English 11AA AP VV DE

2014-2015

Advanced Courses

• English 11AA

• Virtual Virginia

• Advanced Placement

• Dual Enrollment

ENGLISH 11 AA• English 11 Honors class

• Preparation class for college level English

• Not weighted no College credit

Virtual VirginiaOnline School

• Offers a variety of courses including AP

• Any HS student may request to enroll in VV

• All course requests are subject to approval by the school Principal

• Students may not take a VV Course that is being offered at the students home school

Virtual Virginia

• Course Listing can be found at:

www.virtualvirginia.org/courseinfo/catalog.shtml

Advanced PlacementAP

• College Board

• College Level Work while in HS

• Requires Students to take an AP Exam and score at least a 3 out of 5

• Colleges determine if they will give credit

• www.collegeboard.org

AP Costs

• There is typically a $90 charge to take the exam

• Students demonstrating financial need may qualify for financial assistance

AP Course Offerings2011 - 2012

• AP History

• AP US & VA Government

• AP English 12

Dual Enrollment• Provides HS Juniors and Seniors opportunity to

take College Level Courses while in HS

• Earn High School Credit and College Credit at the same time

• Must pass the course with a C or above (some courses are two part must pass part 1 to continue)

• Must request a transcript from BRCC

DE Course Offerings• Computer Information Systems

• Int. Manufacturing/Engineering

• Adv. Manufacturing/Engineering

• Adv. Comp (English 12)

• Pre-Calculus

• DE Physics

Cost of DE Courses

• High School students pay about 20% of the cost of tuition

• This year a DE Course Cost $30.56 per credit

• Regular tuition at BRCC is $152.80 per credit (x3 $458.40)

Additional Requirements

• Require students to work online use Blackboard at BRCC

• Purchase textbooks (DE classes only)

• Must register for classes at BRCC (online or paper)

• Receive an EMPLID #

• Take required placement tests

BRCC Testing RequirementChanges

• Virginia Placement Test (must got to BRCC to take)

• Exemption Scores• PSAT• SAT• ACT• Algebra I SOL for specific courses

Additional QuestionsSee your School Counselor