Sample CAP Statement for Inclusion in High School Syllabus
Students may choose to enroll in USI’s College Achievement Program, CAP, to earn college credit for
English 101, Rhetoric & Composition I: Critical Thinking, from USI at a reduced rate of tuition ($25
per credit hour or $75 total). This course has been identified as a Dual Credit Priority Liberal Arts
course by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE). Under the authority granted to the
Indiana CHE, the rate charged to Indiana students for the identified Dual Credit Priority Liberal Arts
courses shall not exceed $25 per credit hour. Students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch at
the time of enrollment may enroll at no charge by indicating eligibility on the online CAP
application.
English 101 is a three credit hour course that meets USI’s general education requirements [Core 39
Foundations – Rhetoric and Composition I] and is highly transferable. To enroll in CAP, students
should have at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, but additional criteria apply for enrolling in English
101. Ask your instructor for further details. If all criteria are met, submit the completed application
to the instructor on or before the given deadline. USI will bill tuition to students’ homes; students
should not submit money to the high school. College credit can only be earned during the semester
(or, in the case of year-long courses, during the academic year) in which the student is enrolled.
Students must abide by the given deadlines to enroll for USI credit.
Whether college credit earned through dual or concurrent credit courses will be accepted by
another institution of higher education is determined by the college or university to which a student
is seeking admission. Each college/university evaluates transfer courses based upon their specific
curriculum requirements and the student’s intended major. From time to time curriculum
requirements change, meaning the acceptance of transfer courses may change. A student wishing
to transfer credit to a specific college or university should check directly with that institution
(registrar’s office, office of admissions, or academic school of the student’s intended major) to
determine if a course will be accepted, and how it will be counted toward graduation requirements.
Students who plan to attend a public Indiana institution can visit the Core Transfer Library, or CTL,
(http://www.transferin.net/CTL.aspx) to determine how various USI/CAP classes will transfer to
other Indiana institutions. English 101 is listed under the CTL title of “English Composition 1.”
In most cases, students will need to earn a C or better to transfer credit from USI to another
institution. Grades of D or lower earned in CAP courses are recorded on a student’s USI transcript
but may not transfer to other institutions.
It is the student’s responsibility to determine transferability of USI credits before enrolling in CAP
courses. Refunds will not be issued if USI credits are not able to be transferred. To learn more about
CAP, visit www.usi.edu/cap, call 812-228-5022, email cap@usi.edu or find us on Facebook by
searching for USI CAP.
Revised 5.13.2014