What is CAP?
How is CAP different from A.P.? How do I qualify?
Which high schools participate?
How much does CAP cost?
Will credits transfer?
My CAP course is over. Now what?
Contact CAP
Before enrolling in the College Achievement Program, it is the student's responsibility to contact the institution to which he or she is seeking admission to determine transferability of CAP credits. The decision to recognize credits is the prerogative of the receiving institution.
Credit
Transfer to Public Institutions in Indiana
CAP Courses Included in the Indiana Core Transfer Library
(CTL)
Credit Transfer to Private Schools & Schools Out of
State
How Some Colleges & Universities Have Accepted Dual
Credit in the Past
Transfer of
college
credit is
determined by the
college or university
to which a student is seeking admission. Each college/university evaluates
transfer courses based upon their specific curriculum requirements and the
student’s intended major. From time to time curriculum requirements change,
which means the acceptance of transfer courses may change. A student
wanting to transfer credit to a specific college or university should check
directly with that institution (registrar’s office, office of
admissions, or academic school of a student’s intended major) to determine
if a course will be accepted and how it will be counted toward graduation
requirements.
Credit Use at the
University of Southern Indiana
Credits earned through the College Achievement
Program are USI courses and will be waiting for students when they
arrive at USI's campus. Even so, before enrolling in a CAP course,
students should still consult the University Web site for particular
requirements of their prospective major and to determine how a CAP
course will meet general education requirements (University Core
Curriculum, or UCC) for that major. Visit the USI
UCC web site
for more information. If you know your major, also check out the major program restrictions link on that
page, as some majors specify exactly which courses students should take
to meet the UCC requirements for graduation.
Credit Transfer to Public
Institutions in Indiana
Public schools within the state of
Indiana have established a Core Transfer Library (CTL). Each course
included in the list will transfer to any public college or university in
Indiana if an equivalent course exists and if the student has earned an adequate grade in the course. According
to the Transfer IN Web site, “Core Transfer Library courses will meet the
general or free elective requirements of undergraduate degree programs and
most CTL courses will
also count towards degree program requirements, if an equivalent course is
taught at your new campus.” For more information about the CTL and
how the CAP courses below transfer to schools around the state, visit the site
for
Transfer Indiana.
To learn which schools offer CAP courses, see
Which
High Schools Participate.
CAP Courses
Included
in the CTL

Biology of Human Concern, BIOL 105
Elements in Everyday Chemistry, CHEM 107
Computer Applications in Business, CIS 151
Introduction to Public Speaking, CMST 101
Fundamentals of Economics,
ECON 175
Rhetoric and Composition I,
ENG 101
Introduction to Literature, ENG 105
Intermediate French I, FREN
203
Intermediate French II, FREN
204
Earth System Science, GEOG 112
Intermediate German I,
GERM 203
Intermediate German II,
GERM 204
U.S. to 1865, HIST 101
U.S. since 1865, HIST 102
Medical Terminology, HP 115
College Algebra, MATH 111
Trigonometry, MATH 112
Introduction to Music, MUS 202
First Aid, PED 282
Introduction to the Physical Sciences, PHYS 101
Introduction to the Physical Sciences, PHYS 101
Introduction to the Physical Sciences, POLS 102
Introduction to Sociology, SOC 121
Intermediate Spanish I, SPAN
203
Readings and Discussion of
Contemporary Problems of the Spanish World, SPAN 204
Introduction to Theatre, THTR 101
*CAP Courses not included in the CTL may still transfer to public institutions in Indiana. Check with your college of choice prior to enrolling in CAP.
Credit Transfer to Private
Schools & Schools Out of State
Public schools out of state generally accept dual credit transfers, as do
some private schools. The registrar's office, admission office, or
prospective academic school will be able to verify how credits from a CAP
course will be accepted and counted toward graduation requirements.
When contacting a college or university to determine how CAP credit will transfer, be sure to have the following information ready:
1.
The name and number of the CAP course (e.g. ENG 101 Rhetoric and
Composition)
2. The course description (see
2009-10 CAP Course Descriptions)
3. The number of credit hours
Be prepared to ask the following:
1.
Will the course fulfill a graduation requirement or be accepted for elective
credit?
2.
Is a minimum grade required for the course to transfer?
3.
Will you send written confirmation of what was agreed to in this
conversation?
How Some Colleges and Universities Have Accepted Dual Credit in the Past
The following four lists were compiled
from the reports of former concurrent enrollment students at USI, Indiana
University, and Syracuse University. The lists represent four general kinds
of transfer:
1. Transfer accepted
2. Conditional transfers
3. Transfer with additional requirements
4.
Transfer not accepted
Students are advised to take a portfolio of their work (including a course syllabus, graded papers, tests, and the course completed letter) to new student orientation in order to demonstrate the college work in the course and to gain the transfer credit. Students should go to the subject area department (mathematics, English, history, etc.) and show the portfolio to the freshman adviser in the academic department. Persistence on the part of students often meets with a successful transfer of credit. Students should not carry a USI transcript. Colleges and universities usually insist on receiving a transcript directly from USI.
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