- Deer Valley High
- Counseling Department
- AP vs Dual Enrollment
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Comparison of Advanced Placement classes with Dual Enrollment
Download the attached document AP/Dual Enrollment for a list of AP and Dual Enrollment classes offered at DVHS.
Advanced Placement
Rio Salado Dual Enrollment
Cost: $100 per test taken
Cost: $97 per credit per semester
Plus $15 registration fee
College Credit
- Score a 3, 4, or 5 to earn credit
Dependent on subject/school
- Credit transfers throughout the nation and internationally
- Check school for credit policy
College credit
- In-state transfers
Check on intended major
- Out-of-state varies between schools
Academic Requirement:
- Must earn A’s or B’s in previous honors level class, A’s in regular classes with teacher recommendation, and/or A’ or B’s in previous AP courses
- Summer reading/activity
- Follow true college curricula
Academic Requirement:
- Perform within acceptable range on Accuplacer tests at any Community College
- Pay up front and follow college attendance guidelines
Represents the rigor and expectation of university curricula
Represents the rigor of the community college curricula
AP CAPSTONE
-AP Seminar (10th or 11th) class and exam
-AP Research (12th) class and exam
-4 other AP exams with passing scores
AP courses offered: Art 2D Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A, Drawing, English Literature and Composition, Human Geography, Microeconomics, Physics 1: Algebra-based, Precalculus, Spanish Language and Culture, US Government and Politics, and US History
What would my potential schedule look like?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
ELA 1-2 Honors
AP Seminar/ELA 3-4 Honors
AP English Literature AP Research Geometry 1-2 Honors
Algebra 3-4 Honors
AP PreCalculus AP Calculus PE/Health
World History Honors
AP US History AP Government/Econ Biology Honors Chemistry Honors AP Biology AP Chemistry Spanish 3-4 Honors Elective Elective AP Human Geography Elective Elective What is dual enrollment?
Dual-enrolled = enrolled at two places
Student enrolled at:
- Deer Valley High School
- Rio Salado Community College
AGEC – “Gen eds” Arizona General Education Curriculum
AA/AS –Associate of Arts or Associate of Science
What would earning an Associate Degree look like in my schedule?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
ELA 1-2 Honors
ELA 3-4 Honors English 110/101
English 102/111
Algebra 1-2 Honors
Geometry 1-2 Honors
Algebra 3-4 Honors MATH 152/206 PE/Health
HIS 110/111 (WH Honors)
History 103/104 POS 110/Econ Biology Honors Chemistry Honors BIO 160 (Anatomy) BIO 145 (Marine Biology) Spanish 1-2 Spanish 3-4 Spanish 101/102 Spanish 201/202 Elective Elective Elective With one summer course of COM 100, this student would graduate with an Associate of Arts with 60 college credits
First AGEC and AA degree awarded - 2015
Class of 2019 and 2020:
29 Associate degrees and 15 AGECs awarded
Class of 2021:
12 degrees and 6 AGECs
Class of 2022:
14 degrees and 4 AGECs
Class of 2023
9 degrees and 2 AGECs
Class of 2024
11 degrees and 1 AGEC