College Credit (dual credit) Classes
Fletcher provides the opportunity for diligent students with good grades to earn college credits while attending Fletcher.  The dual credit courses offered include some of the General Education courses required by most colleges and universities. The college credits are granted by Southern Adventist University and are transferable to most colleges and universities. The Dual Credit classes may be taught by a FA teacher or online with SAU.  Some of the classes listed may not be available each year.  Students enrolled in Dual Credit classes pay a small percentage of SAU’s regular tuition charges and full-price for all textbooks. Full payment is due prior to the beginning of all Dual Credit classes. Payment may not be charged to the student’s account.  Students must meet the minimum GPA and assessment test requirement.  Dropping a Dual Credit Course may forfeit all payment for the course.

BUAD 105 Personal Software 3 semester hours An application course where students use spreadsheets to present business data. In a hands-on environment a spreadsheet is the vehicle for classifying, summarizing, analyzing, automating, and presenting data to enhance management’s decision-making capability.

BUAD 128 Personal Finance 3 semester hours A course in basic economic concepts and business terminology and practices designed to provide the techniques to manage personal finances. Budgeting, consumerism, insurance, home ownership, and investments are included in the topics covered. This course will count as one-half unit of Economics for graduation requirements.

ENGL 101 College Composition 3 semester hours Prerequisite: ACT score of 18 or higher.  ENGL 101 emphasizes specific writing skills and principles focusing strongly on the writing process, especially revision. Students write expository essays organized according to prescribed modes. This course can replace one semester of English IV for graduation requirements.

ERSC 105 Earth Science (e-4) 3 semester hours A non-mathematical and qualitative introduction, for non-science majors, to the areas of physical geography, geology, and meteorology. Special consideration is given the environment-consideration or pollution of natural resources.  This course (or PHYS 127 Exploring Physics) will count as one unit of science for graduation requirements.

MATH 120 Pre-calculus Algebra 3 semester hours Prerequisite: Completion of Algebra II with a grade of B or better and an ACT score of 19 or better. This course covers the real and complex number system; algebraic equations and inequalities; functions and their graphs including polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; conic sections. This course fulfills the 1st semester of the Pre-calculus requirement for the college prep diploma.

MATH 121 Pre-calculus Trigonometry 2 semester hours Prerequisite: Completion of Pre-Calculus Algebra with a grade of C or better. This course includes the trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric equations and identities, trigonometric form of complex numbers, vectors, and other applications. Additional topics include: Sequences, series, and probability, systems of equations and matrices. This completes the 2nd half of college prep diploma Pre-calculus requirement.

MUHL 115 Listening to Music 3 semester hours A course designed to acquaint the student with the major composers, musical styles, and forms of Western music. Two listening periods per week are required. This course will count as one unit of Fine Arts in meeting graduation requirements.

PHSY 127 Exploring Physics 3 semester hours An in-depth exploration of various fundamental topics in an activity-based, directed-inquiry (lab/lecture) format. Topics may include motion, light, sound, and energy.  This course (or ERSC 105 Earth Science) will count as one unit of science for graduation requirements.

PSYC 122 General Psychology 3 semester hours A beginning course in the basic principles and concepts of psychology. Special attention is given to provide an exposure to a wide variety of human behaviors, which may include but are not limited to: sensation, perception, learning, memory, thinking, development motivation and personality. Included in this course are 20 hours of active learning experience, which may include field experiences outside the classroom.

RELB 125 Life and Teachings of Jesus 3 semester hours. A study of the life, ministry, and teachings of Jesus with special emphasis on His teachings as they apply to the personal, social, and religious problems of the individual. This course will replace one semester of Bible IV for graduation requirements.