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CN - College Now. A concurrent enrollment partnership in which eligible high school sophomores, juniors or seniors (or 9th grade students identified as gifted with a current IEP) may enroll in selected college classes offered at, and in cooperation with, the high school. Students must be non-degree seeking at the time of concurrent enrollment.

CN Building Administrator. Serves as the administrative contact at the secondary school site.

CN Building Representative. An individual, typically a counselor, designated to be the initial point of contact for the College Now program at the secondary school site.

CN Instructor. A qualified and approved high school instructor at the secondary school site teaching a CN course.

CN Liaison. A designated JCCC assistant professor, associate professor, or professor who serves as the academic liaison for a CN course or discipline.

Concurrent Enrollment Partnership (CEP). "[A]greement means a written memorandum of understanding between an eligible postsecondary institution and a school district for the purpose of offering college-level learning to students who have been accepted for concurrent enrollment partnership in off-campus classes at a high school at which approved high school teachers teach college credit classes during the normal school day." (KBOR IV.8.b.vii)

Concurrent Enrollment Pupil. "[M]eans a person who is enrolled in classes at a high school at which approved high school teachers teach college credit classes during the normal school day, who is in either grades 10,11 or 12, or a 9th grade student identified as gifted with a current Individual Educational Plan (IEP) and is acceptable or has been accepted for enrollment at an eligible postsecondary institution." (KBOR IV.8.b.i.)

JCCC Course Outline. The approved outline for a particular course that serves as the foundation for the JCCC Course Syllabus.

JCCC Course Syllabus. Based upon the JCCC Course Outline and formatted according to the JCCC Educational Affairs Committee Course Syllabus Guidelines, the JCCC Course Syllabus is designed to provide course information, expectations, grading rationale, etc.

On-Campus Classes. Classes taught by JCCC faculty on the JCCC campus or one of the JCCC satellite sites.

Secondary School Site. A high school or other designated location providing secondary education.