Linn-Mar Community Schools

2999 North Tenth Street
Marion, IA 52302
319.447.3000

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College Credit for High School

Do you want to get a head-start on college? Are these some courses that you wish you could take to challenge yourself or expand your awareness? Students at Linn-Mar have the opportunity to earn college credit while attending high school. Linn-Mar offers four programs that many students have found advantageous in obtaining both high school and college credit:

Career Edge

Career Edge is an opportunity to explore high demand careers while earning both high school and college credit. Linn-Mar and other area high school have teamed up with Kirkwood Community College to create several courses that will help students explore careers, develop new skills, and gain insights into today’s workplace and high paying career fields. Courses are listed under their “Career Academy” and can be found in the “Program of Studies” booklet and at www.careeredge.info. Academies include:

Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Agriscience

Automotive Technology

Computer Programming

Education & Human Services

Engineering & Engineering Technology

Graphics and Media Communications

Health Sciences

Information Systems Management

Local Area Networking

See your counselor for assistance in enrolling in a career edge class.

Articulated Courses

Articulation with Kirkwood Community College allows students to earn community college credit in an “applied science program” for certain high school courses. By achieving these competencies at Linn-Mar, a student can be well on their way to receiving college credit! Upon student request, once the competencies have been met, an “Articulation Validation” form is completed by the instructor and sent to Kirkwood Community College. Most articulated Linn-Mar courses will count as an introductory course in a chosen field of study or as an elective.

The following courses at Linn-Mar are articulated with Kirkwood Community College:

Linn-Mar Course Kirkwood Course

Accounting Accounting Concepts

Sales and Marketing Principles of Selling

Computer Applications I Keyboarding/Word Processing I

Computer Applications II Word Processing II

Computer Applications I, II, III, & Intro. to Media Computer Business Applications

MOC Internship Business Internship

Coed Cooking And Creative Foods Food Fundamentals I

Child Development I & II Child Development

Botany and Horticulture Intro. To Horticulture or Intro. to Agribusiness

Mechanical Drawing I, II and Architectural Drawing I, II Architectural Plans or Architectural Drafting or Mechanical Drafting I

Construction I, II, and Building Trades Construction Technology

You may see your instructor or counselor for additional information or visit the following website:

http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/collegecredit/articul1.html

Advanced Placement Courses

Linn-Mar High School offers a variety of AP courses: AP English, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP European History, AP U.S. History, AP Calculus, and AP Psychology. Advanced Placement exams are available for students enrolled in AP courses and fourth year foreign language. A few students even prepare for AP tests in subject areas they have not formally studied. The tests are given at Linn-Mar during a two-week period in May. Students who score well enough on the tests may be exempted from, or given credit for, corresponding courses at a college of their choice. The individual college should be contacted for further information.

AP courses are weighted towards grade point calculation using the following scale: A+(5.33), A(5.0), A-(4.67), B+(4.33), B(4.0), B-(3.67), C+(3.33), C(3.0), C-(2.67), D+(2.33), D(2.0), D-(1.67).

Course descriptions can be found in the Program of Studies booklet.

Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO)

How about attending college while in high school? During the 2003-04 school year, Linn-Mar had over 80 students scheduled to take over 130 post-secondary classes at either Mt. Mercy, Coe, or Kirkwood. Students may enroll in college courses under the following provisions:

Post-Secondary enrollment option is intended for 11^th & 12^th grade students.

A chosen course may not replace graduation requirements.

The school district will pay up to $250 for tuition and related course fees. Institutions who have agreed to accept PSEO students have agreed not to charge over $250 per course. Texts are provided by the colleges.

A student must complete the course with a passing grade in order for the school district to pay for the course.

The post-secondary course must be one of which a comparable choice is not available at Linn-Mar.

The course must be taken during the regular school year. Courses taken during the summer do not qualify for PSEO.

Students must maintain a minimum course load of 35 hours for Juniors, and 30 hours for Seniors per semester.

Students completing courses through PSEO are beginning their college transcript. It is the student’s obligation to inform any new colleges they attend of their PSEO course work.

Additional information can be found at:

http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/

Information regarding any of the above programs can be found through the TAG program at 447-3118 or from any of the counseling staff:

Greg Hall, Counselor, Grade 9, "A-L", 447-3074

David Kennedy, Counselor, Grades 10-12, "M-Z", 447-3104

Laura Gallo, Counselor, Grades 10-12, “A-Fi”, 447-3175

Danae Zigtema, Counselor, Grades 10-12, "Fj-K", 447-3098

Steve Schuett, Counselor, Grades 10-12, “L-Ra”, 447-3071

Mary Griswold, Counselor, Grades 10-12, “Rb-Z”, 447-3072

Todd Goodell, Academic Success Counselor, 447-3073

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