Crandall ISD

Today’s students must learn how to work both independently and collaboratively, embrace challenges, develop creative solutions to problems, and navigate technology in unprecedented, ever-changing ways. Crandall ISD’s College Credit programs equip students for their exciting futures by offering a wide variety of courses, programs, and competitions that appeal to many interests, experiences and educational goals.

College Credit programs include courses, programs, assessments, services and supports that provide opportunities for student to demonstrate college and career readiness and earn postsecondary credit.

College Credit Courses (Secondary Grade Levels Only) Students in grades 9-12 may earn college credit through the following opportunities:

• Certain courses taught at the high school campus, which may include courses termed dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or college preparatory

• Enrollment in AP or dual credit courses through the Texas Virtual School Network (TXVSN)

• Enrollment in courses taught in conjunction and in partnership with Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC), which may be offered on or off campus

• Enrollment in courses taught at other colleges or universities

• Enrollment in these programs is based on applications and prerequisites.

Under the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, a student may be eligible to enroll at no cost to the student in dual credit courses at a participating institution of higher education. The FAST program allows students who are or have been educationally disadvantaged at any time during the four years preceding the student’s enrollment in a dual credit course to enroll at no cost to the student. The district will determine eligibility upon the student’s enrollment in the dual credit course. See the high school counselor for more information.

A student may be eligible for subsidies based on financial need for AP or IB exam fees. [See Fees (All Grade Levels)for more information.]

A student may also earn college credit for certain Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. See Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Other Work-Based Programs (Secondary Grade Levels Only)for information on CTE and other work-based programs.

For dual credit purposes, all these methods have eligibility requirements and must be approved before enrollment in the course. Please see the school counselor for more information. Depending on the student’s grade level and the course, a state-mandated endof-course assessment may be required for graduation.

Not all colleges and universities accept credit earned in all dual credit or AP courses taken in high school for college credit. Students and parents should check with the prospective college or university to determine if a particular course will count toward the student’s desired degree plan.