BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0c7ade112a1d3e953b30a80fdaae99af CATEGORIES:Community Calendar SUMMARY:Dual Credit Parent Night DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:
Lake Land College to host Dual Credit Parent Night sessions
Help your high school student get a jump start on earning college c redits with Lake Land College’s Dual Credit Program.
This fall, the Lake Land College Dual Credit program will host mu ltiple Dual Credit Parent Night sessions throughout the college district. T he sessions are open to parents and students who are high school sophomores , juniors and seniors.
“Sometimes college c an be intimidating, costly or overwhelming, but for high school students th roughout the Lake Land College district, they can experience a college clas s without ever leaving their high school classrooms,” said Lisa Shumard-She lton, director of dual credit and honors experience.
The Lake Land College Dual Credit program offers eligible high sc hool juniors and seniors the chance to enroll in college-level courses whil e earning both high school and college credit, tuition free. Courses are ta ught by a high school teacher who is qualified to instruct college-level cl asses during the regular high school day at the high school’s facilities. p>
During the sessions, parents and students wi ll learn about opportunities at district high schools, types of courses off ered, transfer information and costs associated with dual credit classes. p>
The sessions will be held during the followi ng times:
To enroll in dual c redit courses, students must be juniors or seniors and initially have a hig h school grade point average equivalent of a C to enroll. Once a student has taken at least one dual credit course, he/she must main tain a Lake Land College grade point average of 2.0 to continue enrollment. Students must meet all prerequisites and requirements as any other student taking classes on the Lake Land College campus would.
District schools participating in the Dual Credit progra m through Lake Land College include Altamont High School, Arcola Jr./Sr. Hi gh School, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School, Beecher City Jr./Sr . High School, Brownstown High School, Casey-Westfield High School, Charles ton High School, Cowden-Herrick High School, Cumberland High School, Dieter ich Jr./Sr. High School, Eastern Illinois Education for Employment Services , Effingham High School, Faith Bible Christian Academy, Kansas High School, Marshall High School, Martinsville High School, Mattoon High School, Neoga Sr. High School, Oakland High School, Okaw Valley High School, Okaw Area V ocational Center, Pana Sr. High School, Paris Cooperative High School, Rams ey High School, Shelbyville High School, Shiloh High School, St. Anthony Hi gh School, St. Elmo Sr. High School, Stewardson-Strasburg High School, Sull ivan High School, Teutopolis High School and Windsor Jr./Sr. High School. p>
To learn more about dual credit opportunities through Lake Land College contac t Shumard-Shelton at 217-234-5044 or lshumard-shelton@ lakelandcollege.edu.
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