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Dual Credit through Odessa College
Q – WHAT IS DUAL CREDIT?
A – Dual Credit is a process by which a high school student enrolls in a college course and receives simultaneous academic credit for the course from both the college and the high school. While dual credit courses are often taught on the secondary school campus to high school students only, a high school student can also take a course on the college campus and receive both high school and college credit. Dual credit courses include both academic courses as well as technical courses. These courses are stepping stones from high school to college, serving as a path to academic degree programs or college-level workforce education courses.
Q – WHAT IS COLLEGENOW?
A – An Odessa College program for high school juniors and seniors who want to earn college credit while earning high school credit at the same time. Students may enroll in 1 or 2 classes after meeting the eligibility requirements.
Q – HOW DO I ENROLL?
A –
Students may pick up all CollegeNOW paperwork from their respective junior/senior high school campus counselor (Application, registration form and contract)
The student’s parents and campus principals must sign off on the paperwork
Students must meet all course requirements
Turn in all signed forms to Odessa College Wrangler Express Center
Q – HOW DO I FIND OUT IF I AM ELIGIBLE?
A – Check with your school counselor
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ODESSA COLLEGE COLLEGENOW PROGRAM VISIT:
Dual Credit Courses Available at KHSKermit High School is proud to offer four courses for Dual Credit through Odessa College. High School Juniors or Seniors may enroll in these courses and receive High School credit while concurrently earning college credit hours for the same course.Courses offered at Kermit High include:
College English /English 3
College English/ English 4
College Economics/Economics
College U.S. History/U.S. History
PSAT/NMSQT Testing for Home-Schooled Students
HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS
If you are a home-schooled student wishing to take the PSAT/NMSQT, contact KISD Assessment Coordinator, Chesta Schneider, at the Kermit ISD Administration Office to make arrangements to take the PSAT/NMSQT at KHSl. Be sure to do so well in advance of the mid-October test dates, preferably during the previous June.
If you have been approved for College Board accommodations, or are planning to apply for accommodations in time for the PSAT/NMSQT, please notify the school where you will be testing to allow for timely ordering of any appropriate materials.
If you're a home-schooled student, your PSAT/NMSQT score report is sent directly to your home address. On the test day, when completing the basic information on the answer sheet, be sure to enter your state's home school code in the "school code" section. The test supervisor will provide this for you.
Contact KISD Assessment Coordinator Chesta Schneider at cwschneider@kermitisd.org, or (432) 586-1000 for more information.