Loyola Dual Credit Step 1 - Apply

Today: 

Assessment 1 - makeup tests: please finish within 1 week otherwise the grade will become an "N" which will affect your eligibility and could mean failing the course.

Reading for next week - See the post that follows. 

Apply for Dual Credit:

Loyola’s Dual Credit Program allows you to enroll in college-level courses for credit prior to high school graduation. The courses are taught at your high school during the regular school day by high school faculty who have earned affiliate lecturer status at Loyola University Chicago.

Benefits

Credits earned through Loyola’s Dual Credit Program can be applied to your high school graduation requirements and, in most cases, transferred to other colleges and universities - Even if it is not Loyola University). 

Additionally, This will qualify you as a Loyola student this semester.  You will be able to get a Loyola ID and access the library and online resources.

Are there reasons to NOT do dual credit?

Most schools will accept the credit, however, a few will not.  So it might help to call your prospective colleges to be sure they take the credit.  In general, most state schools like BIG 10 colleges accept the credit.  Here is a database from the U of Conn about what colleges accept dual credit.  If you are not sure about where you will go, I would say that it's worth it to take the dual credit option - it is substantially less expensive than taking the same class in college (it is one-tenth the price of LUC tuition).

The second reason that might deter you from taking dual credit is the extra fee.  Although tuition for dual credit is only one-tenth of the cost of regular classes at the university, it is still about $65 per credit hour.  Sociology is a 3 credit class so it costs $195.  However, if you need financial assistance, SHS has that available to you.  Please contact your counselor or Mrs. Dreyer at DDreyer@d125.org.

Finally, if you are not sure at this point what to do, there is no commitment with filling out the application (Step 1).  This is simply seeing if you qualify.  So, we will all fill out the application together.  There is no commitment by doing so, but if you miss the deadline, you will not be able to apply later.  The deadlines are Sep1 for the fall semester and Feb 1 for the Spring semester.

Step 1:  Applying for dual credit (TODAY)

Please visit the Loyola University Dual Credit website at http://www.luc.edu/dualcredit and apply for admission to the program.  There is no fee to apply.  There is no commitment.  

As you fill out the application, a few notes:

• Use your personal email in case you want to transfer the credit after you leave SHS and your account is already closed.
• You do not have to include your soc security number - this is only there for tax purposes for students who might be using college savings plans to pay tuition.  Generally, high school students do not do this.
• The expected graduation date can be approximate, for example May 26 of your grad year is close enough.

What's next?

The student should expect to hear back from the Admissions Office in 7-10 days.  The only requirements are that you are a Jr. or Sr. and you have at least a 3.0 gpa.   

Step 2: Register for Class - we will do this together in a few weeks.

The next step will be to register for our class.  The fall semester deadline for registering is Oct 1. and the spring semester deadline is Feb 15.  There is still no commitment yet.  You can still drop the class.  

Step 3 will be paying tuition.  Once you do this, you are committed to the class.  The fall semester deadline for this is Nov 1 and the spring deadline is Mar 1.

To Learn More:

The contact for dual credit at Loyola University is Brigid Schulz

www.LUC.edu/dualcredit

P 312.915.7089 E dualcredit@luc.edu

Here is the sociology department website for undergraduates:

https://luc.edu/sociology/news.shtml

HW:  Read Gang Leader for a Day Introduction by Sudhir Venkatesh (due by lesson 5)

For homework, read the excerpt in the link above.  This reading is the introduction of a widely popular book called Gang Leader For A Day by Sudhir Venkatesh.  Venkatesh grew up in California and attended undergrad there.  He then went to the University of Chicago for his PhD in sociology.  Venkatesh really wants to study race and poverty and he tries various types of research to learn about race and poverty's effects on Chicagoans.  

Prereading Strategy:  As you read, think about all the ways that he tries to learn about race and poverty.  Additionally, think about the benefits and challenges of each way.