Course Registration
Important Documents
Incoming Freshmen
Welcome Freshmen!
We are excited to welcome our newest class to Lorena High School! To complete the registration process, parents and students will need to complete a Freshman Choice Sheet and to select an endorsement. Choice sheets and endorsement forms must be signed and turned in before students can register for their freshmen classes. For more information, students and parents may reference Lorena High School HB 5 graduation requirements and LHS Endorsements.
Dual Credit
We are pleased to be able to offer Lorena High School students the opportunity to enroll in dual credit classes. A dual credit class is a course in which a student receives both high school and college credit. Currently, Lorena High School students have the opportunity to enroll in dual credit programs through McLennan Community College (MCC) and Texas State Technical College (TSTC). Traditionally, Lorena High School students take dual credit courses in the junior and/or senior year of high school.
Students enrolled in dual credit classes receive many benefits: a head start on college coursework and reasonable tuition and fees; however, dual credit candidates also need to take precautions to avoid potential pitfalls:
Dual credit students are building a college transcript, and grades earned will be recorded permanently on the college academic record.
Many classes taken as dual credit will transfer to a student's future college and/or major, but some do not. It is the student's responsibility to research potential colleges and majors to investigate whether or not a dual credit class will transfer and be helpful in meeting future academic goals.
More information about dual credit at MCC can be found at http://dc.mclennan.edu
The process for completing the dual credit process is as follows:
MCC
Review this Powerpoint with dual credit information
Complete the Dual Credit Course Request at: gateway.mclennan.edu
Click here for: Parent Portal Directions
Click here for: Student Portal Directions
Make arrangements to take the TSI (Texas Success Initiative) assessment
This will be given at school on a date to be determined
Students can be exempt from taking TSI through an ACT or SAT test score
Click here for approved dual credit courses: Dual Credit Courses
Complete the Tuition Fee Waiver form if applicable (MCC only)
Get the Bacterial Meningitis Vaccine if taking courses on the college campus
Turn in all application materials to your counselor by the assigned deadline!
TSTC
Get with your counselor to learn about the registration process
Review the TSTC Dual Credit Checklist
Apply online at www.waco.tstc.edu/apply
Make arrangements to take the TSI
Complete the TSTC Permit to Register form
Turn in all application materials to your counselor by the assigned deadline!
TSTC dual credit students attend tuition-free!
AP Registration Information
There will be an AP meeting in May where expectations, contract and summer assignment will be given out. The AP test will be a requirement for those students enrolled in AP.