College Institute &
Early Placement
Early College Access
Opportunities
Wootton HS 2014-2015
Concurrent Enrollment:
When a student is enrolled in high school and takes a
college course through a separate institution.
Early Placement
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One or more semesters: fall,
spring, or summer
Must apply to college/
university offering course, ex.
College Institute
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Montgomery College
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MC’s application fee waived
during certain period of time
Take classes on college’s
campus with general college
population
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One or two semesters (fall
and/or spring)
Must apply to Wootton
program & submit
Montgomery College
application
MC’s Application fee waived
Take classes at HS locations
with high school students
College Institute
at Wootton
A Partnership in Excellence between
Montgomery College & MCPS since 2002
Four High schools participate and our students
access the College Institute at:
 Wootton High School
 Gaithersburg High School
—our closest Partner school
Program Coordinators and Staff
 Ms. Amy Evans, Wootton’s College
Institute Coordinator
 Ms.Yvonne Hu-Cotto, MC’s College
Institute Coordinator
 Ms. Jennifer Taylor, Wootton’s Resource
Counselor
 12th
Grade Level Administrators
Primary Objectives
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To provide high achieving seniors an opportunity
to earn college credits while still a high school
student
To provide more opportunity for students to
demonstrate maturity & responsibility
To provide challenges beyond AP classes
To support the success of the students
participating in the program
An important objective of the
program is to enrich students’
senior year. Participants:
• Become academically and socially oriented to
college
• Enjoy more freedom in their course schedule
• Expand their academic reach beyond the AP
level while still in high school
• Select college courses that build on high school
and AP classes of interest
Benefits of this program
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Enhances college admissions profile
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Experienced college faculty work with students during their
first year of the college experience
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Opportunity for students to earn college credits that can be
transferred to their future college or university (students
have earned an average of 6 credits in the past)
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Courses taught at the nearby Universities at Shady Grove
(USG) campus in state-of-the-art “Green” classrooms
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Transportation
provided by MCPS
bus to and from
USG
Benefits, Continued
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Small class sizes, typically
no more than 15-25
students per class
CI staff at Wootton
provide schedule
planning, course
registration, guidance and support during students’ junior
year
Grants available through Montgomery College for high
school students
Fairly simple process: fill out a one page form and submit
parent/guardian’s previous year’s tax return form to receive a
grant or scholarship for tuition and textbooks for one or both
semesters.
College Course Selections
Working together with students, MC, and Wootton
administrators and staff, various course offerings are generated.
Many academic departments participate, including:
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Anthropology
Business
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Engineering
English
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History
Math
Meteorology
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
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Sociology
Speech
Theatre
Women’s Studies
**All classes must have a
minimum of 15 students to run
Past Courses taught at USG and
Gaithersburg HS include:
• Intro to Socio-Cultural
Anthropology
• Human Evolution/
Archaeology
• Art History I and II
• First Year Seminar
• Intro to Business
• Administration of Justice
• Intro to World Mythology
• Intro to Engineering Design
• Intro to Women’s Studies
• Civil Rights in America
• Intro to Sociology
• Morality and
Contemporary Law
• International Relations
• Abnormal Psychology
• Intro to Psychology of
Personality
• Human Communication
• Fundamentals of Acting
• Multivariable Calculus
• Women in the Western
World
• Intro to Political Science
Universities at Shady Grove (USG)
Located two miles from Wootton, about
a 5 minute drive
 Classes are held in classrooms or
computer labs with state-of-the-art
technology and equipment
 The CI program is housed in USG’s
Building III, known as the Camille
Kendall Academic Center, which was
constructed to be both energy efficient and environmentally
sensitive.
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(http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/sites/default/files/old_site/pdf/Green%20 Brochure.pdf)
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Satellite campus encompassing the innovative partnership of
nine Univ. System of MD universities, USG offers more than 70
of the best and most popular degree programs from across the
state
(http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/about/learn-more)
Resources available to College
Institute Participants
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USG, Building III
◦ Two breakout rooms reserved Monday-Thursday for individual
and group study
◦ Free Wi-Fi service
◦ Two computer labs with printers (small fee to print) (open
every day)
◦ Library—quiet study space, areas for group work, computer
stations, laptop hook ups, photocopy machines (open every
day)
◦ Green Grove Café—get a bite to eat, coffee in the morning,
study for classes, meet with a group to work on a project, etc.
Available Resources, Continued
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Wootton:
◦ Media Center—borrow books, use computers/printer, electronic
research tools such as Noodle Tools (generate bibliographies and
citations)
◦ Writing Center—all three lunch periods in room 243
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Montgomery College
◦ Library—use MC issued ID card to borrow books, use computers, onsite and remote access to electronic research databases, walk-in or
reserve group study rooms (open Mon.-Sat.)
