Dual Credit Handbook

COLLEGE PREP/TSIA EXEMPT/UT ONRAMPS
University of Texas - OnRamps
Teacher of record for high school does not have to have a Master’s degree,
but must be SBOE Certified in content area and have one-year minimum
teaching experience of the subject.
• Mandatory Summer Training (new teachers attend 9 days, returning 3)
• Communication with UT College Professor through online sessions
• Two one-day workshops, one in the fall (Oct) and one in the spring (Feb)
• Students do not need to be TSI ready, but must have taken it once
• Students must have passed all EOCs and prerequisite courses
• Students who do not do well in college portion can deny grade at end of the year
• Students can still earn the high school credit even if they deny the college credit
• All classes taught on home campus (min: 12 students, max: 25 students)
Deadline: Mid-Feb Select High School content teacher for content course
• Content Area(s) English: English
• Content Area(s) Math: Pre-Calculus, Statistics, College Algebra 2
• Content Area(s) Science: Chemistry, Physics 1 and Physics 2, Geo-Science, Computer Science
• Content Area(s) Social Studies: US History
• Content Area(s) Fine Arts: Art Entertainment Technology
Enrollment Fee (Subsidized)
Per Student $149
Per Free and Reduced lunch $99
Mid-March
Identify 10th and 11th
grade students who have
passed EOC’s and have
pre-requisites for Pre-Cal,
Statistics, Physics, etc.
Make sure students have
tested for TSI at least once.
Mid-April
Submit the name of teacher,
email, and the subject they
will teach to the Advanced
Academics Office/District Dual
Credit Coordinator. A link will
be sent to the teacher from
OnRamps to apply online in
order to teach the course.
Mid-May
Deadline to submit
requests and
register teachers for
summer PLI training
to UT OnRamps
representative.