Frequently Asked Questions about Career and College Promise (CCP):
Q: Do currently enrolled Huskins, Dual Enrollment or LEO students need to complete a new college admissions application?
A: Eligible students do not need to complete a new application for admission.
Q: Will high school students be able to enroll in any of our CCP programs for which they are "college ready", or will their choices be limited to areas that match their chosen HS career clusters?
A: High school students may enroll in any pathway for which they are college ready and meet all of the program eligibility requirements.
Q: We understand that going forward, all new students will need to take one of the prescribed pathways but what do we do with students who are already 3/4 through with a traditional program of study? Will they have to take additional course work if they have not had the exact courses in the prescribed pathways?
A: High school students currently enrolled during the fall 2011 semester may continue in a CT or CTE pathway provided that they have a grade of "C" or higher in their current college course(s).
Q: To be grandfathered for the spring 2012 semester must the fall 2011 student complete the STEM course in fall 2011 or can the STEM course be from a previous semester?
A: To be grandfathered into the spring 2012 semester, the student must be enrolled in the fall 2011 semester and complete the STEM course(s) with a grade of "C" or higher.
Q: Can 9th and 10th graders enroll in community college courses?
A: 9th and 10th graders may enroll in Cooperative Innovative High School Programs only (CIHSP).
Q: Are students who attend a high school outside of North Carolina—but are NC residents—allowed to participate in the CCP program?
A: High school 11th and 12th graders that reside in North Carolina are eligible to enroll in one of the CCP pathways.
Q: Are high school students allowed to take community college courses (especially online courses) outside of the geographic area that their local community college serves?
A: Yes.
Q: Can early graduates participate in CCP?
A: High school seniors that have not graduated from high school as of the first day of the college’s spring semester are eligible to participate in the CCP program provided that all other eligibility requirements for the pathway have been met.
Q: Are students allowed to register early even though they might not yet be in the 11th grade? (i.e., can a 10th grade student who is showing progress towards high school graduation register during the early fall registration period in March/April of their 10th grade year?)
A: Students may register for classes while they are in the 10th grade to accommodate their high school registration process. However, the high school must certify that the students are college ready prior to enrolling in the college pathway.
Q: Are high school students enrolled in the CTE pathway required to earn an industry recognized certification?
A: No. Students enrolled in the CTE pathway are not required to earn an industry recognized certification, but colleges are encouraged to provide such information if the opportunity is available.
Q: What is the maximum number of college credits that a CCP student can take?
A: There is no maximum number of college credits that a CCP student can take as long as the student maintains a GPA of 2.0 or higher on the college courses while continuing to make progress towards high school graduation.
Q: Currently enrolled HS juniors and seniors in fall semester 2011 who have successfully completed a college transfer STEM course with a grade of "C" or better would be allowed to be enrolled in a CCP pathway in spring 2012 without meeting entry GPA or testing requirements. Is this true even if they did not test as "college ready" in other subject areas? Example...a HS student could have met the math placement test requirement and took a math course, but tested very poorly in reading or English.
A: Yes. A high school student with a grade of “C” or better in a college transfer course will be allowed to enroll in a pathway for the spring 2012 semester. However, the student must meet all course specific requirements.
Q: Question: Are foreign exchange students and undocumented students at local high schools eligible to participate in a CCP pathway?
A: Yes. Students in the 11th and 12th grade that meet all program eligibility requirements may enroll in the CCP programs.
Q: Is Career and College Promise and option during the summer term?
A: No, CCP is only available during the Fall and Spring terms.
Testing and College Readiness Assessments
Q: If the student meets the benchmark through PLAN or PSAT, will they also have to take the college placement test (or have appropriate SAT or ACT scores) to meet the prerequisites for the course?
A: No. Students in the 11th or 12th grade will demonstrate college readiness by successfully completing one of the approved assessment tests.
Q: Will the high school students enrolled in CCP be allowed to take a Credit by Exam for classes that normally allow our college students to take an exam?
A: Students in the 11th or 12th grade that demonstrate college readiness may be allowed to receive college credit by exam.
