If you are interested in taking dual enrollment courses please note that colleges and universities operate independently from East Pennsboro.
Indicate on the back of your course selection form that you are interested in dual enrollment. You will not have dual enrollment courses placed on your schedule until you register for courses through the selected college/university during the summer. The school counselors will hold information sessions about dual enrollment with students who have indicated interest on the back of their form.
Pick courses as though you are not taking dual enrollment courses. You should have 7 credits of classes requested plus 3 alternative courses on your sheet.
Students must complete or have scheduled sufficient credits to meet graduation requirements
(Incoming Juniors interested in dual enrollment must be on track to accumulate at least 19 credits in all necessary content areas by the end of their Junior year. Incoming Seniors must be on track to accumulate 25 credits in all necessary content areas by the end of their Senior year)
Be in good academic standing (no previous high school failures)
No outstanding attendance issues, disciplinary infractions, etc
Dual enrollment courses taken and successfully completed by the students will satisfy East Pennsboro's graduation credit requirements, but will not be used in the student's grade point average calculation.
3.0 college credits will be recorded as 1.0 high school credit on the high school transcript
High school students only schedule 7.0 high school credits per school year, therefore a student enrolled in dual enrollment cannot exceed that number of credits when factoring in their high school courses and their dual enrollment courses
The cost of the dual enrollment course is the responsibility of the student/family
Transportation (to and from the college) is the responsibility of the student/family
The dual enrollment course must occur during the school year
After registering for a dual enrollment course students must complete the EPAHS Dual Enrollment Commitment Form: EPAHS Dual Enrollment Commitment Form
During high school course selection students should still select their 7.0 credits of high school classes (and 3 alternate electives). School counselors will adjust a student’s schedule to meet their dual enrollment needs once this is confirmed with the college.
If your student has an idea of where they would like to attend college inquire with that college whether they would accept dual enrollment credits. Some colleges are selective in whether they will accept dual enrollment credits or if they will only accept certain courses, therefore it is good to inquire before you spend your money.
Shop it out in terms of cost per credit and course offerings. East Pennsboro Area High School has a dual enrollment partnerships with the following colleges/universities: Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), Central Penn College, Harrisburg University, Messiah University, and Shippensburg University.
Creating a mixed schedule of high school and dual enrollment courses can be tricky, especially if the student is electing to take an on campus dual enrollment course. For flexibility of the schedule and transportation needs consider enrolling in an online or even an online/asynchronous dual enrollment course. If a student chooses to take an online course they may complete this course in the high school library during one of our high school class periods.
After successful completion of dual enrollment course(s) students should request from the partnering dual enrollment university that their dual enrollment transcript be sent directly to the college/university they will be attending after graduation.