Early College Glossary of Terms

Early College Glossary of Terms

• RIGOROUS: Challenging courses that prepare students for college and/or career.
• CREDIT: One credit of high school credit is earned for every semester (half-year) of high school coursework completed with a D or above.
• DUAL CREDIT: Courses that earn students college credits the same time they earn students high school credits. Not all classes students take in Early College are also worth college credits. College credit courses are listed in this manual.
• AP: AP stands for Advanced Placement; courses that have curriculum audited by the College Board (the makers of the SAT, college admission examination.) Students do not receive college credit for AP classes until they take the AP
• examination at the end of the year and score a 3, 4 or 5.
• COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: The skills people need to succeed in college and the workforce. College readiness skills were once thought of as higher-order skills than those needed to go to work, but in today’s technically accelerated workplace, the skills are the same.