Q: If a student doesn't qualify for CCP using one of the approved assessment tests, will we be required to use a combination of tests for qualifying scores? For instance, a student passes English and Reading on PLAN but fails math. Can that student then take Accuplacer to try to pass math and use PLAN for English and Reading and Accuplacer for Math?
A: High school students must qualify as college ready on a single assessment. Colleges cannot use subsections of multiple administrations of the same test or multiple instruments to meet this requirement.
Q: Is the tuition waived for home schooled and private schooled students?
A: Yes. Tuition is waived for home schooled and private schooled students enrolled in the CCP pathways.
Q: Can a college offer courses to high school students on a self-supporting basis?
A: No. High school students taking college courses must be enrolled in a CCP pathway.
Q: Why are there specific “program of study” areas (e.g., Business and Economics) for the college transfer pathways and not just a general “program of study” for AA, AS and AFA areas?
A: The designated programs of study were selected to provide a structured pathway that leads to transfer student success.
Q: Must the CTE certificates align with an existing curriculum standard or can colleges develop them independently with the local school administrative unit?
A: Yes. CTE certificates must align with the curriculum standard.
Q: Can any of the courses say "or higher" for the CT pathway or are we strictly limited to a single course for each prefix? We noticed that some CT pathways say "or higher" for math and were not certain if this might be an option for other prefixes.
A: The “or higher” provision for math allows a college to enroll a student who tests out of the math course into a higher level math course.
Q: Can a student begin the CT or CTE pathway at one community college and transfer to another community college? Is so, what if the original college has utilized a “substitute literature? Is the receiving institution required to accept the substitute course?
A: Yes, provided the student maintains his/her eligibility for continued enrollment. The substitute literature course must be accepted by the receiving institution as long as the substitute course was on the original college’s approved program of study.
High School/Department of Public Instruction
Q: Will the CCP students receive weighted high school credit for completing college courses?
A: According to the Department of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education has a policy that all college transfer courses receive weighted (honors) credit.
Q: What is the minimum number of high school credits that a CCP student must take?
A: There is no minimum number of high school credits that a CCP student must take.
Q: Who is responsible for advising the CC high school students?
A: Advising is primarily the responsibility of the high school. However, the students may also seek advising from the college staff.
Q: If a student is taking a general education course (ex. PSY 150) fall semester but did not place into college math, are they grandfathered in for the spring semester or do they need to take the math placement test or have appropriate scores for PLAN or PSAT in order to take another general education course.
A: If the student is enrolled fall semester 2011 and makes a grade of “C” or better in the college course, he/she is grandfathered for the spring 2012 semester. However, the student must meet the course prerequisite requirements.
Q: Can current high school students’ PAST college course credits be applied towards their CCP pathway completion credit requirements?
A: Yes.
Q: Do we understand correctly that there is no minimum class attendance requirement for these students?
A: High school students enrolled in community college courses should be held to the same rigorous attendance and academic requirements as adult students.
Q: Does the requirement that CCP students maintain at least a 2.0 on college coursework (after two classes) apply to all three pathways, including the Cooperative Innovative High School?
A: High school students enrolled in the CT or the CTE pathway must maintain a 2.0 or higher GPA on all college coursework to continue their enrollment at the college. High school students must also be progressing toward high school graduation. Colleges should use their current student progression rules for CIHSPs.
Q: What constitutes "continue to make progress toward high school graduation"? Does this mean that a student can take only college courses (no high school courses) since they receive dual credit?
A: The LEA, home school administrator, or private high school administrator will monitor student academic progress to ensure that students are progressing towards high school completion.
Q: If a high school student completes all high school requirements in December (eligible to graduate) can he/she continue with the courses, tuition exempt, even if he/she has no high school classes? Or does the student need to “save” one high school course for spring semester?
A: Students in the 11th or 12th grade can participate in the CCP program. A student that has not graduated from high school and that meets all of the eligibility requirements can enroll in the program.
Q: Since students will receive both high school and college credit, how will grades be reported to the high schools?
A: Colleges should transcript high school student grades using its regular grade reporting procedures.
