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DUAL ENROLLMENT

What is dual enrollment?

0High School & College Credit for the same class0At the High School0On the College Campus

Why dual enrollment?

0Challenging college-level courses

0Head start

0Save money

Dual enrollment grant

0 Up to $600 per semester (some restrictions apply)0 Pellissippi State currently adds additional funds to

offset fees0 You pay only ~ $39 per semester (for one 3 hour class)

0 Plus books0 Eligibility Requirements?

0 Junior or Senior0 3.0 high school GPA (2.0 career/tech. courses)0 19’s on ACT (or PLAN if you are a junior) – 13’s for

Career Tech

Dual enrollment grant (cont.)

0 2.75 college GPA to maintain grant0 Must select Pellissippi State as your college0 Must re-apply each semester0 USER NAME, PASSWORD, SECURITY QUESTIONS!!!!!0 Deadlines:

0Fall – September 15th [JULY]0Spring – February 1st [DECEMBER]

0Summer – May 1st [EARLY APRIL]

Payment

0Once you are registered for a class, you owe a balance.0The deadline by which that balance must be paid is

listed on the website and in the Enrollment Guide.0 If your balance is not paid in full by that date, you will

be dropped from your classes.0 In order to prevent your schedule from being

dropped, you should adhere to the deadlines recommended on the previous slide (NOT the deadlines on the TSAC web site).

Payment (cont.)

0 If your Dual Enrollment Grant is not posted to your account by the deadline, you must pay for your classes out of pocket. You will be reimbursed once your grant posts to your account. This could take several weeks.

The steps

01. Guidance Counselor02. Application03. ACT Scores04. Transcript05. Hepatitis B Form06. Grant Application07. Register for classes

0 At the high school0 At Pellissippi State

Am I eligible?

0Support of school guidance counselor and/or principal.

03.0 GPA019 ACT Math/19 ACT Reading (for classes involving

math skills)018 ACT English/19 ACT Reading (all classes)0Career/Technical Classes

0 2.0 GPA0 13’s on ACT sub-sections

Am I a good fit?

0Are you mature?0Are you responsible?0Do you take initiative?0Are you a good student?0Are you ready to be a college student?

Things to be aware of

0Dual enrollment students are treated the same as any other college student and are expected to adhere to all college rules – including the college calendar.

0Dual enrollment courses become a part of the student’s permanent college transcript.

0College professors will afford you a tremendous amount of “FREEDOM TO FAIL.” Don’t expect handholding.

0College professors CANNOT speak with parents about student attendance, grades, etc. unless the student signs a waver form.

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