Articulation
Articulation simply means the high school course objectives match the college course objectives. In other words, what you did in some CTE courses in high school was college level. Therefore, you do not have to retake them.
Here is the comparison of Articulation, Dual Credit, AP exam courses:
Articulated Courses | Dual Credit Courses | Advanced Placement |
| No testing required until college course placement | College level placement test scores required | No testing required until college course placement |
| No tuition or fees | Half tuition and all fees required | Payment for testing to College Board exams |
| Technical skill acquired – applicable to work | Mostly Academic – minimal technical skill acquired | Mostly Academic - minimal technical skill |
| Student meets criteria and applies for credit | Automatic Credit | Student meets criteria and applies for credit |
| Agreement between LSCS (all campuses) and ISD | Agreement between college campus and ISD | LSCS faculty teams decide which exams cover what course material |
| Courses transfer in a completed AAS to partnering universities | Courses transfer individually to accepting universities | Credit may or may not transfer, depends on the institution |
| Credit toward Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) | Credit toward Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) | Credit toward Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP) |