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Concurrent Enrollment
Concurrent enrollment allows students to take college courses while enrolled in high school.
Many FCPS students wish to experience a course on a college campus before completing high school. They find that taking a course on a college campus while in high school (concurrent enrollment) prepares them to transition to college.
Credits
High school students can take a college course for:
- College credit.
- Both high school and college credit.
To get high school credit you must get permission from your high school before enrolling in the college course.
- Courses will only transfer back to the FCPS transcript if fulfilling a graduation requirement.
- Concurrent courses with a DE designation will have a 1.0 weight consistent with other college level courses.
- If a concurrent course does not have a DE designation, the course will not be weighted on the FCPS transcript
- Students should be prepared to send a NOVA transcript with any of their college applications.
College courses taken for high school credit must meet Virginia Department of Education guidelines including:
- The college must accept the student for admission to the course or courses.
- The course or courses must be a degree credit(s) (remedial courses will not be accepted).
Scroll down for a list of reviewed college courses that are aligned to FCPS high school credits.
Students planning to use these courses to meet requirements at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) should meet with a NOVA academic advisor before enrolling in the course.
NOVA has transfer agreements with many four-year colleges and universities. Review these agreements if you are planning on transferring college credits.
Fees
- Tuition is required for concurrent enrollment.
- Individual colleges and universities set the cost for their courses.
- Tuition is paid to the college or university.
Procedures
Taking a course for college credit only.
- Students taking courses for college credit only and must indicate this on the Dual Enrollment Recommendation.
- These courses will not appear on high school transcript and students will be responsible for providing a NOVA transcript directly to universities and college when applying.
Requesting both college and high school credit.
- Courses aligned with FCPS curriculum may qualify for high school credit with prior approval.
- When enrolling at NOVA make sure to complete Dual Enrollment Recommendation Individual High School Students form and check the enrollment option both high school and college credit.
- This form requires counselor signature.
- Once the course(s) is completed a NOVA transcript must be submitted to your counselor in order to be awarded high school credit.
FCPS Courses and Concurrent College Equivalents
Career and Technical Education
FCPS Course | College Courses | College |
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Advanced Programming DE (6641DE) 1 credit | ITP 150 4 credits | NOVA |
Cyber: Cisco 1 DE (8543DA) 1 credit | ITN 154 4 credits | NOVA (Begin SY 22-23) |
Cyber: Cisco 2 DE (8545DA) 1 credit | ITN 155 4 credits | NOVA (Begin SY 22-23) |
Cyber: Cloud Computing DE (6651DU) 1 credit | ITN 257 3 credits | NOVA |
Cyber: Computer Systems Technology 2, A+ DE (8629DE) 2 credits | ITN 106 ITN 107 6 credits | NOVA |
Cyber: Network Administration 1 DE (6304DE) 1 credit | ITN 101 3 credits | NOVA |
Cyber: Oracle 1 DE (6660DU) 1 credit | ITD 132 3 credits | NOVA |
Cyber: Oracle 2 DE (6662DU) 1 credit | ITD 134 3 credits | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
Early Childhood Careers 1 DE (8285DE) 2 credits | CHD 120 CHD 145 6 credits | NOVA |
Early Childhood Careers 2 DE (8286DE) 2 credits | CHD 165 3 credits | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
Emergency Medical Technical 1 & 2 DE (8333DE) & (8334DE) 2 credits | EMS 111 EMS 120 8 credits | NOVA |
Exploring the Language of Medicine DE (8383DE) 1 credit | HLT 141 1 credit | NOVA |
Physical/Occupational Therapy 1 DE (8365DE) 2 credits | HIM 111 1 credit | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
Entrepreneurship 1 DE (9093DE) 1 credit | BUS 116 3 credits | NOVA |
Entrepreneurship 2 DE (9072DE) 1 credit | BUS 165 3 credits | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Course | College |
---|---|---|
Automotive Technology 2 DE (8507DE) 2 credits | AUT 265 AUT 266 8 credits | NOVA |
Automotive Technology 3 DE (8508DE) 2 credits | AUT 266 4 credits | NOVA |
Heating, Ventilation, AC, & Refrigeration 1 DE (8503DE) 1 credit | AIR 111 3 credits | NOVA |
Heating, Ventilation,AC, & Refrigeration 2 DE (8504DE) 2 credits | AIR 121 4 credits | NOVA |
Fine and Performing Arts
