Dual Enrollment
Students that participate in Dual Enrollment will receive high school credit and college credit simultaneously while attending college classes on the college campus. Dual Enrollment provides high school students the opportunity to “jump start” post-secondary education during the high school years.
All students wishing to dual enroll at a post-secondary institution must complete these steps in order to participate in the Dual Enrollment Program:
Complete in this order:
1. Choose program of interest and meet eligibility requirements:
___Degree Program: Students with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.70 may dual enroll if the minimum test scores required for admissions to the college of choice are met. Please look on the college of interest’s webpage for admission requirements as they differ for each institution. Students with an unweighted GPA between 3.25 and 3.69 must meet these BCHS test score requirements: Redesigned SAT requires a minimum sub-score of 26 on reading, a 480 on math, and a 1050 total score. For the ACT, a minimum score of 20 on English, an 18 on Math, and a composite score of 20. Students enrolling at a technical college, may take the Accuplacer/Next Gen Exam in place of the SAT or ACT. The following minimum scores must be made: Reading – 236, Writing – 249, Quantitative Reasoning – 245.
___Technical Diploma or Certificate Program: Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.50. Students attending a technical college may take the Accuplacer/Next Gen Exam at the technical college of choice in place of the SAT or ACT. For Certificate/Diploma Programs students must meet these minimum scores: Reading – 224, Writing – 236, Arithmetic – 229. For Entry Level Workforce Programs students must meet these minimum scores: Reading – 218, Writing – 222, Arithmetic – 223.
2. Schedule a Parent Meeting with the Dual Enrollment Counselor by set Deadlines:
___After meeting the eligibility requirements, meet with your counselor to complete the Dual Enrollment Student Participation Agreement Form, Contact Form, and Dual Enrollment Funding Application.
___Parent Meetings must be conducted before December 1st for Spring Semester and before May 1st for Summer and Fall Semester enrollment. Be mindful that some colleges have earlier deadlines. If a college deadline is prior to that of Banks County’s, then the earlier deadline must be met.
3. Complete Applications Procedures after the Parent Meeting:
____Submit a completed college application for admission to the post-secondary institution, by the application deadline and include the signed Dual Enrollment Student Participation Agreement Form.
___Request your SAT scores from www.sat.org/register and/or your ACT scores from www.actstudent.org be sent to the college you plan to dual enroll with. Colleges will not accept them from your high school transcript.
___Submit a high school transcript to the post-secondary institution. You need to sign up for your transcript with the registrar 4 days in advance.
___Submit proof of lawful presence (copy of driver’s license, certified birth certificate, or passport) to the post-secondary institution.
4. After College Acceptance:
___Meet with your college advisor to register for classes, then bring a copy of your college schedule to your high school counselor.
Benefits to Dual Enrollment:
Academic Requirements:
Eligibility:
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Impact on Graduation:
Letter Grade From College = Numerical Score Entered at BCHS
A+ = 110
A = 105
A- = 100
B+ = 99
B = 95
B- = 90
C+ = 89
C = 86
C- =84
D+ =83
D =82
D- =80
F =69
Impact on Future Financial Aid:
Complete in this order:
1. Choose program of interest and meet eligibility requirements:
___Degree Program: Students with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.70 may dual enroll if the minimum test scores required for admissions to the college of choice are met. Please look on the college of interest’s webpage for admission requirements as they differ for each institution. Students with an unweighted GPA between 3.25 and 3.69 must meet these BCHS test score requirements: Redesigned SAT requires a minimum sub-score of 26 on reading, a 480 on math, and a 1050 total score. For the ACT, a minimum score of 20 on English, an 18 on Math, and a composite score of 20. Students enrolling at a technical college, may take the Accuplacer/Next Gen Exam in place of the SAT or ACT. The following minimum scores must be made: Reading – 236, Writing – 249, Quantitative Reasoning – 245.
___Technical Diploma or Certificate Program: Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.50. Students attending a technical college may take the Accuplacer/Next Gen Exam at the technical college of choice in place of the SAT or ACT. For Certificate/Diploma Programs students must meet these minimum scores: Reading – 224, Writing – 236, Arithmetic – 229. For Entry Level Workforce Programs students must meet these minimum scores: Reading – 218, Writing – 222, Arithmetic – 223.
2. Schedule a Parent Meeting with the Dual Enrollment Counselor by set Deadlines:
___After meeting the eligibility requirements, meet with your counselor to complete the Dual Enrollment Student Participation Agreement Form, Contact Form, and Dual Enrollment Funding Application.
___Parent Meetings must be conducted before December 1st for Spring Semester and before May 1st for Summer and Fall Semester enrollment. Be mindful that some colleges have earlier deadlines. If a college deadline is prior to that of Banks County’s, then the earlier deadline must be met.
3. Complete Applications Procedures after the Parent Meeting:
____Submit a completed college application for admission to the post-secondary institution, by the application deadline and include the signed Dual Enrollment Student Participation Agreement Form.
___Request your SAT scores from www.sat.org/register and/or your ACT scores from www.actstudent.org be sent to the college you plan to dual enroll with. Colleges will not accept them from your high school transcript.
___Submit a high school transcript to the post-secondary institution. You need to sign up for your transcript with the registrar 4 days in advance.
___Submit proof of lawful presence (copy of driver’s license, certified birth certificate, or passport) to the post-secondary institution.
4. After College Acceptance:
___Meet with your college advisor to register for classes, then bring a copy of your college schedule to your high school counselor.
Benefits to Dual Enrollment:
- Students can earn both high school and college credit simultaneously
- Eases transition into college
- Early start allows for saved money and time
Academic Requirements:
- The GPA and test score requirements listed on page 1, must be met for participation
- The college of interest may have lower requirements, but BCHS’ requirements must still be met
- The college of interest may have higher requirements than BCHS and would then have to be met.