◦ Writing Center—30 minute sessions with professional faculty tutors,
networked PCs and Macs available (open Mon.-Sat.)
General Information about Program
MC and MCPS cover portion of the bill. MC covers
25%, and of the leftover 75%, MCPS covers 10% of
that.
 The majority of courses are 3 credits, twice a week,
and meet for a total of three “credit hours” per
week
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◦ All 3 and 4 credit classes meet either 2 or 3 days a week
depending on the class
All Wootton CI classes will generally meet during
periods 2-3. Gaithersburg HS class times vary
(periods 1-3, 1-4, 3-5, etc.)
 All courses are one semester long and students can
elect to take one or two CI classes each semester
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General Info, Continued
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Travel time is included in the allotted periods; students
may also elect to have a travel period included in their
schedule
◦ Bus to USG campus, students must provide transportation
to Gaithersburg HS site
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Most, if not all, courses are transferable to University
System of Maryland campuses as well as colleges across
the country.
◦ Check out the website: http://artweb.usmd.edu/
College and High School course schedules
Participation in the College Institute (CI) allows for students to design their own
schedule for senior year. The CI can fit nicely into the schedule of Humanities and Arts and
AOIT students, as well as students interested in having an internship or participating in one
of Wootton’s academies or specialized programs.
The courses a student selects can complement her/his current line of studies or
expand beyond this to inspire her/him to explore new fields of study. As the following
samples show, students can take a College Institute course one or two semesters, have an
internship, take a variety of AP and honors courses, fulfill Program or Academy
requirements, and even include an elective course.
Term
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S1
S1
S1
S1
S1
Prd
01
02, 03
04
05
06
07
Course
AP MICRO
CE PHILOSOPHY
AP ENVIR SCI A
LUNCH
PHYSICS A
AP LIT & COMP A
S1
08
CALC W APPLIC A
S2
01
AP MACRO
S2
02, 03
CE BUSINESS
S2
04
AP LIT & COMP B
S2
05
CALC W APPLIC B
S2
S2
S2
06
07
08
LUNCH
AP ENVIR SCI B
PHYSICS B
Student A:
- College Institute classes on Monday/
Wednesday/Friday
- Study in the Media Center or work in
the Career Center on Tuesday/Thursday
during 2nd and 3rd period
Student Eligibility
The eligibility requirements are as follows:
• On track to complete primarily all high school graduation requirements
by the end of junior year (17 on average)
• Evidence of increasingly difficult course load during HS:
 Honors level courses
 Take at least one AP course prior to senior year or concurrently with a College
Institute course during senior year.
• Take the SAT, ACT or Accuplacer exam (given by MC)
 Achieve a minimum score of 550 on two SAT sections (critical reading & math) or a minimum
score of 24 on two sections of the ACT (English & math)
 Accuplacer: A computerized placement test designed to provide placement and advising
information for students entering college. The untimed, adaptive test has three parts: reading
comprehension, sentence skills, and math.
o A minimum weighted GPA of 3.2
• An Appeals Process exists for highly motivated students with strong
academic records whose achievements fall slightly below the criteria
cited above
Interested In Applying? Students should…
Note on the Wootton Schedule Planning Card their
intent to participate in the program
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Select the DP (double period option) for all classes at USG
Some classes at GHS require 3 periods-in that case, check
TP (triple period)
Bring the card to Ms. Evans for required signature
During the first week of February, when you meet
with your counselor individually, you will have the
opportunity to pick up a College Institute/Early
Placement Application.
Interested In Applying? Students should…
Pick up an application packet in February from Ms.
Evans’ office, which is located in Guidance-Room
103F (when you meet with your counselor).
 Look through all the materials about the program
and e-mail questions to Ms. Evans or MC’s Yvonne
Hu-Cotto, or stop by Ms. Evans’ office to speak in
person.
 Meet with Ms. Evans in the Counseling Office during
the week of Feb. 7th to discuss the program, select
class(es), and finalize the 2012-13 schedule planning
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All students will have an allotted time for these meetings
during their social studies classes
For More Information,
check out our websites
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http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/depar
tment.aspx?id=23873
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http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schoo
ls/woottonhs/programs/collegeinstitute/
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Contact Info
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Ms. Amy Evans-Wootton’s College Institute Coordinator
Amy_M_Evans@mcpsmd.org
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Ms.Yvonne Hu-Cotto-MC’s Academic Coordinator
Yvonne.Hu-Cotto@montgomerycollege.edu
Questions and Answers
* College Institute Application packet will
be due in mid-February
* Students will turn in the application to
Ms. Evans in Room 103F in Guidance