WCPS Dual Enrollment
WCPS Dual Enrollment
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Dual Enrollment allows high school students to enroll in courses offered by accredited and approved institutions of higher education during high school fall and spring semesters. Early college dual enrollment opportunities allow students to receive a high school diploma, an associate degree, or up to two years of college credit, by taking a mixture of high school and college classes. Typically, students have fewer high school courses because college level courses are substituted for their high school courses. Students can use early college experiences to help them prepare and accelerate for completion of a four-year degree. Students, in their junior and senior years, typically spend most or all of their day on a college campus. Students may be able, depending on course schedules, to remain involved in high school extra-curricular activities. High school counselors are prepared with additional information regarding dual enrollment opportunities.
Eligibility
Eligibility
High school students (as determined by WCPS based upon credits earned) are eligible to enroll in dual enrollment courses provided that the student meets the college / university’s standards for acceptance as a non-degree-seeking student each semester as follows:
Have an overall unweighted GPA of 2.75
Completed a minimum of 16 high school graduation credits
Meets full time student enrollment criteria as set forth in the WCPS High School Course catalog
Submission of the WCPS “Dual Enrollment Certification Form”
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Steps to Enroll
Steps to Enroll
1) Complete a college/university dual enrollment certification form and have it signed by the principal or designee.
2) Complete the college/university application for admission.
3) Complete any required college/university diagnostic assessment sequence.
4) Meet the pre-requisite requirements for any course to be taken.
5) Submit a current high school transcript.
6) Complete a registration form with an approved faculty advisor from college/university.
Receiving Credit
Receiving Credit
Upon successful completion of the course(s), the student will receive academic credit documented on an official college / university transcript. High school students who earn academic credit will have college course titles posted on their college transcript regardless of the title of the high school course. The college or university will directly submit a college transcript to the student’s high school. High school credit will be awarded as determined by WCPS.
Upon successful completion of the course(s), the student will receive academic credit documented on an official college / university transcript. High school students who earn academic credit will have college course titles posted on their college transcript regardless of the title of the high school course. The college or university will directly submit a college transcript to the student’s high school. High school credit will be awarded as determined by WCPS.
Course Drop / add
Course Drop / add
Students will follow the WCPS timeline for dropping a course and not the college / university drop add timeline which states students who withdraw from a semester course after the 1st progress reports are issued, will receive a failing grade for that semester course. In the event a student withdraws from a dual enrollment course after the WCPS drop/add deadline, the student may no longer be eligible to participate in the dual enrollment program, and the student and parent/guardian will need to meet with their building principal before being scheduled for any additional dual enrollment courses.
Students will follow the WCPS timeline for dropping a course and not the college / university drop add timeline which states students who withdraw from a semester course after the 1st progress reports are issued, will receive a failing grade for that semester course. In the event a student withdraws from a dual enrollment course after the WCPS drop/add deadline, the student may no longer be eligible to participate in the dual enrollment program, and the student and parent/guardian will need to meet with their building principal before being scheduled for any additional dual enrollment courses.
Contact your school counselor for more information.
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