Eligibility:
- Students must be enrolled in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade of a public or private school in Georgia.
- Meet the academic requirements of BCHS and be admitted to an eligible, participating college as a dual credit enrollment student.
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the eligible postsecondary institution.
- Summer sessions are available with the exception of the summer prior to ninth grade and the summer after your high school graduation date.
- Students have four school years of dual enrollment eligibility.
- Students must be enrolled in a minimum of three units of credit between the high school and postsecondary institution.
- 3 semester hours at the college is equivalent to 1 unit of high school credit
- Students choosing to be a full-time dual enrollment student must take at least 4 college courses AND 12 semester hours.
- Courses may be taken beyond the regular school hours and/or through on-line platforms.
- Any course taken at the college through dual enrollment must be on the approved course directory in order for funding to be received. You may access the directory at www.gafutures.org
- Only core, degree level courses, through dual enrollment, receive a .5 weight for the HOPE GPA and count as rigor courses for HOPE eligibility.
- The high school awards a 10 point weight to the percent grade, up to 110, for passing dual enrollment courses. This weighted grade is used for class rankings and determination of honor graduate status. GSFC will remove this weight and add their .5 weight.
- Dual enrollment courses will become part of the student’s high school and college permanent transcripts.
- There are no equivalents of Algebra 2, so all students must take this course through the high school.
- Students enrolled in dual enrollment for American Literature, Physical Science, US History or Economics do not have to take the associated End of Course test.
- Students enrolled in dual enrollment for 9th Grade Lit/Comp, Algebra 1, Geometry or Biology will have to take the associated End of Course test, and it will be averaged in at 20% of the college grade and will then be placed on the high school transcript.
- The college may not communicate with parents or the high school if a problem arises. The college will only communicate with students. It is important that students self-advocate.
- Students need to regularly check their college and high school emails for information. Students must also be familiar with the syllabus for each class including due dates and attendance policy.
- The college and the high school may have different calendars. The student is expected to be in attendance at whichever institution is in session.
- Credits earned through Dual Enrollment may or may not transfer to another postsecondary institution. Determinations of transfer credit are made only by the receiving institution. More information can be found at www.gatracs.org
- The U.S. Department of Education requires that all post-secondary institutions provide training on sexual assault awareness and prevention under Title IX, 4 C.F.R. 106.
Extra-Curricular Activities:
- Students are allowed to participate in high school competitive and other extracurricular events. They must pass 3 units of credit the semester prior to participation and be on track for graduation to be eligible as required by the GA High School Association and Rule 160-5-1-.18 Competitive Interscholastic Activities Grade 6-12.
- The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) will pay the standard tuition rate for bachelor’s degree courses at public and technical institutions.
- Many colleges waive all mandatory fees for dual enrolled students. The college will loan you textbooks at no cost. If the textbooks are lost are damaged the student will pay the replacement fee.
- The student will be responsible for any course-specific fees, such as lab fees.
- The credit hours for which you receive dual enrollment funding will not be included in the HOPE scholarship combined paid-hours limit.
- Students must complete a dual enrollment funding application through www.gafutures.org prior to every semester of participation. Failure to do so in a timely manner could result in the student being dropped from his/her college classes or being charged for the classes out of pocket.
Impact on Graduation:
- Students that receive a failing grade on a college course will then receive a failing grade on their high school transcript. If a student fails to pass the courses required for high school graduation, he/she will not be permitted to participate in the May graduation ceremony.
- Students must notify the high school counselor if their enrollment status changes at any time at the eligible postsecondary institution. Students that withdrawal from courses at the college, must return to the high school for equivalent courses. Failure to do so would result in an F on their high school transcript.
- Students who withdraw from a course during a summer session, must return to the high school and enroll in the equivalent course during summer school. If there is not an equivalent course or there is not enough time during the remainder of summer school, an F would be placed on the high school transcript.
- Students are required to have their college transcripts sent to the high school by given deadlines. Final grades reported as numerical scores by post-secondary institutions will be posted exactly as reported with a 10 point weight up to 110. Post-secondary institutions awarding final grades as letter grades only will be converted to numerical scores as shown.
Letter Grade From College = Numerical Score Entered at BCHS
A+ = 110
A = 105
A- = 100
B+ = 99
B = 95
B- = 90
C+ = 89
C = 86
C- =84
D+ =83
D =82
D- =80
F =69
Impact on Future Financial Aid:
- Dual Enrollment Standards of Academic Progress Rule: students must maintain a 2.5 GPA and complete 67% of all attempted coursework.
- A student must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined and certified by the Eligible Post-secondary Institution. Failure to do so could result in the loss of all financial aid for future semesters until the student attains SAP.
- All dual enrollment students who fall below a 2.0 GPA or are placed on academic probation at the college will be dismissed from the program. Students who earn a 2.0 – 2.49 GPA will have one semester to raise their overall GPA to a 2.5. Failure to earn an overall GPA of 2.5, the following semester will result in dismissal from the program.
- Students must maintain a 67% course completion rate each semester, at the post-secondary institution of enrollment, or they will be removed from the dual enrollment program.
Placement Exam Study Resources:
For SAT:
College Board: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice
Kahn Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
For ACT:
ACT Academy: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html
For Accuplacer:
Accuplacer Study App: http://www.laniertech.edu/downloads/ACCUPLACER_STUDY_APP.pdf
Accuplacer Study Guide: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf
For SAT:
College Board: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice
Kahn Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
For ACT:
ACT Academy: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html
For Accuplacer:
Accuplacer Study App: http://www.laniertech.edu/downloads/ACCUPLACER_STUDY_APP.pdf
Accuplacer Study Guide: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf