Evidence Collection Day

Today we are collecting evidence that you understand and can apply the sociological perspective.  If you are absent on this day, please plan to take this test within 1 week.  It will be in the testing center.  

For today:

• Please put away all digital devices.
• Please put away all notes.
• Once the test is handed out, please no talking.
• If you have a question, raise your hand and I will be happy to come to you to answer.
• You may write on the test.
• Please check your work.
• If you have erasures, be sure that they are fully erased.
• Don't stress, just do your best - you will be able to demonstrate mastery with a modal score so one test will not determine your overall level of competency.
• Please Cover your Scantron with your test

When finished, please apply for dual credit:

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 Mr. Reibel at areibel@d125.org.

Finally, if you are not sure at this point what to do, there is no commitment with this 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 the fall semester deadline for this Sep 1.

Step 1:  Apply 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.  

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

Homework:

If you want to use the weekend to read ahead, this will be a longer reading that will be assigned next week:

Read Gang Leader for a Day Introduction by Sudhir Venkatesh 

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.