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
Theatre 3 DE (1430DE) 1 credit |
CST 130 3 credits |
NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Course | College |
---|---|---|
Photography 1 (919311) | PHT 101 and PHT 102 | NOVA |
Studio Art and Design 2 (913000) | ART 101 and ART 102 | NOVA |
Studio Art and Design 4 (914700) | ART 131 and ART 132 | NOVA |
General Education
FCPS Courses | College Course | College |
---|---|---|
English 11 DE (1150DE)* 1 credit *available thru FCPS online campus | ENG 111 ENG 112 6 credits | NOVA |
English 12 DE (1160DE)* 1 credit | ENG 111 ENG 112 6 credits | NOVA |
English 12 DE (1160DW)* (ENG 112 DE Pre-requisite) 1 credit | ENG 255 3 credits | NOVA (Begin SY 22-23) |
English 12 DE (1160DW) 1 credit | ENG 112* and one of the following: ENG 241, ENG 242, ENG 243, ENG 244, ENG 276, ENG 279. 6 credits with an additional 3 possible for AP Language Exam *ENG 111 prerequisite for ENG 112. Students who achieve a 3 or higher on the AP language exam are eligible to earn credit for ENG 111. | NOVA |
Speech Communication (130000) 1 credit | CST 100 2 credits | NOVA |
Film Study (144632) 0.5 Credit | ENG 279* 3 credits *Cannot be used for duplicate credit if used with English 12 DE (1160DW) | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
CS Programming DE (6640DE) 1 credit | ITP 100 3 credits | NOVA |
College Success Skills DE (01111DE) 0.50 credit | SDV 100 1 Credit | NOVA |
Econ & Personal Finance | Personal Finance 150 3 credits | LU |
Teachers for Tomorrow 1 DE (9062DE) 1 credit | EDU 200 3 credits | NOVA |
Teachers for Tomorrow 2 DE (9072DE) 1 credit | EDU 207 NOVA 3 credits | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
Calculus DE (3177DE) 1 credit | MTH 263 MTH 264 8 credits | NOVA |
Complex Analysis (3178DS) 0.5 credit | MATH 411 3 credits | GMU |
Differential Equations (3178DU) 0.5 credit | MATH 214 3 credits | GMU |
Discrete Structures, Data Structures and Algorithms DE (3200DE) 1 credit | CSC 205 CSC 208 6 credits | NOVA |
Linear Algebra DE (3198DE) | MATH 203 3 credits | GMU |
Multivariable Calculus DE (3178DE) 0.5 credit | MATH 213 3 credits | GMU |
Matrix Algebra DE (3198DE) 0.5 credit | MATH 203 3 credits | GMU |
Precalculus with Trigonometry DE (3160DE) 1 credit Available thru FCPS Online Campus | MTH 161 MTH 162 6 credits | NOVA |
Precalculus with Trigonometry DE (3160DE) 1 credit | MTH 167 (5 credits) | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
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Biology 2 DE (4370DE) 1 credit | Bio 101 including Lab 4 credits | NOVA |
Chemistry 2 DE (4421DE) 1 credit | CHM 111 including Lab 4 credits | NOVA |
Environmental Science DE (4270DE) 1 credit | ENV 121 and ENV 122 including Labs 8 credits | NOVA |
Human Anatomy and Physiology DE (4330DE) 1 credit | BIO 141 and BIO 142 including Labs 8 credits | NOVA |
GeoSpatial Analysis (4220D1) 1 credit | GEOG 161 | JMU |
Physics 1 DE (4510DE) 1 credit | PHY 201 | NOVA |
FCPS Courses | College Courses | College |
---|---|---|
US VA Government DE (2440DE) 1 credit *available thru FCPS online campus | PLS 135 3 credits | NOVA |
US VA History DE (2360DE) 1 credit | HIS 121 HIS 122 6 credits | NOVA |
World History and Geography 1 DE (2219DE) 1 credit | HIS 101 HIS 111 6 credits | NOVA |
World History and Geography 2 DE (2221DE) 1 credit | HIS 102 HIS 112 6 credits | NOVA |
African American History DE (2371DE) 1 Credit | HIS 141 HIS 142 6 Credits | NOVA Begin SY 22-32) |
Additional testing may be required in order to take a specific World Language course at NOVA. Completion of FCPS courses may not guarantee placement into a specific NOVA World Language course. Dual Enrollment World Language courses may not exactly match Concurrent Enrollment World Language courses as the concurrent enrollment assumes all courses are taken through NOVA or a placement test has been given to ensure appropriate placement.
In order to earn this DE credit, students must have completed the first 3 levels with FCPS.
FCPS Courses | College Course | College |
---|---|---|
Arabic 1 | ARA 101 ARA 102 | NOVA |
Arabic 2 | ARA 201 ARA 202 | NOVA |
ASL 4 DE (5998DE) | ASL 201 ASL 202 6 credits | NOVA |
French 4 DE (5140DE) 1 credit | FRE 201 FRE 202 6 credits | NOVA |
German 1 | GER 101 GER 102 | NOVA |
German 2 | GER 201 GER 202 | NOVA |
Japanese 1 | JPN 101 JPN 102 | NOVA |
Latin 4 DE (5340DE) 1 credit | LAT 201 LAT 202 6 credits | NOVA |
Russian 1 | RUS 101 RUS 102 | NOVA |
Russian 2 | RUS 201 RUS 202 | NOVA |
Spanish 4 DE (5540DE) 1 Credit | SPA 201 SPA 202 6 Credits | NOVA |
GMU - George Mason University
JMU - James Madison University
LU - Longwood University
NOVA - Northern Virginia Community College
Note: Tuition is required for concurrent enrollment.