Advance College Project - A Letter to ACP Students

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A Letter to ACP Students

Dear Student,

We are delighted that you are enrolled in one or more of our ACP courses. The partnership between the Advance College Project (ACP), Indiana University and your high school offers students like you the opportunity to enroll in this college course and earn credits toward a degree in higher education. We commend you on accepting the challenges and learning experiences this college course perspective will provide you.

While the ACP experience is offered in your high school as part of the regular school day, there are distinct differences between a college course and other classes you may be taking this year. The rigor of teacher selection and preparation; course content; and college expectations make this a unique experience for students and teachers. The following information provides an overview of those expectations.

Teacher Expectations: Your ACP instructors were selected by each particular department at Indiana University as the IU instructor to teach that ACP course at your high school. Your instructor holds the appointment of Adjunct Lecturer with the specific department on the Bloomington campus, which are some of the most notable departments in the nation. Standards for your ACP instructor are high. Your ACP instructor completed a rigorous review process that considered their application as an ACP instructor, previous teaching experience, and letters of recommendation from their principals. ACP instructors must have five years experience teaching in the content area and an academic record that suggests a level and quality of academic work appropriate to teach the equivalent of a college level course.

As an IU instructor, your teacher is required to attend an intensive week-long summer seminar. The training of your high school teacher is conducted by a faculty liaison to ensure that ACP instructors in this particular discipline are prepared to teach the college level course and understand the expectations for related assignments. A coordinator or liaison from the specific department conducts site visits to your teacher’s classroom each year and examines the work of students in the context of your teacher’s lessons, instructional approaches and assignments. Sustaining teacher quality and expertise is a critical component of your ACP course, and thus your teacher receives the opportunity to return to IU each fall for a one-day refresher seminar on the Bloomington campus.

Your ACP instructor uses college texts, follows college syllabi and must meet the requirements of a college class. Your teacher has prepared carefully to teach this course, working closely with colleagues in the Bloomington department. Your teacher’s dedicated work ensures that you receive a genuine college experience. His or her commitment and professional attention to the quality of the instruction will only be enhanced by your willingness to step up and assume your part in this effort. This teacher/student partnership will mean that when you leave the ACP class, you will have developed the ability to critically read and write at the college level, analyze and interpret issues and perspectives from various resources, and apply your skill in taking college level performance assessments and examinations.

Student Expectations: Your ACP class is a college course, not a college-preparatory course. This means that the course content and expectations are the same as that represented in university/college level courses for students enrolled at Indiana University.

The course will move quickly and significant amounts of intensive reading, writing and applications are required. Students are expected to complete assignments on time, be prepared to participate in class discussions, and be self-motivated in completing the assignments. All assignments (whether reading or writing or practice applications or labs) must be completed by the assigned date. Students must complete every assignment to receive credit for the course. Written assignments must be typed or in word processing format unless otherwise noted on the syllabus.

In order to be successful in your ACP course, you will need to present work that meets an academic standard expected of a university student. Understanding academic integrity is critical; both for the IU instructor and you, the student. Plagiarism is a violation of another person's academic integrity. Please read the definition of plagiarism below:

The Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (1998) indicates that students may be disciplined for several different kinds of academic misconduct. These include cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, interference, and violation of course rules. In particular the code states:

"3. Plagiarism. A student must not adopt or reproduce ideas, words, or statements of another person without appropriate acknowledgment. A student must give credit to the originality of others and acknowledge an indebtedness whenever he or she does any of the following:

a. Quotes another person's actual words, either oral or written;
b. Paraphrases another person's words, either oral or written;
c. Uses another person's idea, opinion, or theory; or
d. Borrows facts, statistics, or other illustrative material, unless the information is common knowledge."

(quoted from Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct, Part III, Student Misconduct, Academic Misconduct, By action of the University Faculty Council (April 24, 1990) and the Trustees of Indiana University (May 4, 1990). Amended by the University Faculty Council (April 13, 1993; May 12, 1993, and October 8, 1996) and the Trustees of Indiana University (December 4, 1992; June 5, 1993, and December 13, 1996).)

Regular and prompt attendance is important in all classes, and your ACP course is no exception. In many cases, high school seniors have commitments that necessitate absences from school for reasons other than illness. If you anticipate such a situation in your case, you may want to consider not taking this class while you are still in high school. The usual policy on campus is to allow 3 excused absences for a semester, but because the attendance policy at your high school may allow a different number of excused absences, we will accept that for your section of the ACP course.

And finally, the cost for this course will be expensive, but the rewards will be great. The fee for a 3-hour college course is $259.95 ($86.65/1 hr. credit). This is the reduced ACP rate. The benefits of earning college credit early, taking a college course in a high school setting where you receive a great deal more individual attention from a veteran teacher, earning college credit at the same time that you earn high school credit, and learning to read and respond to college level content, text and materials will make taking the course at this time worthwhile.

We wish you well as you take the first step in acquiring higher education. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please call this office at 812-855-3671 or 1-800-255-7943 (at the menu select Advance College Project).

Sincerely,

ACP Staff
750 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Maxwell Hall, Room 122
Bloomington, IN 47405