Dual Credit Options (high school credit + college credit while in high school)

Opportunities to gain college credit or advanced standing while in high school

• Advanced Placement (AP®) exams

• Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP)

• Milwaukee School of Engineering Project Lead the Way Program

• St. Norbert College Credit Program

• Early College Credit Program (ECCP) and Start College Now

• Fox Valley Technical College - Dual Credit and Advanced Standing

Advanced Placement AP®

https://www.neenah.k12.wi.us/schools/high/academics/advancedplacement.cfm

According to the College Board, most four-year colleges in the U.S. and colleges in more than 60 other countries give students credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of AP® Exam scores. University of Wisconsin schools AP® scores credit policies.

By taking an AP® exam, students are given an opportunity to demonstrate that they have mastered the concepts of the college level course.

Beginning the fall of 2019, students who enroll in an AP® class will automatically be registered for that course's exam. If students do NOT wish to take the exam in May, it will be their responsibility to complete and return the necessary opt-out form to their assigned instructor by the first week in October to have their names removed from the exam order. (Exams will be ordered the first week in November.) Each exam fee is currently $94 (but may increase in future years). If a student is in the Free or Reduced Lunch program a reduced exam fee can be arranged if the AP coordinator is made aware at registration. Confidentiality is assured. It is the student's responsibility to check with prospective post-secondary schools to ensure credit will be given prior to taking the course or exam. For a directory of universities and colleges and their AP® acceptance policies click here.

Currently, NHS Offers the following AP® courses:

Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP)

The CAPP program is an agreement between UW-Oshkosh and Neenah High School to provide students in grades 11 and 12 opportunities to take college-level courses at Neenah High School if they meet the UW-Oshkosh or UW-Fox Cities requirements. All NHS CAPP courses are subject to annual approval.

Communicate with your chosen post-secondary school(s) to ensure credit will transfer prior to taking the course and then request a transcript to be sent to the college you will be attending if not UWO. The CAPP recognition site contains a list of post-secondary schools known to accept CAPP credits. A university fee is charged if the course is taken for CAPP credit.

To enroll in CAPP, students need to meet one of the following requirements:

• Have a 3.25 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale)

• Have an ACT score of 24 or higher

All CAPP courses are subject to annual approval.

The University Studies Program (USP) is UW-Oshkosh's general studies program. More information can be found at the following websites:

https://uwosh.edu/usp/about-usp/

https://uwosh.edu/usp/teaching-in-the-usp/explore-courses/

The St. Norbert College Credit Program is an agreement between St. Norbert College and Neenah High School that provides students in grades 11 and 12 the opportunity to take a college-level course at Neenah High School if they meet the St. Norbert requirements.

St. Norbert College Credit Program

To enroll at St. Norbert, students need to be in grades 11 or 12 and meet both of the following requirements:

• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)

• Have approval for acceptance granted through St. Norbert

A university fee is charged if the course is taken for college credit.

Currently, NHS offers the following St. Norbert College Credit course - LEAD 100:

NHS Course St. Norbert Course

09210 Leadership 09980 Educational Leadership

St. Norbert grants enrolled students full access to all campus resources.

Project Lead the Way Program (PLTW)

Neenah High School is a nationally certified Project Lead the Way School.

Undergraduate credits while in high school can be obtained through the following schools:

• UW-Oshkosh

• MSOE

• St Cloud State

• Fox Valley Technical College

Each post-secondary school has specific criteria the student must meet to qualify for the credit. Click on the school's link to see the criteria.

IMPORTANT: If the student is not attending one of these schools be sure to check with their post-secondary school of choice to see if the credit is transferable to that college/university.

Stanine Score Scale

Stanine 9 = A Stanine 8 = B Stanine 7 = C

Currently, NHS offers the following PLTW courses:

A Fox Valley Technical College logo identifies courses that have qualified for advanced standing or dual (transcripted) credit.

Fox Valley Technical College Dual Credit Program

Neenah High School students may take FVTC approved courses that, upon successful completion of FVTC criteria, will result in an Advanced Standing (AS) placement or Dual Credit (DC) if the student chooses to attend Fox Valley Technical College or another college carrying the same programs in the state.

Students receive the FVTC Advanced Standing credit if a letter grade of B or above has been earned in the AS approved courses, or receive Dual Credit in the DC approved courses if a letter grade of a C or above has been earned.

Dual Credits are transferable to many 4 year colleges and can fulfill general education requirements as well as intro-level program coursework.

These courses are components of many of the career pathways/programs that Fox Valley Technical College offers.

NHS Dual Credit Courses

Advanced Standing (AS) Students receive the FVTC Advanced Standing credit if they enroll and

a letter grade of B or above has been earned.

Dual Credit (DC) Students receive the FVTC Dual Credit in the DC approved courses if they enroll and a letter grade of a C or above has been earned.