• Tuition, fees, and textbook costs are waived meaning you can earn college credits early on for FREE

• Will earn college credit with a passing grade in class rather than based on your score in an end-of-course exam (like AP credits)

• Classes count towards BOTH your high school and college diploma, meaning you finish your senior year graduation requirements as D.E

• Hundreds of class options and curriculum flexibility

• Can help you accumulate enough college credits to graduate college early

• Opportunity to graduate with both your high school diploma and A.A (2 years completed of Bachelor's degree

• Can easily transfer credits and A.A degree to in-state public universities

MDC:

• Minimum 3.5 high school unweighted GPA (out of 4.00 scale)

• Passed college readiness exams such as PERT, SAT or ACT (to learn how Covid-19 has impacted testing click here)

• Intent to pursue a post-secondary degree

• Approval from high school principal, counselor, your parent/guardian

• College GPA must be above 2.0

FIU:

• High school transcript

• Overall academic average of 4.00

• Minimum SAT of 1380 or ACT of 29

• Written Statement

• Letter from high school principal or counselor

*Note: FIU's early admissions program is more competitive*

MDC:

• https://www.mdc.edu/future-students/high-school/dual-enrollment.aspx

• https://www.mdc.edu/future-students/high-school/dual-enrollment-option2.aspx

• https://www.mdc.edu/future-students/docs/2020/associate-in-arts-pathway-guide-effective-2197.pdf

• https://www.mdc.edu/future-students/docs/2020/2020-2021-de-equivalency-list.pdf

FIU:

• https://admissions.fiu.edu/how-to-apply/high-school-student/index.html

• https://admissions.fiu.edu/how-to-apply/freshman-applicant/index.html

• https://dualenrollment.fiu.edu/courses/university-core-curriculum-updated-4-7-2021.pdf

• https://dualenrollment.fiu.edu/courses/index.html