The following articulates a pathway for a qualifying student within Arlington Public Schools to complete the NOVA Community College General Studies Certificate. To be eligible for this certificate at least twenty-five percent (25%), or nine (9), of the credits must be taken in dual enrollment courses. When choosing college courses, it is wise to check transferability with the college you hope to attend.
| Nova Course | Possible High School Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Courses | IB Credit will be earned for either 1 or 2 courses depending on the final score. | Dual Enrollment grade of a C or higher | ||
| ENG 111/ 112 College Composition I & II College Credits: 6 High School Credit: 1 High School Graduation Requirement: English 12 |
AP Courses with 3 or better on exam: AP Language & Composition = ENG 111 AP Literature & Composition = ENG 112 |
IB English HL = ENG 111 or ENG 111/112 | DE ENG 111/112 College Composition I & II DE ENG 251/243 Survey of World English Lit. I & II |
|
| MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning OR higher-level math courses College Credits: 3-10 depending on course. High School Credit: 1 High School Graduation Requirement: Advanced Level Math |
AP Courses with 3 or better on exam: AP Calculus AB = MTH 263 AP Statistics = MTH 245 |
AP Courses with 4 or better on exam: AP Calculus BC = MTH 263/264 |
IB Mathematics HL = MTH 263 or MTH 263/264 | DE MTH 154 – Quantitative Reasoning DE MTH 161/162- Pre-Calculus I & II DE MTH 263- Calculus I DE MTH 263/264 – Calculus I & II DE MTH 265- Calculus III DE MTH 266- Linear Algebra |
| Physical or Life Science with Lab I & II College Credits: 8 High School Credit: 1- 2 High School Graduation Requirement: Science credit |
AP Courses with 3 or better on exam: AP Biology = BIO 101 AP Chemistry = CHM 101 AP Physics 1 = PHY 101 AP Physics 2 – PHY 201 AP Physics C Electricity & Magnesium = PHY 202 AP Physics Mechanics – PHY 201 |
AP Courses with 4 or better on exam: AP Biology = BIO 101/102 AP Chemistry = CHM 111 AP Physics 1 = PHY 201 AP Physics 2 = PHY 202 AP Physics C Electricity & Magnesium = PHY 232 AP Physics Mechanics = PHY 231 AP Env. Science = ENV 121/122 |
IB Biology HL = BIO 101or BIO 101/102 IB Chemistry HL = CHM 111 or CHM 111/112 |
DE Biology 101/102 – General Biology I & II DE PHY 201/202- General College Physics I & II |
| 3 Social Science Classes approved by District. College Credits: 9 High School Credit: 1.5-2 (students need at least 2 courses) High School Graduation Requirement: History & Social Sciences credits |
AP Courses with 3 or better on exam: AP European History = HIS 101 AP Virginia & US History = HIS 121 AP World History = HIS 111 AP Comp. Govt. & Politics = PLS 140 AP Govt. and US Politics = PLS 135 AP Economics, Macro = ECO 201 AP Economics, Micro = ECO 202 AP Psychology = PSY 200 AP Human Geography= GEO 210 |
AP Courses with 4 or better on exam AP European History = HIS 101/102 AP VA & US History = HIS 121/122 AP World History = HIS 111/112 | IB Topics in World History HL = HIS 101 or HIS 101-112 IB History of the Americans HL = HIS Elective IB Psychology HL = PSY 201 or PSY 201-202 IB Social Anthropology HL = SOC 211 or SOC 211-212 |
DE PLS 135/136- US Government I & II DE JIS 121/122 – US VA History I & II |
| 2 Humanity Classes approved by District. College Credits: 6 High School Credit: 1 High School Graduation Requirement: Elective, World Language or English 12 (credit depending on the course taken) |
AP Courses with 3 or better on exam: AP Art History = ART 101 AP Courses with 4 or better on exam AP Chinese = CHI 201 AP French V = FRE 201 AP German V = GER 201 |
AP Courses with 4 or better on exam AP Spanish V = SPA 201 AP Art History = ART 101-102 AP Courses with 5 or better on exam AP Art History = ART 101/102 |
IB Philosophy = PHI 101 or PHI 101-102 IB French HL = FRE 201-202 with a score of 6 or 7 IB Spanish HL = SPA 201-202 with a score of 6 or 7 |
DE SPA 201 / 202 - Intermediate Spanish I&II |
| SDV 100 College Success Skills College Credits: 1 High School Credit: N/A High School Graduation Requirement: N/A |
DE SDV 100- College Success Skills (ACC) | |||
All IB courses listed above only include Higher Level (HL) exam scores of 5 or higher. No credit is given for Standard Level (SL) IB exams. These courses are only offered at Washington-Liberty. IB Credit will be earned for either one or two NOVA courses depending on the final score. Scores of 5 generally will count as one NOVA course & scores of 6 or 7 will generally count as two NOVA courses.
Total Credits
0