Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment (DE) is a Georgia funded program that allows high school students to take college courses that can simultaneously count toward high school and college requirements.

Eligible students must:

• Attend eligible public, private, or home school high schools in Georgia

• Be enrolled in 10th, 11th or 12th grade

• • 10th grade students can participate in DE by enrolling in eligible CTAE courses at a Technical College (TCSG)

  • 10th graders must have a HOPE GPA of 3.5, a score of 1250 on the SAT or a composite 25 on the ACT, to be eligible to apply for enrollment in any participating TCSG or University System of Georgia (USG) to be able take any approved DE courses.

  • 11th and 12th grade students must have a HOPE GPA of 3.0 or higher, score 1050 on the SAT/PSAT or a Composite score of 20 on the ACT for enrollment in any USG DE program.

• Be a Georgia resident (no additional citizenship required)

• Meet college admissions requirements for their DE program

• Be on track for graduation

• Be in good academic standing

• Must not have already received a high school diploma

Funding and Cost:

• Eligible students receive 100% funding, up to 30 semester hours/45 quarter hours program Funding Cap, for:

• Tuition

• Books

• Mandatory fees

• Funding pays for approved core courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World/Foreign Languages) and Career Technical Agricultural Educational (CTAE) classes that are aligned with identified career pathways.)

• The funding is paid directly to the college. The award chart for Dual Enrollment can be found on GAFutures.

Impact on HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarships and Grants Eligibility

• Core credits earned and posted on the high school transcript are calculated into the student’s initial HOPE GPA, as described on GAFutures.

• Credit Hours paid for by DE are not counted toward the Attempted Hours or Combined Attempted Hours limit for HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship at the college level.

When considering Dual Enrollment (DE), students and parents should understand the characteristics of students who are successful in college classes. Students who are considering the DE program need to be:

• Organized

• Willing, eager, and able to take initiative

• Mature

• A self-advocate

• Flexible

• A good time manager

• Eligible for admission to the college

• Have reliable transportation and parking at both the college and high school

• Respond to and initiate communications with the college and high school in a timely manner (within 24 hours or less)

Douglas County High School's Deadlines

It is important to note that college deadlines often differ from the deadlines set below, and may be earlier. Students are encouraged to apply earlier than any posted deadline and where a college deadline might fall later, they will adhere to DCHS's deadlines.

Fall – May 1

Spring – November 1

Summer – April 1

1. Attend DCSS's mandatory DE Information Session.

2. Review admissions requirements for the desired college.

3. Apply to the college.

4. Request that an official transcript to be sent from the high school (if required).

5. Submit SAT/ACT/PSAT/ACCUPLACER scores directly to the college.

6. Meet with high school counselor to complete required paperwork and choose eligible courses.

**(Disclaimer: College deadlines may vary. You must follow the DCHS deadlines unless the college deadline is earlier.)

Georgia Highlands College (GHC)

Georgia State University (GSU)

Georgia State University: Perimeter College

Kennesaw State University(KSU)

University of West Georgia (UWG)

West Georgia Technical College (WGT)

Completed College DE Admissions Application (on college website)

Dual Enrollment Funding Application and DE Parent agreement

Additional forms may be required by the specific college. It is the student’s responsibility to provide these forms to the high school counselor, if needed.

• Check your email frequently for information from the college about your admission status.

• Sign up for the earliest possible orientation where you will learn about course registration and other important information.

• Register for classes that you and your counselor agreed upon. If you need help with this process contact LaRosa.Johnson@dcssga.org. (***Please Be Aware: It is important to be mindful of class times if you are a part time DE student***)

• Send your Detailed Schedule to your high school counselor. PDF is much preferred over screen shots and images. To save a webpage as a PDF:

• Open the printer settings for the browser (click Ctrl P as a shortcut)

• Change the printer setting to “Save as PDF” or “Microsoft to PDF”

• Click Save or Print

• Save the document

• Attach this document to an email to your high school counselor/DE coordinator.

*If you wish to make any changes to the courses that were agreed upon with your counselor, it is mandatory that you obtain permission from your counselor prior to registering for the course. You are required to resubmit a new schedule reflecting the change in order to receive funding for your class(es).