South Carolina is at the forefront nationally with an exciting statewide initiative which is bringing
together high school and college faculty to examine the sequence and scope of high school exit
courses in English, mathematics, and science in relation to entry-level college courses in those same
disciplines. Fifteen high school and college faculty members from across South Carolina have been
selected to participate in this first statewide collaborative effort of its kind in the nation. The project,
known as the South Carolina Course Alignment Project (SC CAP), is led by the South Carolina
Commission on Higher Education in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education
and the South Carolina Technical College System. The project is being facilitated by the nationallyrenowned
Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) which performs consulting work
nationally and internationally in the areas of college readiness and criterion-based, standardsreferenced
course analysis. EPIC works with several states including Texas, Maine, and
Massachusetts, and clients such as the College Board.
The goal of the SC CAP is first to determine and subsequently to increase the degree of course
alignment – that is, curricular connections – between high school courses and entry-level college
courses so students can transition more easily and successfully from secondary to postsecondary
education. According to a recent report,
Education,
Carolina is one of the smallest in the country, about 32% of young adults aged 18 to 24 are currently
enrolled in college, and only 56% of first-time, full-time students complete a bachelor’s degree
within six years of college entrance. Improving alignment between high school and postsecondary
systems will help address these problems by improving retention and reducing the need for
remediation.Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card for Higherthe proportion of students graduating from high school within four years in South
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