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Overview

Dual Enrollment is a special course offering available to our La Quinta Blackhawks. Our students can take college courses online or on our campus while also attending their regularly scheduled classes during the day. Most importantly:

• • All student services fees are waived

  • All Unit fees are waived

  • Textbooks are provided for all on high school campus college courses

  • The program is FREE to all students

  • Students may take up to 15 college units between the high school and the college campus each major term (approval required by HS and College)

  • Builds confidence

  • Students are on their home campus which is less intimidating when starting college courses

  • Students do not need to worry about transportation to the college campus

  • Dual Enrollment gets the student on their program of study(pathway) faster which saves the student time and money

  • The Dual Enrollment program helps to transition the students from high school to college rigor, policies and procedures

  • Credit-bearing college courses are counted as elective high school credits

  • Most college courses are CSU and or UC approved.

  • Student earns college grade based on multiple and varied assessments throughout a course, not just from one high-stakes test.

  • Student earns transcript college credit at the time they successfully pass the course.

What’s IGETC?

The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a series of courses that California community college students can complete to satisfy most freshman/sophomore-level general education requirements before transferring to UC or CSU.

If you choose to follow IGETC in order to transfer to UC or CSU, you’ll want to:

Check with your transfer advisor to make sure your courses satisfy IGETC requirements.

Complete all the IGETC courses before you transfer. Otherwise, you'll need to satisfy the specific freshman/sophomore-level general education requirements of your UC & CSU college or school.

For IGETC subject and unit requirement:

IGETC College Tracker

What if I don’t complete IGETC?

Even if you don’t complete all IGETC requirements, some California community colleges may grant partial IGETC certification to students missing no more than two requirements. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Certification of IGETC completion is the responsibility of the last California community college you attend.

Students should verify that their UC school/college/major program will accept partial certification.