Definition 1 (D1) - new

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Current Definition

Through Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, qualified students can earn college credit prior to high school graduation. CEPs differ from other pre-college credit programs because high school instructors teach the college courses during the normal school day. Such programs provide a direct connection between secondary and post-secondary institutions and an opportunity for collegial collaboration.

Although courses in some CEPs may have some elements or characteristics of the programs stated below, CEPs are distinct programs from the following:

• Programs in which the high school student travels to the college campus to take courses prior to graduation during the academic year or during the summer.
• Programs where college faculty travel to the high school to teach courses to the high school students.
• The College Board Advanced Placement Program and the International Baccalaureate Program where standardized tests are used to assess students’ knowledge of a curriculum developed by a committee consisting of both college and high school faculty.

Proposed Definition

Through Concurrent Enrollment and Dual Enrollments Partnerships, qualified students earn college or university credit prior to high school graduation. CEPs encompass different course delivery mechanisms but the goal of each program is the same - to allow high school students the opportunity to earn college or university credits. CEPs encompass the following types of programs:

• Programs in which high school instructors teach the college or university courses during the normal high school school day. Such programs provide a direct connection between secondary and post-secondary institutions and an opportunity for collegial collaboration.
• Programs in which the high school student travels to the main college campus or a satellite site, to take courses prior to graduation during the academic year.
• Programs where college faculty travel to the high school to teach courses to the high school students.
• Programs where college faculty or college-approved high school instructors deliver post-secondary instruction via mediated communication (e.g. the web) to high school students.