Concurrent enrolment
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Concurrent enrolment or concurrent enrollment (AE
) is a program through which students earn college credit for courses taken during high school
. Students enroll at a university
or college
to attain high school and/or college credit for these courses. More broadly, it can refer to a student taking multiple courses simultaneously at different educational institutions. Technically, according to National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships NACEP, which accredits these programs, concurrent enrollment refers to high school-college partnerships that offer high school students the opportunity to take college courses in their high schools during the regular school day and the courses are taught by trained high school teachers. For related information please see Dual enrollment
.
Concurrent enrollment is designed for highly motivated students who are willing to work hard to achieve success in college courses while they are still in high school. Most CEPs provide guidelines for high schools to follow in terms of which students are recommended to take these courses. Guidelines vary from program to program and fall along a continuum in terms of how restrictive they are about the types of students who are recommended. Generally, students must have taken the pre-requisite courses and access is often limited to seniors. Although concurrent enrollment allows gifted students
to gain recognition for extending their academic abilities, it also provides students who may not have considered postsecondary education as an option for themselves the opportunity to do so.
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) is a program through which students earn college credit for courses taken during high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. Students enroll at a university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
or college
College
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to attain high school and/or college credit for these courses. More broadly, it can refer to a student taking multiple courses simultaneously at different educational institutions. Technically, according to National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships NACEP, which accredits these programs, concurrent enrollment refers to high school-college partnerships that offer high school students the opportunity to take college courses in their high schools during the regular school day and the courses are taught by trained high school teachers. For related information please see Dual enrollment
Dual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
.
Concurrent enrollment is designed for highly motivated students who are willing to work hard to achieve success in college courses while they are still in high school. Most CEPs provide guidelines for high schools to follow in terms of which students are recommended to take these courses. Guidelines vary from program to program and fall along a continuum in terms of how restrictive they are about the types of students who are recommended. Generally, students must have taken the pre-requisite courses and access is often limited to seniors. Although concurrent enrollment allows gifted students
Intellectual giftedness
Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. It is different from a skill, in that skills are learned or acquired behaviors...
to gain recognition for extending their academic abilities, it also provides students who may not have considered postsecondary education as an option for themselves the opportunity to do so.
See also
- Continuing educationContinuing educationContinuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
- Gifted educationGifted educationGifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented...
- National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships is a professional organization for college and high school partnerships offering college courses in high schools...