College Credit Programs

Students from the Broadcast, Animation, and Video Strands

Communications Arts High School offers students the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school through three college credit programs: Dual Credit, Advanced Placement, and OnRamps.

DUAL CREDIT

affiliated with Northwest Vista College
earn up to 42 college credits or 14 courses
requires an application process
requires passing TSIA2 Test scores or eligible PSAT scores
for more information about the Dual Credit program, visit the NVC Dual Credit or contact Julie Davern

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

affiliated with College Board
no limit on course enrollment
no application required
must register and pay for AP exam to earn college credit with a score of 3 or higher
college credit earned by passing the AP exam and submitting AP scores to eligible colleges or universities
for more information about Advanced Placement, visit College Board or contact Elizabeth Lewis

UT OnRAMPS

affiliated with University of Texas at Austin
students complete coursework designed by college professors through the same online platforms they will use in college
earn two separate grades for college and high school
low risk
- students have the option to decline the course letter grade at the end of the year
- students accepting credit will have coursework on a UT transcript
no limit on course enrollment (suggest a max of 2 per year)
no application required
each course has its own prerequisites
may require TSI2 or SAT test to maintain eligibility
for more information about OnRamps, visit UT OnRamps.

The Dual Credit program offers students the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school after completing an enrollment process. Each December, non-dual credit students receive an email with information about the dual credit enrollment process from Mrs. Jill Barton, the dual credit liaison. Interested students are added to a Dual Credit Schoology course that contains the various steps and deadlines for enrollment.

COURSES AVAILABLE AT COMARTS

ENGLISH 3 AP/DUAL (ENGL 1301/1302: Composition I & II)--juniors only
ENGLISH 4 AP/DUAL (ENGL 2323/2328: British Literature II and American Literature II)--seniors only

COURSES AVAILABLE AT TAFT

BIOLOGY AP/DUAL (BIOL 1406/1407: Biology for Science Majors)--seniors only
CALCULUS AB AP/DUAL (MATH 2413: Calculus I)--seniors only
CALCULUS BC AP/DUAL (MATH 2414: Calculus II)--seniors only
PRECALCULUS AP/DUAL (MATH 1414: College Algebra)--juniors and seniors
SPANISH 3 PRE-AP/DUAL (SPAN 2311/2312: Intermediate Spanish I & II)--all grade levels

*Course offerings are subject to change due to teacher availability and scheduling.

Part of the enrollment process requires testing for college readiness through the Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) in three areas: English/Reading, Math, and Writing. Resources for preparing for the TSIA2:

ABOUT AP COURSES

Communications Arts focuses on college prep and look for our students to challenge themselves academically by taking AP courses. To learn more about what Advanced Placement is, visit the College Board site. Students enrolled in AP courses are expected to take their AP exams (including AP courses taken at Taft) in May. Every student has been "opted in" and will have an exam ordered for them. ComArts offers AP courses on