Dual Enrollment Heads Into Second Semester by Ayaana Gupta
As second semester began, students participated in dual enrollment where they can earn college credits while in high school. Two tenth graders shared how their experience with college classes had been like so far. Oceane Hernandez and Spencer Cox were both enrolled in two dual enrollment courses this year. Their experiences showed how dual enrollment can still be balanced into the schedule of a students everyday life and not feel overwhelming.
The classes students could take varied by person, with most sophomores taking their electives in the college. Hernandez said she previously took psychology and success strategies in semester 1, and was currently enrolled in humanities and an introduction to forensic science. Cox shared that she took history from 1877 and psychology to start out, and was now continuing history from 1877 and starting speech. Cox mentioned that in speech, “We have been writing essays and practicing public speaking.” Hernandez explained, “I have humanities on Monday and Wednesday and forensic science on Tuesday and Thursday.” Cox added that her classes were also spread out across the week.
For both students, earning credits and an AA played a big role in choosing dual enrollment. Hernandez explained she chose forensic science as one of her classes because “I heard about it from my friend and she recommended it to me.” Cox stated that she took these classes because “They are both credits that I needed out of the way.” Cox described the workload of her classes so far as “not too difficult yet, but it definitely will get challenging.” Overall both students felt that dual enrollment was manageable and worthwhile as they continued into the second semester.
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Making Every Minute Count: Oceane Hernandez is studying for her classes in the media center before school starts using her notes and Ipad. Hernandez worked on forensic science homework to stay ahead and maintain good grades in her class. For her other dual enrollment class of humanities, Hernandez said, “We just went over the syllabus and rules today but the class sounds good.” Photo by: Ayaana Gupta