Dual Credit Advantages 

Students are able to earn college credit while still in high school.

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Students learn the rigors of college work early.

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Students are able to adjust study habits to better prepare for the whole college experience.

Dual Credit Facts 

Students will be considered Illinois Central College Students.

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Students will be officially starting their college career.

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When applying to 4 year colleges students will have to provide official transcripts from ICC.

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Most Colleges will accept dual credits. It is best to articulate between ICC and the college of your choice early in the process.

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Students can complete entry level courses at significantly lower costs

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All dual credit courses require an Accuplacer Test score. Test dates are offered at EHS in the spring.

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Students have no textbook expenses.

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Students have less transportation expenses

Dual-credit students are responsible for payment of Illinois Central College tuition. At the present time, Illinois Central College exempts tuition for non transfer classes and students on free and reduced lunch.

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Students have more accessibility to instructors.

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ICC uses an online line process for receiving grades called eServices

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Dual credit students are often more motivated to achieve in class, knowing their grades will become a part of their college transcript.

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Students cannot secure college credit for a dual offering retroactively.

Cost per Semester Hour: $100 Students who qualify for Free or Reduced lunch may qualify for a tuition waiver from ICC.

EUREKA HIGH SCHOOL 200 West Cruger Eureka Il 61530 Phone: 467-5720/467-5723 Fax: 309-467-2648 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

EUREKA HIGH SCHOOL

Dual Credit 2016-2017

Eureka High School Dual Credit Course Offerings BUS 110 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3 hrs. This course covers the factual and informational survey of business designed to give the student a background for understanding the principles and practices governing the operation of modern business. (Zeller) ENGL 110 COMPOSITION 1 3hrs. Either appropriate score on the English placement test. This course progresses the student from writing expressive compositions to writing referential compositions. (Mahannah) ENGL 111 COMPOSITION 2 3 hrs. This course progresses the student from writing analysis of and inquiring about issues to writing argumentative and persuasive compositions using research, through critical reading, discussion, exercises, conferences, and revision. (Streit) ART 110 INTRO TO ART 3 hrs. This course explores the nature, value, language and history of art. The content and grading system is structured for the student who has had little or no previous art experience. This course is acceptable for humanities credit. (Wells) MUS 150 MUSIC APPRECIATION 3 hrs. This is a general course introducing representative music of various periods from our musical heritage. Skills of intelligent listening are taught. (Stalter) AGRI 110 ANIMAL SCIENCE 4 hrs. This is a survey course in animal science involving he basic principles of genetics, physiology, nutrition, and product technology as they apply to the breeding, selection, feeding, and management of cattle, sheep, goats, swine and horses. (OHanlon) AGRI 204 CROP SCIENCE 4 hrs This course is an introduction to the kinds, origins, taxonomy, and morphology of field crops. Emphasis is placed on understanding basic principles of basic plant growth and development. A study of plant reproduction, crop management, and utilization of crops; cropping and tillage principles and practices, and field crop production hazards are included. (OHanlon)

HIST 201 AMERICAN HIST BEFORE 1877 3 hrs. This course traces the history of the United States from the pre-Columbian period through the Civil War and its aftermath. Topics include the clash between the American view of self-government and the English concept of empire; the achievement of independence; the formulation and implementation of an acceptable form of government; the rise and development of political parties; changing concepts of democracy; the Westward movement; sectional controversy; the Civil War; and Reconstruction. (Bertschi) HIST 202 AMERICAN HIST AFTER 1877 3 hrs. This course traces the history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to the present. Topics include western expansion and the impact on the frontier; the growth and development of an industrial economy; responses to industrialization; reform and the meaning of American democracy; the United States and World War I; the 1920’s, the Depression and the New Deal; World War II; and the United States since 1945. (Bertschi) HIST 117 EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION 3 hrs. This course presents an introduction to the history of Western Civilization in the Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance periods. Major topics include origins of civilization and the origins of modern economic and political concepts. (Bertschi) MATH 110 CONCEPTS OF MATHEMATICS 3 hrs. This course introduces the nature of mathematics through a study of elementary logic, set theory, statistics, geometry, and the mathematics of finance. The course will focus on mathematical reasoning and real-life problem solving. This is not intended to be a survey course or a math appreciation course. MATH 110 will satisfy three of the six general education credit hours in mathematics needed for the transfer degree. (Willi) MATH 111 GENERAL ED STATISTICS 3 hrs. This course includes a study of frequency distribution, graphs (histograms, pie charts, etc.), measures of location (mean, median, mode, percentile), measures of dispersion (variance, standard deviation), probability, estimating and predicting, normal distribution, binomial distribution, and correlation. This course is intended to meet the three hours of math general education requirements for the Associate in Arts and Science Degree. (Willi)

MATH 165 CALCULUS 5 hrs This course is intended to provide a solid foundation in the skills of algebra and trigonometry that are required for success in elementary calculus. Algebraic topics will include: properties of functions and graphs that are commonly used in calculus, conic sections, solving equations and higher order systems of equations, and sequences and series. Trig topics will include: numerical aspects, including Laws of Sines and Cosines; trig identities and equation solving; powers and roots of complex numbers; and radian measure and conversion. This course will make use of current technology. (Willi) MATH 222 CALCULUS 5 hrs This is the first course of a three-semester sequence in Analytic Geometry and Calculus. The course includes the analytic geometry of lines and circles, limits and continuity of functions of one variable and an introduction to the derivative and the definite integral along with applications and the fundamental theorem of calculus. (Willi) PSY 110 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 hrs. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This course will introduce the student to fundamentals of physiological psychology, sensation and perception, learning, emotions and motivation, and psychological disorders and their treatment. (Miller)

All dual credit classes are taught by a Master’s level teacher. A Eureka High Student has the potential to graduate from High School with 57 college credits.