Interested in Offering PCC Dual Credit at Your High School?

In order to establish a PCC Dual Credit Articulation Agreement, a teacher would need to "qualify" to teach at the community college, and a course would need to be "articulated" to the PCC course.

Step 1: Instructor Approval

• For Career & Technical Education (CTE) teachers, the high school teacher would have to "qualify" as a college CTE instructor, which means a combination of education and related work experience. There are 6 ways to qualify, ranging from having a Master's Degree in the subject area and 3-years recent full time industry experience to an Associate's Degree and 5-years recent full time industry experience. Listed below is the different criteria a CTE teacher would need qualify into (any one of them).

1. Master's degree in subject area and 3 years recent full time, non-teaching experience in the field
2. Master's degree in related area plus 30 quarter hours graduate credit in upper division coursework in subject area, and 3 years recent full time, non-teaching experience in the field
3. Bachelor's degree in subject area and 4 years recent full time, non-teaching work experience in field
4. Bachelor's degree in related area plus 30 quarter hours graduate credit in upper division coursework in subject area, and 4 years recent full time, non-teaching experience in the field
5. AAS degree in subject area or professional education plus 5 years recent full time, non-teaching work experience in the field
6. Demonstrated competency and/or qualifications set by licensing organizations in the field

• For University Transfer teachers, the high school teacher would have to "qualify" as a college University Transfer instructor, which means that they would need to have a Master's Degree in the subject area or related area (defined by the department). Listed below is the different criteria a University Transfer teacher would need qualify into (any one of them). For example, a Mathematics teacher needs to have a Master's Degree in Mathematics or related area such as Engineering with 30 graduate credits in Math.
  
  1. Master's degree in subject area
  2. Master's degree in related area plus 30 quarter hours graduate credit in subject area
  3. Demonstrated competency in field

High School teachers must provide PAVTEC with a copy of their transcripts and updated resume (if they're a Career and Technical Education teacher, please detail industry related work experience). An unofficial copy of your transcript is okay to submit as long as it details the degree conferred and when.

Step 2: Course Approval

High School teachers need to also submit a detailed course syllabus that includes the following:

• Course information: title, course number, course description, pre-requisite (if any)
• Instructor name, phone number, e-mail address, web-page or other contact information as appropriate
• Textbook and other supplemental reading sources: authors' names, titles, date of publication, publisher, etc.
• Course Outcomes: Refer to the Course Content and Outcome Guide's (CCOG's), http://www.pcc.edu/ccog/. State what the students are to learn in the course. The objectives should be measurable. The equivalent high school course would need to align/overlap in content, outcomes and level of rigor.
• Schedule of learning activities (attach or include a course schedule that indicates the dates when various topics will be covered, when exams will be given, when papers or other projects will be due, etc.)
• Course requirements and grading criteria that include reading assignments, the type of assessments required and how they will be weighted relative to one another, how the final grade will be determined, policies regarding attendance, class participation, make-up work, extra credit, etc., as applicable.

The information requested above along with the Request to Articulate PCC Dual Credit Form is then forwarded by the PAVTEC office onto the specific department for review. PCC will review and approve/reject the content of the course and qualification of the teacher. It is likely that the PCC department will want to visit the high school classroom during this part of the process in endure that the environment and materials are to the level required by the PCC Program. PAVTEC forwards this information onto the specific department and deans for review and approval.

When approved, PAVTEC will create a PCC Dual Credit Articulation Agreement for signature by PCC and the high school. The existing Articulation Agreements are reviewed annually in the fall, if no changes have occurred in the content, title, textbook, or instructor of a current course, the agreement will be renewed for another year.