What are articulated high school and ROP courses?
An articulated high school course is one in which a determination has been made that a course offered at the secondary level is comparable to a specific community college course. In the Tri-Valley area, this determination is made by the discipline faculty from the high school (or ROP) and Las Positas College (through a formal process approved by the Las Positas Curriculum Committee). Course, which had previously been identified as 2+2, fall into this area, and should now be referred to as “Noncredit Articulated High School Courses”. Articulated high school courses can be applied to Las Positas Requirements, but cannot (per Title 5 Code) be granted college credit, unless the student or course has also qualified under the Credit by Examination process (see discussion below). There are several advantages to pursuing articulated courses at the high school level. Students moving from high school to Las Positas College will be much better prepared if the expectations of the college faculty a
