Community Engagement and Public Service Activities

About Us

Advance College Project (ACP) is a dual-enrollment partnership between Indiana University and select high schools throughout Indiana and surrounding states. IU courses taught through the ACP program provide both high school and college credits (known as concurrent or dual enrollment) and allow students to fulfill high school graduation requirements as well as start building their college career. IU Courses are taught during the regular school day by certified high school teachers who hold adjunct lecturer status through IU.

The ACP program is designed for high school juniors and seniors who desire more advanced academic work. ACP is not a gifted and talented program, but potential students should demonstrate a solid academic foundation and motivation to successfully earn college credits. The ACP program will engage students in college courses and help prepare them for future academic work.

As a prestigious research university respected throughout the country, IU is known for its quality education which applies to ACP program as well. IU credits earned through the ACP program will build the student's IU transcript. These credits are accepted and transferable to many public and private universities. The ACP program will jumpstart the student's academic career, however, student participation in ACP does not constitute automatic admission to IU.

ACP has a rich tradition educating high school students and preparing them for college. The program began in 1982 with six Indiana high schools enrolling 269 students. Currently, 550 certified ACP instructors will instruct IU college courses to more than 16,000 students in 170 high schools across four states. The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) is the accrediting body of ACP, which IU helped found in 1999.

Benefits of ACP

Benefits for Students:

• Earn college credits while still in high school
• An enriched and challenging curriculum that reduces the duplication between the last years of high school and the first years of college
• Individualized instruction from teachers than might be possible from college professors
• Confidence that derives from success in a college course
• A cost of only $25 per credit or free for students who qualify financially

Benefits for Teachers:

• Professional relationships with other ACP teachers and faculty
• Professional development opportunities through IU
• An allowance from ACP to purchase books and materials to assist in teaching the IU course
• Access to various IU resources

Benefits for High Schools:

• Curriculum coordination between the high school and IU
• Partnership with an outstanding research and teaching university
• Assistance from ACP with meeting state education guidelines

Courses Taught: 

• BIOL-L100
• CHEM-C101
• CHEM-C121
• ECON-E103
• ECON-E104
• EDUC-F103
• EDUC-F200
• ENG-L202
• ENG-W131
• FREN-F203
• GER-G102
• GER-G203
• GER-G150
• HIST-H105
• MATH-M118
• MATH-M215
• MATH-M216
• MATH-M119
• PHSL-P130
• PHYS-P221
• POLS-Y103
• SPAN-S102
• SPAM-S203
• SPAN-S204
• SPCH-S121

Special Education majors complete their student teaching requirement with Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp: Bittersweet Elementary School

Art & Music Education majors complete their student teaching requirement with Elkhart Community Schools: West Side Middle School

Dr. Davis, Dean of School of Education at IUSB serves as co-chair of the Education Committee for the South Bend History Museum. The committee has worked with the partner school districts (PHM and SBCSC) to nominate individual teachers to serve on the committee and provide guidance on the use of museum resources for instruction. Several of the individuals who were recommended from both corporations participated in the inaugural meeting in February 2021. 

Students from the Elkhart Area Career Center come to campus for a tour, lunch, and career exploration. This is an opportunity to connect with students and help them explore educational opportunities beyond high school.

Arts open house in the Spring (around spring break). IUSB faculty did portfolio reviews. Tour the facilities. Recruitment.

Dr. Kyoko Takanashi has worked with Mishawaka High School’s Early College program in 2017, 2018, and 2019 on bringing their 9th graders in the Summer Bridge Program to IUSB for an early college experience.  "The goal of Mishawaka High School's Early College program is to help students who will be first-time college-goers in their families achieve academic success.  The students who will be involved in our EC are not traditional "honors" students, but they have solid academics, and are the type of students who, with support, will be college-bound."  The Summer Bridge is for entering 9th graders who were in general classes (but got a B+ or better) and who will be taking Honors English in the fall."

Dr. Luppes, a World Language studies professor has visited the German Programs at different high schools since 2014. The desire is to establish connections with German teachers in K-12 and to encourage students to continue with German as long as they can in HS and at IUSB or wherever they go to university.