Dual Enrollment

What is Dual Enrollment?

Students in grades 10-12 should consider taking Dual Enrollment classes. Dual Enrollment classes allow you to earn college credit while simultaneously earning high school credit. You take the course at Broadway High School in the classroom taught by a high school teacher who has been approved to deliver college content to high school students.

The cost is very affordable at about $93 per college class. There is no fee waiver available for Dual Enrollment classes.

Broadway High School offers Dual Enrollment courses through Blue Ridge Community College and Dabney S. Lancaster Community College such as English 12, Calculus, Marketing, Economics and Personal Finance, and Horticulture. See your counselor for a full listing of Dual Enrollment course offerings at Broadway.

Massanutten Technical Center (MTC) offers Dual Enrollment courses through Blue Ridge Community College and Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. Please contact MTC for a full listing of their Dual Enrollment course offerings.

Massanutten Regional Governor's School (MRGS) offers Dual Enrollment courses through Lord Fairfax Community College. Please contact MRGS for a full listing of their Dual Enrollment course offerings.

How do I sign up for a Dual Enrollment class?

• inform your school counselor of your interest
• complete the brief high school Dual Enrollment paper application
• sign permission form to send your high school transcript to the community college
• complete the brief online application for the community college offering the credit (save your login and password information)
• take the placement test for English and/or Math to show that you are "college-ready"
  • Exemption Option: PSAT/SAT/ACT test scores can be used instead of placement testing (see your career coach for details)
• pay for the Dual Enrollment course prior to the first day of class

Notes:

Students must earn a grade of at least a "C" in their Dual Enrollment course to receive college credit.

High school students who complete a Dual Enrollment course can request a free copy of their official college transcript by logging in to their college student account and making the request online.

For Future Dual Enrollment Students

Students who signed up to take dual enrollment classes through Blue Ridge Community College next year will not be taking any placement tests this Spring. Instead, other test scores (PSAT, SAT, ACT), your GPA, and high school transcript will be used to determine eligibility for dual enrollment courses.

For Current Dual Enrollment Students

All Current Dual Enrollment students should have received the following letter through email...

Dear Dual Enrollment Student,

As you may know from Friday’s email, the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System is instituting a default Pass/Withdraw/Incomplete grading scale for Spring Semester. You still have the option to receive letter grades (A, B, C, D, and F) but you must submit a request. This grading policy will not change the transferability of these course as long as you earn a P + or a letter grade of C. The VCCS has also extended withdraw dates (see bottom of the email). If you would like to request your letter grade for a course, see #3.

Policy Guidance:

1. Courses that have already ended prior to April 6, will follow the standard grading scale.

2. All courses that have not reached the course end date by April 6, 2020, will use the following grading scale:

P+

• Pass with a grade of “C” or higher
• Applies to college transfer, technical education, and developmental courses. A grade of P+ will not impact a student’s GPA.

P-

• Pass with a grade of “D”
• Applies to college transfer, technical education, and developmental courses. A grade of P- will not impact a student’s GPA.

W

• Withdraw
• A student may withdraw up until the last day of instruction without penalty. See VCCS Policy 5.6.0 and COVID-19 Guidance Message 11.

I

• Incomplete
• The faculty member and student may agree to a plan to complete remaining course requirements in the following semester. See VCCS Policy 5.6.0.

3. If you would like to request your earned letter grade/s (A, B, C, D, F) instead, you will need to complete the letter grade agreement found here for each course. Requests must be submitted by not later than the last day of class instruction (prior to administering the final exam or project for the course). A student may submit only one grade request per course, and the request is not revocable.

For your information, the “last day of class instruction” for Rockingham is May 28, 2020.

Policy Implementation:

• A grade of P+ or P- will not impact a student’s GPA.
• A transcript notation for Spring 2020 will document the grade definitions for P+ and P-. For college transfer courses, the P+ grade indicates that the student has completed the course with a grade of C or higher.
• This grading policy guidance is effective only for Spring Semester 2020.
• Most in-state institutions will accept a P+ for transfer purposes. However, some competitive admissions programs may need to request a letter grade in order to be competitive at the transferring institutions – please check with your transfer institution.