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Fundamentals of Speech and Communications Statewide Dual Credit (SDC) is an academically challenging course aligned with postsecondary (college/university) standards. Students are taught using a curriculum created by a State of TN faculty working group consisting of college and high school faculty from across the state. In addition to gaining confidence in public speaking situations, students in this class will learn about many communication scenarios, including interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, listening, negotiating, and resolving conflict. Specifically geared to help students overcome public speaking anxiety, this class combines lecture and activities to provide a rich and positive learning environment for everyone. Students take a challenge exam set by university professors which accounts for 15% of the student’s final grade. This course qualifies for additional grade weighting.
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EPSO: Statewide Dual Credit (SDC) Program:
EPSO: Statewide Dual Credit (SDC) Program:
Statewide dual credit classes are college-level courses taught at Alcoa High School by trained high school teachers. Course learning objectives are developed by Tennessee high school and college faculty in order to ensure alignment with postsecondary standards. All students enrolled in a statewide dual credit course take the online challenge exam, which is used to assess mastery of the postsecondary-level learning objectives. Students who meet or exceed the exam “cut score” receive college credit that can be applied to any Tennessee public postsecondary institution. Exam scores are reported on the high school transcript to ensure postsecondary credit is accurately awarded but are not used in any state accountability measures. Alcoa High School uses the cubed root method when determining the exam “cut score” equivalency that will be placed in Skyward for their final exam grade.
High school course aligned to statewide postsecondary standards
Required challenge exam for postsecondary credit at Tennessee institutions
Students receive +4 additional percentage points to their final grade
Students receive 1.0 additional bonus points to their weighted GPA
All students are required to sit for the culminating exam
Postsecondary credit accepted at all Tennessee public postsecondary institutions
Students must notify registrar upon matriculation to receive credit
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
Course Objectives
SDC Speech and Communications Learning Objectives v.2022.pdfSDC Challenge Exam
SDC Challenge Exam
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