Founded in 1959, Saint Louis University's 1818 Advanced College Credit Program is the oldest dual credit program west of the Mississippi and has a long-standing history of providing outstanding high school juniors and seniors the stand-out opportunity to earn college credit from Saint Louis University at their high school while earning their high school credit!
The 1818 ACC Program is designed for those exceptional high school juniors and seniors who have the ability, motivation, and maturity to begin their college educations before high school graduation. Below are the Admission Standards for students wishing to become a part of the 1818 ACC Program.
Every student admitted to the 1818 ACC Program must meet the following admission standards:
Be a student in Grade 11 or 12 (Junior or Senior).
Carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above (on an unweighted 4.0 scale).
Have written endorsement from the principal or guidance counselor.
Have teacher approval for each course
Saint Louis University's 1818 Advance College Credit Program offers students the opportunity to earn college credit at a discounted rate. This is only one of the many advantages to students like you who are ready to get a head start on their college education.
Important Things to Remember
Tuition is billed based on the amount of credit hours taken. The tuition for a single credit hour this year is $65. Your tuition bill is calculated by taking the number of credit hours multiplied by the cost of a credit hour. For example a course that is three credit hours will cost $195 (3 x $65 = $195).
You will be mailed a tuition bill to your home address. Share these bills with parents.
Pay your tuition on time. If you don't make payments on time you can be dropped from your class and have to pay a $50 reinstatement fee.
Saint Louis University utilizes MySLU and Banner Self-Service as the management system to access all the information you need about your course work.
Dual credit is a way for high school students to earn college credit at the same time they are earning high school credit.
The high school and college credit are separate from one another, meaning:
if a student drops his or her college credit with SLU, he or she may still be enrolled in the high school class.
the grading systems may be different.
the records for the course work are separate
the college credit is recorded on a university transcript and the high school credit is on the high school transcript
At SLU, this means a student who is registered with the 1818 Advanced College Credit Program is registered as a Saint Louis University student and has a Saint Louis University transcript with their earned dual credits recorded.
The work that the student completes throughout the course contributes to the student's final college grade in the class, which shows on their Saint Louis University transcript.
This is why in order for students to transfer their dual credit, they mustrequest a transcript be sent from SLU to the college they are attending.
We are commonly asked if 1818 ACC course are the same as Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as frequently hearing the 1818 ACC Program is often incorrectly referred to as AP credit or AP Program.
The AP Program is a separate college-level program developed by the College Board organization. This program requires students to take and score above a certain number on examinations to earn credit. As well, the College Board develops their own curriculum through a panel.
The 1818 Advanced College Credit Program is not part of the AP organization, but rather we are the nationally recognized dual credit program of Saint Louis University, and a
founding and active member of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment.
Student/Parent Benefits of SLU's Dual Credit and College Board's AP
For more information visit the link below to the SLU 1818 Advanced College Credit Website.