Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement

Academic EXCELLENCE in Action!

We are the only private school in our area to offer

SEVEN Dual Enrollment College courses

on-campus. in classroom,

taught by certified ASCS faculty!

ASCS is pleased to announce a partnership with JBU, Regent University, and Bryan College to offer seven college courses for the school year 2011-12. These courses are taught at Atlantic Shores by our teachers, who are college faculty members.

Students are enrolled in these three universities and receive college credit upon successful completion of the course. The advantage that a student enjoys by taking a dual enrollment class is the fact that college and high school credits are earned upon the successful completion of the course (passing for colleges is a grade of “C” or higher).

These three colleges are offering our students a reduced tuition. The courses will be taught using the university’s curriculum, and students will have to purchase any required textbooks.

Dual Enrollment (DE) pre-requisites include: 3.0 GPA and
recommendations from the counselor and teacher.

Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment classes are offered
for 11th and 12th graders. 10th Grade students may enroll in
AP Music Theory.

Dual Enrollment Course Offerings

Dual Enrollment: Bio 1124 Cell Biology (Four semester hours through John Brown University)
An introduction to the study of living systems, beginning with the molecules of life and progressing to cellular andorganismic levels of organization. Students are exposed to numerous topics in biochemistry, cell structure, energyprocessing, genetics, and molecular biology. Laboratory exercises reinforce concepts and biological processes discussed in the lecture. Three-hour lecture-discussion and one two-hour laboratory per week.

Dual Enrollment: EGL 1013 English I: Composition (Three semester hours through John Brown University)
Writing in a variety of modes and styles for different audiences and purposes. The sequence of written assignments builds on writing from personal experience and gradually integrates perspectives from published sources. A short,research-based essay is required. After the JBU course is completed, students will continue with either 11th or 12th grade Honors Literature.

Dual Enrollment: HST 2113 United States History to 1865 (Three semester hours through John Brown University)
A survey of American political, social, and economic history from the colonial era through the Civil War. After the JBU course is completed, the students will continue with U.S. History II (from 1877), a study of the political, social, and economic development of American society from the post-Civil War era to the present. Students investigate the development of a party system of government, industrial development, labor issues, the impact of the reconstruction, American involvement internationally, and the present state of American society.

Dual Enrollment: MTH 1123 Calculus I (Three semester hours through John Brown University)
An introduction to the concepts of differentiation and integration. An emphasis is placed on applied problems in physical, life, and social sciences. Prerequisites: four years of high school mathematics and an ACT Math score of 24 or SAT equivalent.

Dual Enrollment: Math for the Liberal Arts (Three semester hours through Regent University)
Study of several different fields of mathematics and their applications for the liberal arts students. Through the process of discovery with everyday applications, students discover the beauty and elegance of mathmatics as they improve their critical thinking and analytical skills. Topics include set theory, inductive and deductive reasoning, basic probability and statistics, number theory, algebraic modeling, basic geometry and trigonometry, and finance applications. This course cannot be applied to the Regent mathematics major. (Prerequisites: Algebra 2 with a grade of B or above and teacher/administrative approval)

Dual Enrollment: Comm 2523 Public Speaking (Three semester hours through John Brown University)
Students gain theoretical and applied knowledge of public speaking techniques. Speeches will include extemporaneous, impromptu, informative, persuasive, and rhetorical analysis.

Dual Enrollment: Christian Thought 112 (Three semester hours through Bryan College)
Understanding the Times is a two semester course comparing the Christian worldview with five prominent worldviews. This class will help students clearly understand the tenets of the Christian worldview and how it compares with the tenets of other leading worldviews of our day: Islam, Secular Humanism, Cosmic Humanism (New Age), Marxism, and Postmodernism. Some of the issues covered include: abortion, apologetics, the arts, biotechnology, critical thinking, cults, euthanasia, leadership, radical environmentalism, radical feminism, the problem of evil, religious pluralism, scriptural reliability, and more.

Advanced Placement - Students must take a placement test to enroll in AP Music Theory. Students taking AP courses are required to purchase their textbooks, pay for ($87) and take the College Board AP exam in the spring.

Advanced Placement Course Offering

AP Music Theory - This college level course is designed for students with above average ability in music. Students will engage in intensive study of all aspects of music theory including notation, dictation, and ear training in accordance with the guidelines established by the Advanced Placement Committee of the College Entrance Examination Board. Open to grades 10 - 12. (Prerequisite: placement test and in tenth grade or above)

Please note that class offerings may vary from year to year
based on demand for the class.