College Credit Plus: Overview (2024)

FAQs

Is CCP or AP harder? ›

By earning college credits in AP classes, students can work on their degrees while they're still in high school and graduate early. However, AP classes have their own drawbacks. These classes typically are harder than CCP classes, and it can be more difficult to get the grades required for earning college credits.

According to federal guidelines, one college credit hour “reasonably approximates” one hour of classroom learning plus two hours of independent work [1]. That means for the average three-credit course, you can expect to spend around three hours in the classroom and about six hours studying or doing homework each week.

Public high schools are responsible for paying the college tuition costs of their CCP-enrolled students via deductions from their foundation funding from ODE. The maximum tuition rates colleges are allowed to charge for CCP are set in Ohio law and are generally lower than tuition rates for traditional students.

College Credit Plus (CCP) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses are two ways that high school students can earn college and high school credit at the same time. CCP and AP courses can also help boost GPA. These classes move at a faster pace than regular high school classes, and more content is covered.

If your high school offers both college prep and honors classes, then the CP courses are most likely intended to help you with point 1 listed above. The honors classes will offer more challenging content and look good on a college application (but honors courses do not count for college credit, either).

If you're thinking of taking an 18-credit semester — don't. A course load this heavy isn't bold, brave or logical in any circ*mstances. In fact, it's highly irrational and rarely worth it because it overbooks your schedule and workload.

Some programs involve as many as 72 credit hours. It's possible to complete a 34-credit Master of Applied Data Science degree in as little as twelve months. A 72-credit Master of Business Administration (MBA), on the other hand, will likely take two to three years for full-time students.

Semester System

15 credit hours per semester x 2 semesters per year = 30 credits per year. A two - year program equals approximately 60 credits; a four-year baccalaureate equals approximately 120 credits.

Depending on your learning format, transfer credits, and level of enrollment, you may be able to earn sixty credits in less than a year if you are a working student. It is important to remember that earning 60 to 120 credit hours faster than it originally takes requires a lot of your time.

How long is 21 credit hours in college? ›

21 credit hours for an undergrad means the student is one semester plus some in achieving the 120 hours needed for a bachelor's degree. A master's degree can be achieved in two 15 credit hour semesters, but it can take more.

Have a cumulative unweighted high school GPA of at least 2.75 and have received an "A" or "B" grade in a relevant course. Obtain an eligible test score on a CCP-approved assessment exam.

Whether you're participating in a dual enrollment program such as College Credit Plus or taking accelerated coursework at your high school, we offer a pathway to bring that earned credit to OHIO.

AP only impacts high school transcripts. College transfer credits earned through CCP are generally accepted by most major institutions, but may not transfer to private or out-of-state institutions. AP is recognized for credit and placement around the world.

Part of this rigor determination comes from the fact that community college courses are not standardized in the way AP classes are. An A in college course could be a lot easier to get than in an AP course of the same topic.

AP® World History is considered to be a fairly difficult course. Compared to other AP® courses, AP® World History is considered harder than many other AP® exams (but it's not the hardest).

The difficulty of AP English Language and Composition varies depending on factors such as knowledge, writing abilities, reading comprehension skills, rhetorical sensitivity and the level of effort you put into the course. However, in a general sense, it is indeed considered to be a challenging course.

Generally, Dual Enrollment classes may be less academically rigorous compared to AP classes, as AP is designed for high academic achievers and has a standardized, structured curriculum. However, the rigor of Dual Enrollment can vary by institution.