Dual Credit General Info

Student Eligibility

All high school students are eligible to participate in dual credit courses that follow a pathway leading to a credential or degree.

1. To establish eligibility for enrollment, a high school student must meet the following criteria:

a. Complete one or more career interest inventories and receive information about potential careers

b. Receive information outlining course requirements for completion of one or more pathways.

c. Select a pathway aligned to a credential or degree and the selected career.

d. Complete a Next Step Plan. Dual credit courses should support a student’s Five Year Plan or be a part of a post-secondary certificate or degree program.

e. Get pre-approval by the student’s school principal (or designee) prior to enrollment.

f. If a comparable class is offered on the home school campus students must petition the principal in order to take the college class. Core classes may not supplant high school graduation core credit classes unless allowed by RRPS.

g. Students must complete their Freshman year of high school.

2. Each student is allowed no more than three Dual Credit Courses to count on their transcript during their four years of high school. The only exception is if they are part of a Career Technical Education (CTE) Program, which requires students to submit applications to participate with parent approval.

3. It is imperative that students understand that if they do not obtain approval to take a course by a counselor and administration using the district Dual Credit Course Authorization Form, they will not receive credit and their book(s) will not be paid for by RRPS.

4. Students may decide on their own to take more than three courses at CNM or UNM, but they will not be given high school credit and students will be responsible for the cost of books. No authorization form is needed in this case.

5. RRPS will not cover the cost of books for summer sessions and dual credit class will not be placed on the student’s transcript.

First Semester and Provisional Enrollment—One Dual Credit Course per Semester

a. Students who demonstrate readiness— on standardized assessments of reading, writing, and mathematics (such as PARCC or AccuPlacer), for the college coursework of their pathway—may enroll in any first-term course of the pathway

b. Dual credit courses must be academic or career technical and not developmental or remedial.

Ongoing Eligibility—Two Dual Credit Courses per Semester

a. To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment in dual credit coursework, students must

i. continue to make progress toward high school graduation;

ii. be enrolled half-time at their high school until all high school graduation requirements (other than electives) have been met;

iii. obtain a course grade of C or better for each course taken;

iv. not obtain withdrawals (WP and WF) for transcribed dual credit courses taken.

b. Students earning a C grade or lower in a dual credit course may be subject to the HEI policy for satisfactory academic progress and will return to dual credit provisional status per Dual Credit Policy and Procedures.

c. Students earning a grade of C or better in dual credit courses taken

i. may register and enroll in college courses that are academic or career technical in nature and not developmental or remedial.

ii. may take two dual credit courses each semester;

iii. shall complete all first-term courses before enrolling in second-term courses;

iv. After completing all high school graduation credits, students may enroll in up to four courses per semester, subject to restrictions, within the memorandum of understanding (MOU).

d. Students earning a C or lower grade in a dual credit course, return to provisional dual credit status and

i. may register and enroll in a dual credit course in their pathway other than any previously taken;

ii. shall enroll in only one course per semester;

Graduated Seniors

a. Students who graduate at the end of a spring semester are no longer eligible to participate in dual credit for the following summer term.

b. Students who graduate at the end of a fall semester are no longer eligible to participate in dual credit coursework for the following spring term.

c. High school students participating in the dual credit program may not delay high school graduation in order to continue participation in the dual credit program.

Procedures:

1. Student obtains online dual enrollment authorization form from RRPS.net.

2. The student completes the following information: Name, school, program (CTE or Regular Dual Credit, Institution, Term and Year), college course(s) they would like to take.

3. Students submit the online form to counselors for approval.

4. Counselor checks classes students have signed up for to ensure they are on the approved course appendix.

5. Counselor ensures all information is filled out correctly (including name, program, year, course(s).

6. Counselor submits the online authorization form.

7. Students are able to register for class at the college. Students fill out the course and book information.

8. Form is submitted by the student to CTEC for final approval and verify if book(s) are available. CTEC will complete final approval on authorization form and forward to students and CNM or UNM if the book(s) is not available at CTEC.

9. No authorization form is needed for summer courses or courses beyond the 3 credit limit as these credits will not be placed on the high school transcript.

2020-2021 School Year

The following Dual Credit courses have been approved for high school Senior Core credit as well as college credit

These dual credit approved classes listed below will only count for Core (Math, Science) credit during a student's Senior year.

• EMS 1001 - First Responder Theory - Will count as high school elective science credit.

• BIO 1410 - Biology for Health Sciences - Will count as high school elective science credit.

• CHEM 1410 – Introduction to Chemistry - Will count as high school elective science credit.

• BIO 2110 - Microbiology - Will count as high school elective science credit.

• WELD 1030 – Welding Math - Will count as senior Math class.