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LSC Dual Credit
Lonestar College Dual Credit
LCISD offers many Dual Credit courses through Lone Star College Cy-Fair.
Please Contact Your Campus Dual Credit Counselor for Questions Regarding Dual Credit
Why should I take college credit classes in high school?
- College admissions offices are looking for students that take challenging classes in high school.
- Dual Credit courses will help develop the skills needed to succeed in your future education.
- Dual Credit courses can save you thousands of dollars in tuition, books and fees! The more you take in high school, the more you can save!
“Colleges may see dual-credit work as a positive when considering an application for admission or advanced academic standing in an honors program.”
-Purdue University
Additional Dual Credit Resources
Memorandum of Understanding
DC Lamar CISD Dual Credit Agreement FE
Weighted Grade Policy
Numerical Grade Weights
For the purposes of Class Rank a numerical multiplier will be applied as follows below to calculate a student's GPA. Calculation of students' official class rank is governed by Policy EIC (Local).
* Note: OnRamps courses weight at the PAP and DC level, please reach out to your DC Counselor.
| AP Courses/Dual | 1.3 Multiplier |
| Pre-AP/PAP | 1.2 Multiplier |
| Academic | 1.1 Multiplier |
| Leveled Academic | 1.0 Multiplier |
Examples:
| Course | Grade X Multiplier = Points Earned |
| AP Biology OR Dual Physics | 88 x 1.3 = 114.4 |
| Algebra I Pre-AP or Algebra II PAP | 88 x 1.2 = 105.6 |
| English IV | 88 x 1.1 = 96.8 |
Total points earned divided by (3) classes=GPA
316.80 divided by (3) = 105.60 Wgt. Numerical GPA
Weighted numerical GPA will determine class rank.