College Credit Programs

Liberty-Eylau ISD offers the following opportunities for students to earn college credit.

DUAL CREDIT COURSES
Dual credit courses are college-level courses taken by high school students in which they receive high school and college credit at the same time.  Courses are taught by college approved instructors.
Dual credit courses are open to students in grades 11-12 who are in good academic standing and meet specific eligibility requirements of the college offering the courses.


Liberty-Eylau ISD offers the following academic dual credit courses through Texarkana College: 

  • Composition & Rhetoric 1301
  • Composition & Rhetoric 1302
  • U.S. History I
  • U.S. History II
  • American National Government
  • College Algebra
  • College Pre-calculus
  • College Calculus I
  • College Biology 1406
  • College Biology 1407



In addition, Liberty-Eylau ISD offers the following workforce courses for dual credit through Texarkana College:

  • Automotive Technology
  • Welding
  • Culinary Arts
  • Practicum in Culinary Arts
  • Pharmacy Tech
  • Practicum in Construction Management



Liberty-Eylau ISD also offers the following through Southern Arkansas University-Technical Branch:

  • Aircraft Technology
  • Advanced Aircraft Technology


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Students may also earn college credit through participation in Tech Prep programs.

TECH PREP
Tech Prep is a process that links high school programs and technical curricula with postsecondary technical curricula to create a program of study without duplication of coursework. Key elements of this process include:

  • Career guidance and counseling for students, informing them of program and career options, and encouraging goal setting;
  • In-service training for secondary and postsecondary teachers to enable effective implementation of Tech Prep programs;
  • In-service training for secondary and postsecondary counselors to more effectively recruit students, ensure successful program completion, and place students in appropriate employment; and
  • Preparatory and support services to assist program participants, including provisions for equal access for special populations students.


Tech Prep is a partnership among secondary educators, postsecondary educators, and the business community. In Texas, these partnerships are the twenty-six regional Tech Prep consortia that work in concert with other partnerships, such as Texas Scholars, High Schools That Work, and Youth Advisory Councils, to coordinate Tech Prep and related initiatives.

Tech Prep programs are college preparatory programs for technical careers that are based on the Recommended High School graduation program, providing guidance to career-oriented students to select academic and career and technology courses that will prepare them for the high-tech workplace. These programs include:

  • ARTICULATED COURSES that provide opportunities for high school students to earn college credit for technical courses without paying tuition; and
  • ARTICULATED SIX-YEAR PLANS that list all high school and college courses needed to achieve a student's college and career goals. Tech Prep programs of study include articulated courses and may include courses for concurrent and Advanced Placement credit and dual credit.



How can students receive Tech Prep credit?
To receive Tech Prep credit, the student must meet the following requirements:

1. Must the meet requirements for admission to the Community College the student plans to attend.
2. Must have graduated from high school.
3. Must have earned a grade of “B” or better in the specified high school classes.
4. Enroll in the applicable community college, declare a major in the Tech Prep field; successfully complete 12 credit hours, and use the Tech Prep petition form to petition the college for credit.  Students have 15 months from their high school graduation to petition for college credit.