Advance College Project - Completing Student Applications

Advance College Project What is ACP? Benefits of ACP Participating High Schools Admission Standards ACP Courses Tuition and Payment Registration Process Financial Aid Benefits Teacher Acceptance Standards Site Visits Program Evaluation Contact ACP How to become an ACP Student How to become an ACP Teacher How to become an ACP participating High School Tuition Schedule for ACP Courses Student Approval Criteria Transfer of ACP Credit Exemption from English W131 Request for an IU Transcript ACP Courses ACP Courses Student Guide Teacher Guide Counselor Guide Administrator Guide Site Visitor Guide What is ACP? Benefits of ACP Participating High Schools Admission Standards Tuition and Payment Registration Process Teacher Acceptance Standards Transfer Accepted Conditional Transfers ACP Course List Exemption from English W131 Final Examinations Grades and Grade Reports ACP End-of-Course Student Evaluation Attendance Policy IU Policy on Plagiarism Withdrawal from an ACP Class Advising Students in Course Selection Directory of ACP Campus Personnel Directory of ACP Certified Teachers ACP Campus Personnel (IU Bloomington) ACP Campus Personnel (IU East) ACP Campus Personnel (IU Kokomo) ACP Campus Personnel (IU Northwest) ACP Campus Personnel (IU Southeast)

Counselor Guide Councelor Guide Section 1: Program Information

What is ACP? Benefits of ACP Participating High Schools Admission Standards ACP Courses Tuition and Payment Registration Process Financial Aid Benefits Teacher Acceptance Standards Site Visits Program Evaluation Contact ACP

Section 2: ACP How-to Guides

How to become an ACP student How to become an ACP teacher How to become an ACP participating school

Section 3: Enrolling Students in ACP

Student Approval Criteria Advising Students in Course Selections Serving as an ACP Coordinator Completing Student Applications

Section 4: Implementing ACP Courses

ACP Course List Exemption from English W131 Final Examinations Grades and Grade Report ACP End-of-Course Student Evaluation Attendance Policy IU Policy on Plagiarism Withdrawl from an ACP Class

Section 5: Transfer of ACP Credit

Transfer of ACP Credit Request for an IU Transcript

Section 6: Directories

Directory of ACP Campus Personnel Directory of ACP Certified Teachers Directory of ACP Participating Schools

Presentation Resources Forms

Completing Student Applications

Students, parents, and guidance counselors must accurately complete specific sections of the ACP Student Application. This application provides information for the student's record at IU as a participant in ACP, as well as agreements for payment of registration fees and using student data to measure program effectiveness. Students taking more than one ACP course in a semester should use one application to request all courses.

Once students complete their part of the application form, they should return them to either the course teachers for their signatures or the ACP coordinator in the high school to make sure all signatures and information are complete on the application. From there, student application materials are returned by the ACP coordinator to the appropriate IU campus, sealed in the individual manila envelopes provided in the registration packets. In some cases, a campus officer will make arrangements to come to a school and pick up student packets. Teachers and ACP coordinators should refer to Registration Process for their IU campus for more specific directions.

Before student registrations are sent to the appropriate ACP office, the ACP coordinators should check to be sure that a counselor has filled in the boxed section indicating class rank, GPA, and test scores, and all signatures are provided in those and other sections of the applications.

Coordinators or teachers should use the following checklist to determine that student applications are complete:

student portion of application completely filled out;
student and parent dated and signed the application;
information printed legibly in ink or typed;
student’s social security number clearly provided (not required);
counselor completed the high school endorsement (GPA, class rank, test scores) and signed it to indicate the information is accurate and the student is capable of completing the ACP courses successfully;
student or teacher filled in the correct course number;
student residency clearly indicated on the application (note that students living in Michigan or Ohio do not pay higher fees, but the residency status must appear on the application);
an alphabetical list of students and payments (if they accompany applications) provided by the counselor or ACP coordinator, and included in the mailing; and
all signatures appear on the completed application.

The ACP coordinators are strongly advised to keep copies of students' applications sent to the ACP office. These copies can be used to check against the course verification rosters sent to the teacher after registrations are processed.

If a student's rank, GPA, or test scores place the student in a tenuous position for acceptance, ACP coordinators or teachers can assist the ACP office by attaching a copy of the student’s high school transcript and by including any information from the counselor or course teacher to support the student's acceptance in the ACP program and to document the student's ability to complete the IU course successfully.

ACP course enrollments are processed at the appropriate IU campus in a special registration. Deadlines for applications to be mailed to the campus (or collected by a campus representative) are not arbitrary. In all cases, these deadlines are designed to get students enrolled properly within a time frame dictated by the university registrar.