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Dual Enrollment
1. Advanced Placement (AP) Classes - ON CAMPUS
AP classes are nationally recognized curricula, offering students the opportunity to earn college credit while attending high​ s​ chool. Expectations for assignments and assessments will be intense and demanding. Because of the high level of rigor, the AP courses receive weighted credit (5.0) for any student who achieves a grade of B or better as their final grade for the course.
Notes:
● All students who achieve a final grade of B or better receive the weighted credit.
● Taking the AP exam is not a requirement to receive the weighted credit.
● Students must be Proficient or Advanced in all 3 Keystone Exam(s) in order to take an Advanced Placement
class. (Sophomores must be Proficient/Advanced in the 2 Keystone Exams they have taken.)
By taking AP courses, students can potentially earn college credit. When a student takes an AP course, the teacher prepares the students for the nationally-administered AP Exam, which is given at Plum High School in May. The exam is scored by the College Board and the student receives an AP Score ranging from 1 to 5.
Depending on the student’s AP Score, the student’s intended college/university may award credit for a specific course at that college. For example, if a student scores a 4 or higher on the AP Calculus AB exam, Penn State University would give that student 4 college credits for their Math 140 course. As a result, your student would not need to take that class at Penn State, those 4 credits would be awarded to the student based on the AP course taken at PHS.
All colleges and universities have varying policies for how the AP credits are awarded. Parents and students are encouraged to research their potential colleges and universities to determine their AP credit policy. Click ​this link​ to go to College Board’s search engine for college AP credit policies. This link will allow you to search for your intended college and see exactly what AP score is required to be awarded college credit. Further information on AP courses is available from the/your guidance counselors and course instructors, and in the course descriptions in this document.
College Board charges a fee to take the exam. The fee is currently $95, and reduced fees are available for free- and reduced-lunch students. Please check with your guidance counselor and the ​College Board website​ for more information.
The following AP courses are offered at Plum High School:
English Language and Composition English Literature and Composition US History
European History
US Government/Comparative Govt​. Psychology
Economics
2-D Art and Design
Drawing
Computer Science A Computer Science Principles Music Theory
Statistics
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Biology
Chemistry
Physics I
Physics II
Physics C
Spanish Language and Culture French Language and Culture Human Geography​ (PDLA) World History: Modern (PDLA)
2. Plum High School/College in High School (CHS) - ON CAMPUS
In conjunction with local universities, Plum offers college courses as part of the school curriculum. These courses are considered “dual enrollment” because they earn credit at both the high school and at the college offering the class.
For CHS courses, the Plum teacher has been certified to teach the college course per the university requirements. The student pays a fee to the university, generally at a significantly reduced rate than the university’s standard tuition cost. The student completes the course entirely at Plum High School, taught by a PHS instructor.
Students who successfully pass the course will earn college credits at that specific university. The student will be provided a transcript from that university, and those credits can then potentially be transferred to the student’s intended
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