PCC: Earning College Credit in High School

Ivan would like to learn more about what it’s like to be in college, without having to take any actual college classes or difficult exams. Which program might be the best fit for him?

• Dual Credit

• Articulated Credit

• International Baccalaureate

• Advanced Placement

Giana is in a college course for half the day and then goes to high school. What program is she in?

• Articulated Credit

• Advanced Placement

• International Baccalaureate

• Dual Credit

For a college to take a high school class as an equivalent, what must be in place?

• an articulation agreement

• a dual credit arrangement

• a concurrent enrollment

• a transfer agreement

Antonio is in a class at high school that his regular teachers teach. When he graduates, he plans on enrolling in the local community college, which will transfer some of the classes that he took while in high school. Why can he do this?

• His community college takes articulated credits.

• His community college doesn’t take any high school credits.

• His high school participated in the Dual Credit program.

• He won’t be able to transfer any credits into his community college.

Complete the sentence about course enrollment.

Lea is enrolled at the state university as well as at her high school, and she takes classes at both. The term that describes this situation is ________________.

• articulated enrollment

• dual credit

• dual enrollment

• concurrent enrollment

Complete the sentence about course credit.

Erika is enrolled at the state university as well as at her high school, and she takes classes at both. She’ll get _______________ for her courses, which will count as both high school and college classes.

• dual credit

• articulated credit

• no credit

• advanced placement credit

Which type of college credit program does the statement describe?

__________________________ program is one of the more common ways to get college credit in high school. It includes an exam that you must take at the end of the course.

• Dual Credit

• Advanced Placement

• Articulated Credit

• The International Baccalaureate

Which type of college credit program does the statement describe?

In a(n) _______________ program, a student must pass an exam at the end of course with a 3 out of 5 in order to get college credit. Some colleges require even higher scores or they will not accept the credit.

• International Baccalaureate

• Articulated Credit

• Dual Credit

• Advanced Placement

Complete the statement about earning college credit in high school.

One of the advantages of earning college credit in high school is that you ________________________________.

• have to pay extra for tuition

• take longer to graduate

• don’t have to pay as much for tuition

• spend less time on homework

Match each college credit option with its description.

Students take a high school class that counts as college credit.

• Advanced Placement

• Articulated Credit

• Dual Credit

• International Baccalaureate