Friday, May 05, 2006
USI's College Achievement Program one of few accredited programs in the nation
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USI’s College Achievement Program (CAP), the University’s dual credit program, recently became one of only 14 universities in the country accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). CAP is a cooperative program between the University and participating high schools which allows highly motivated high school juniors and seniors to take college courses in their own high schools and earn dual, or concurrent, credit. CAP courses are taught by carefully selected high school faculty who are trained in special workshops by USI faculty members. The CAP courses follow the same curriculum and academic standards as those courses offered on campus. USI currently offers 15 courses through CAP, taught in 14 area high schools. The program has been in existence for almost 20 years. NACEP, formed in 1999 to link colleges and universities offering dual credit programs, began developing accreditation standards two years ago. “Not all institutions were abiding by the same standards; there was no quality control,” said Ginger Ramsden, manager of Family, School and Children’s Programs. USI has been a member organization of NACEP for five years and USI staff helped develop the accreditation standards. Indiana University and Vincennes University received their accreditation status in fall 2005. Indiana is the only state in which three universities have attained NACEP accreditation for their dual credit programs. |
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