Report
First Look / ED TAB
Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2002-03
NCES
Author(s):
Tiffany Waits, J. Carl Setzer, and Laurie Lewis
Publication date:
April 2005
Survey areas:
Publication number:
NCES 2005009
Summary
This public school survey is the first national survey to provide baseline data on dual credit and exam-based courses, including Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, for public high school students. The report provides national estimates of the number of public high schools that offered dual credit and/or exam-based courses, as well as the number of enrollments in those courses. In addition, it examines the location and educational focus of these courses, dual credit course characteristics, and school requirements surrounding dual credit courses. Survey findings are presented at the national level and by school characteristics such as enrollment size, school locale, region, and percent minority enrollment.