Yes, check the PLTW website at pltw.org. There are national end-of-course assessments. College credit is not automatically assigned — individual universities will have their own specific guidelines for accepting the credit. Students/parents should check with specific universities regarding acceptance of PLTW credit.

Each PLTW course is year-long.

Indian Prairie does not offer summer PLTW courses.

IED and POE are the foundation courses and it is required that students begin with one of these two courses. Students will then choose a path for further coursework. PLTW Capstone is the capstone course and should be taken as a final course during senior year.

Software-related homework will not be assigned.

Yes. All PLTW courses are honors-level courses and are weighted.

There will be minimal duplication; however, PLTW will allow students to use these skills in a problem-based team approach.

PLTW courses are full year courses and count as electives. Choices will have to be made when balancing a schedule. Students and parents will need to determine the plan that best meets the student’s needs.

The lab fee for each PLTW course (except PLTW Capstone) is $20. The lab fee for PLTW Capstone is $50.