Dual & Concurrent Enrollment

1. What are the eligibility requirements?

Eligibility will be verified using the student's previous grades and attendance history.

• Minimum GPA of 2.0 (C Average)

• Stable attendance

• Students who can benefit from accelerating their academic or vocational careers are eligible and welcome. 

• Students who need remedial work, work to make-up for failed high school classes, are not eligible and must be served by Insight.

2. How do I Sign up?

• Select the community college you want to attend and apply online

• Review the course catalog for courses you’re interested in taking

• Most colleges have a concurrent enrollment application form that HS students need to complete

• Students must submit a copy of the high school concurrent enrollment application to the Insight          School Counselor prior to enrollment in each semester he/she wishes to participate. 

• Email this form to School Counselor for signature at least 2 weeks prior to college deadline

• Also remember that you can only take community college courses IF it’s a class that Insight         does not offer.

3. What are the steps to enroll?

• Get the Form

  • Contact the community college (by phone, in-person, or email) to receive a concurrent enrollment registration form for high school students. Most schools have this form.

• Look up Courses

  • Review the community college's online course catalog and select the courses you want to take. Make sure you read the description of the course and you meet the prerequisites (if there are any) for the course. 

• Fill out the Form

  • Get your parent's approval for attending a college class and have them sign the concurrent enrollment form (if under 18). 

• Send School Counselor the information

  • Send the completed concurrent enrollment form to your School Counselor via email to obtain her signature and discuss your selection. 

  • This form needs to be scanned and emailed to your counselor.

• Counselor will review and sign the form and send back to you. 

  • Give us at least 1 week to get the form back to you. 

  • Don't wait until last minute or you might miss deadlines.

• Complete an admissions application from the college and take it to the Admissions & Records Office along with the concurrent enrollment form. 

  • You will be required to take assessment tests if you enroll in English or Math courses and you must adhere to any prerequisite requirements. 

  • You must fill out a separate high school concurrent enrollment form for each semester you wish to attend. 

4. How many credits will I get?

Credit Conversion

College Credit             High School Credit

         1 unit =           3 credits

   2 units    =           6 credits

   3 units           =           10 credits

   4 units           =           13 credits

   5 units           =           16 credits

5. How do I receive credit?

In order to receive high school credit, you will need to send the Insight office and your School Counselor an official transcript with the class taken from the community college.  

Those transcripts can be sent to recordsdepartment@caliva.org OR fax it to (805) 581-0330.

Please allow up to 1 week for a signature for concurrent enrollment paperwork.