because it counts toward both at the same time (assuming the college has it in their approved  credit list). [/quote]

No... colleges force you to choose - is the class a high school class (then it shows you are taking advanced classes, can place you in higher level courses in college, etc., but you are still a freshman admit) OR is the class a college class, contributing to an Associates' degree (then you receive college credit), but are usually applying as a transfer student.  You don't get to count it as high school and then still graduate in two years.[/quote]
Who ever keeps posting this is misinformed about current processes between MCPS and dual enrollment at Montgomery College and how University System of Maryland colleges (UMD, UMBC, Towson, etc.) accept that credit. Students that are dual enrolled have both an MC transcript and their MCPS HS transcript with those courses (they show up as CL Adv "subject" courses with the grade and 1 credit per semester). When you apply to college (specifically UMD) you enter all of the courses taken and where as part of the application. The only transcript that gets sent for application purposes is the high school transcript. Until you have earned your HS diploma, you apply to college as a freshman, regardless of how many MC credits you have or if you will earn an AA/AS degree. Once you have been accepted to a college and you pay your deposit to enroll, then you send the MC transcript to the school and they will transfer college level credit according to the transfer agreements. 
https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/transfer/course-equivalencies.html
https://transfercredit.umd.edu/ or https://registrar.umbc.edu/services/transfer-credits/transferring-coursework/ etc. 
The State Higher Education Commission manages this agreement. https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/stuguide.aspx

The benefit that a student gets from completing an Associate's degree is that it "transfers" more readily to other public universities not in Maryland. The associate degree "bundles" the core, distribution, and major foundational classes together. When a student transfers, they just need to complete the upper level courses for their degree, and not have individual classes analyzed to see if they fit the school's distribution requirements.[/quote]

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