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may elect to participate. Students must meet the entrance requirements,
as established by the IHE. In addition to grades 9 through 12, students
in grades 7 and 8 enrolled in “secondary schools” are also eligible to
participate. However, all students must meet the same eligibility
requirements, including meeting the IHE’s standards for admission and
for course placement.
By March 1 of each year, districts must provide students in grades 6-11
with information on CCP, and students must notify their building
principals by April 1 of their intent to participate. The principal may waive
the April 1 deadline.
School districts can negotiate the costs for tuition, fees, and textbooks,
but participants in the program can only pay any of those costs on a
very limited basis involving private IHEs. For the most part, students will
pay nothing for participation. Costs are based on a participant’s full-time
status, which is considered to be 30 semester hours. Courses awarding
more than 30 semester hours in any given year or more than 120
semester hours while the student is enrolled in high school are not
considered part of the College Credit Plus program.
For the purposes of College Credit Plus, the academic year begins and
includes the summer preceding the schoolyear.
There are three delivery methods for CCP courses:
1)Course delivered on the college campus and taught by the IHE
faculty;
2)Courses delivered at the high school or online and taught by IHE
faculty; and
3)Courses delivered at the high school and taught by a high school
faculty member who is an adjunct instructor for the IHE.
In the event that there is no negotiated amount (known as an alternative
payment schedule), there are default amounts for the three delivery
methods.
The default amount for state IHEs is calculated by multiplying 0.83 times
the per pupil base amount in the foundation formula’s Opportunity Grant
and then dividing by 30 (for an IHE operating on a semester basis) to
determine the per credit hour amount.
For private IHEs, the 0.83 multiplier is removed.
In addition, if the default amount is used, the school district is
responsible for the cost of the textbook, but the IHE must waive all fees.
However, the negotiated amounts can be below the lowest default
amount if approved by the Chancellor.
For public IHEs, the “floor” amount is 50% of the default for courses
delivered at the high school by IHE faculty and 25% for courses
delivered at the high school but taught by qualified high school faculty.
For private colleges, the default payment for courses taught by IHE
faculty at the college campus is the maximum participant charge per
credit hour (i.e. the core opportunity grant amount divided by 30). The
default amount for courses taught by IHE faculty at the high school is
$125 per credit hour. The default amount for courses taught at the high
school campus by qualified high school faculty members is $100 per
credit hour.
The school district and private college can negotiate a different amount.