{"id":51694,"date":"2024-09-04T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=51694"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:30:25","slug":"tarleton-state-fort-worth-crowley-isd-celebrate-new-dual-credit-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-state-fort-worth-crowley-isd-celebrate-new-dual-credit-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State Fort Worth, Crowley ISD Celebrate New Dual Credit Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 High school students and their teachers from Crowley Independent School District converged on the campus of Tarleton State University Fort Worth today to celebrate the signing of Tarleton Today\u2019s newest dual credit program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crowley ISD students surround Superintendent Dr. Michael D. McFarland, Trustee Daryl R. Davis II and Tarleton State University President Dr. James Hurley during a ceremony celebrating the new dual credit pact between Crowley ISD and Tarleton State University Fort Worth.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beginning this fall, more than 200 Crowley and North Crowley high school students can earn university credit on the Tarleton State Fort Worth campus before they graduate through Tarleton Today, a program that helps high schoolers accelerate their college preparation. Tarleton State and Crowley ISD leaders reached the agreement in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTarleton Today proclaims our commitment to make transformative postsecondary opportunities accessible to allstudents,\u201d said university President Dr. James Hurley. \u201cDual enrollment and dual credit programs give high school students the momentum they need to earn a higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton already works with 140 school districts statewide, serving more than 420 high schools through its nationally acclaimed Distinguished High School Partners outreach. Launched in 2020, the program guarantees admission and provides annual scholarships to qualifying seniors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students participating in the Tarleton Today dual credit program take university courses over a traditional school year at a Tarleton State campus, gaining the experience of college life before they complete their high school degree. Courses offered include English composition and literature and U.S. history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Crowley ISD, we are dedicated to creating pathways that open doors for our students, and this partnership is a prime example of our efforts to provide them with the resources and support they need to succeed,\u201d said Crowley ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael D. McFarland. \u201cWe believe that access to higher education should be within reach for all students, and this dual credit program will help make that a reality for many of our scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are confident that this collaboration will provide our students with high-quality academic experiences that will challenge them and inspire their future goals,\u201d Dr. McFarland added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crowley ISD is the only district partnered with Tarleton State under the new dual credit model. Its students will receive instruction in classrooms on the Tarleton State Fort Worth campus with Crowley ISD teachers who are credentialed as courtesy instructors for Tarleton State and will receive both college credit and high school credit from a single course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This differs from dual enrollment, under which students concurrently take a high school class and a college class with two separate grades. Dual enrollment classes use the same lesson materials and learning objectives as courses taught at a Tarleton State campus but take place in the high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton State primarily offers dual enrollment opportunities in agricultural and core education areas through partnerships with approximately 80 school districts throughout Texas. Districts choose the courses they participate in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students who continue their education at Tarleton State automatically qualify for additional scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact Dr. Jolena Waddell at jwaddell@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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