“’College and career readiness’ means the acquisition of skills a student needs to be successful in future endeavors, including:
- Successfully completing credit-bearing, first-year courses at a postsecondary institution; and
- Embarking on a chosen career”
Source:
AR SB 814, sec. 8(a)(1)
- Student achievement status on state tests
- Student growth on state tests
- Student English language acquisition
- Four-year graduation rate
- Additional graduation rates (five or more years)
- Dropout rate
Source: Center for American Progress. (2016). Explore the Data for ‘Making the Grade’. Retrieved from https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education/news/2016/05/19/137455...
Dual Enrollment and Articulation
Arkansas allows students to earn dual credit in academic and/or CTE courses through endorsed concurrent enrollment offered at their high school. Dual enrollment is available for college credit only. Students who have completed eighth grade also can earn dual credit through enrollment in a publicly supported community college or four-year institution of higher education. Students who have completed eighth grade may take developmental/remedial coursework for dual credit. Public postsecondary institutions are required to accept these credits within certain guidelines (Education Commission of the States, 2015).
Early College High School
Arkansas is not participating in the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI). More information about schools participating in ECHSI is available at the ECHSI website (Jobs for the Future, n.d.).
Citations: Jobs for the Future. (n.d.). Schools. Retrieved from http://www.jff.org/initiatives/early-college-designs/schools#sthash.LH84Mq8C.dpuf
Education Commission of the States. (2015). Dual enrollment – all state profiles. Retrieved from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbprofallRT?Rep=DE14A
Arkansas implements programs of study across all 16 Career Clusters.
Citations:
Arkansas Department of Career Education. (2012). Career Clusters. Retrieved from http://ace.arkansas.gov/cte/careerClusters/Pages/default.aspx
High School and College Alignment |
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Subject |
High School Graduation Requirements |
College Admission Requirements |
English Credits: |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Mathematics Credits: |
4.0 (Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, and from among transitions to college mathematics, mathematics, pre-calculus, calculus, trigonometry, statistics, computer mathematics, Algebra III, or an Advanced Placement mathematics) |
4.0 (from among Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus; two years of applied mathematics can be substituted for Algebra I) |
Social Studies Credits: |
3.0 (civics or civics/American government, world history, and American history) |
3.0 |
Science Credits: |
3.0 (each with laboratory experience; from among physical science; biology or applied biology/chemistry; chemistry; and physics, principles of technology I and II, or principles of technology physics) |
3.0 (each with laboratory experience; from among biology, chemistry and physics. Two years of principles of technology or applied biology/chemistry can be substituted for physics and biology respectively) |
Foreign Language Credits: |
None specified (N/S) |
See Additional Credits |
Arts Credits: |
0.5 |
N/S |
Additional Credits: |
7.5 (oral communication [0.5], P.E. [0.5], health and safety [0.5], and career focus courses [6.0]) |
2.0 (from among English, foreign languages, oral communication, mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, or social studies) |
Total Credits: |
22.0 |
16.0 |
Tests: |
Arkansas Comprehensive Assessment Program |
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or ACT® |
Source: |
Arkansas’ state-specific Early Warning System is called the Arkansas studentGPS Dashboards. The level at which Early Warning System data are reported is not publicly available. District officials, principals, and teachers can access Early Warning System data, although formal documentation of this access has not been identified.
Citations:
Arkansas Research Center. (n.d.). [Website]. Conway, AR: Author. Retrieved from https://arc.arkansas.gov/publications
Arkansas Department of Education. (2015). Arkansas studentGPS Dashboards. Little Rock, AK: Author. Retrieved from https://adedata.arkansas.gov/sgps/