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DUAL CREDIT...AP...IB...

Aren't they really all the same program?  No, not really...for instance...

  AP IB HSCP
 

Advanced Placement

International Baccalaureate

Dual

Credit

Is a university letter grade awarded and recorded for credit at the university 

NO NO YES

Is the instructor required to have at least a master’s degree?

NO NO YES

Do classes provide a broad, subject-based curriculum?

NO NO YES

Is "credit" awarded based on a single test score?

YES YES NO

Is there direct accountability to national, state and local educational authorities?

NO NO YES

Is the program managed by an educational institution with national academic accreditation?

NO NO YES

Is the program managed by corporate entities with no academic accreditation?

YES YES NO

For further explanation, click on the links below

UMKC-HSCP Dual Credit

AP (Advanced Placement)

IB (International Baccalaureate)

 

  

 
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