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Benefits of ACP

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Benefits of ACP

The Advance College Project (ACP) offers many benefits to students, teachers, and high schools, creating a winning situation for all involved.

Benefits for Students

Earn dual high school and college credits while still in high school and possibly shorten time for college graduation
Participate in an enriched and challenging curriculum that reduces the duplication between the last years of high school and the first years of college
Receive more individualized instruction than might be possible in college from teachers who are selected and trained by IU department faculty
Experience college-level expectations through ongoing evaluation that validates equivalency and comparability to college courses using college texts
Improve abilities and skills to do college work for credit and gain confidence that derives from success in the college-level course
Pay less for credit hours than regular IU students

Benefits for Teachers

Develop professional relationships and share ideas and techniques with other ACP teachers and faculty coordinators
Attend the summer seminar (for new ACP teachers) paid for by the ACP program
Receive professional development opportunities through IU, such as the annual review seminars and computer-assisted models (like CALM in chemistry and similar programs in math and physics)
Receive allowance from ACP to purchase books and materials that would assist in teaching the IU course
Have access to IU facilities including the libraries, labs, media resources, and recreation centers (membership fee required)

Benefits for Participating High Schools

Improve curriculum coordination between the high school and the colleges
Satisfy parent and student demand for on-site, high-quality, advanced courses
Give qualified secondary teachers an opportunity to offer college courses
Partner with an outstanding research and teaching university
Receive assistance from ACP with meeting state education guidelines
Respond to community and statewide educational needs

"Chemistry was the first course taught in 1980. Five Bloomington South high school students took a five-credit course that was equivalent to IUB’s first year of chemistry courses. All went on to different colleges and the coursework transferred for all of them. The program started with quality as a base and has continued to support having high quality teachers, demanding high quality work, attracting high quality students, where everyone benefits."

Bill Lumbley
First instructor for the ACP program Bloomington High School
South Chemistry Chair,
emeritus Adjunct Lecturer,
IU Chemistry Department