1 What is Dual Enrollment?
It is a program that provides an opportunity for qualified high school students to attend college classes and earn high school and college credit at the same time. Dual Enrollment students can take one or more college classes either on their high school campus, on the college campus, or online.
2.What are the benefits of Dual Enrollment?
Dual Enrollment saves money because tuition, lab fees, and textbooks are free to high school students. Since students can earn high school and college credit at the same time, they can shorten the time required to earn a college degree. Dual Enrollment offers challenging courses that are guaranteed to transfer to any public Florida College or University. Students who participate in Dual Enrollment graduate from college more often, earlier, and with better grades.
3. Who is eligible for Dual Enrollment?
Students who are Seniors and Juniors that have a 3.0 unweighted, cumulative GPA or higher. Students must also meet the required minimum test score levels. Students must have the recommendation from their high school guidance counselor and meet other requirements.
4. What are the required test scores to participate in Dual Enrollment?
A college-level Reading score is required to take any class as a Dual Enrollment student. If a student plans to take a class that requires college reading and writing and college level math, the required scores are as follows:
It is a program that provides an opportunity for qualified high school students to attend college classes and earn high school and college credit at the same time. Dual Enrollment students can take one or more college classes either on their high school campus, on the college campus, or online.
2.What are the benefits of Dual Enrollment?
Dual Enrollment saves money because tuition, lab fees, and textbooks are free to high school students. Since students can earn high school and college credit at the same time, they can shorten the time required to earn a college degree. Dual Enrollment offers challenging courses that are guaranteed to transfer to any public Florida College or University. Students who participate in Dual Enrollment graduate from college more often, earlier, and with better grades.
3. Who is eligible for Dual Enrollment?
Students who are Seniors and Juniors that have a 3.0 unweighted, cumulative GPA or higher. Students must also meet the required minimum test score levels. Students must have the recommendation from their high school guidance counselor and meet other requirements.
4. What are the required test scores to participate in Dual Enrollment?
A college-level Reading score is required to take any class as a Dual Enrollment student. If a student plans to take a class that requires college reading and writing and college level math, the required scores are as follows:
5. Can the PERT exam be taken more than once?
The exam may be taken twice for Dual Enrollment purposes. Prior to a second attempt on the PERT, students must show an alternate form of remediation has occurred since the first attempt. Alternate forms of remediation can include enrollment in a high school course, tutoring sessions, etc. If the student does not achieve qualifying scores we will only accept qualifying SAT or ACT scores.
6. When and where are Dual Enrollment courses taken?
Course may be taken at Colonial High School (see offerings) or Valencia College. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the college.
7. What courses are available to Dual Enrollment?
See Course Offerings for an updated list of offered course. Students can take academic college-level courses and or career and technical courses. We generally recommend an AA education plan, unless the student has another desired education track. All prerequisites must be met for all courses.
8. How many courses can Dual Enrollment students take each semester?
Dual Enrollment students may earn up to 12 credit hours per semester.
9.How do Dual Enrollment students remain eligible?
Students must maintain a 2.0 college GPA and continue to meet the high school GPA requirement. Students who fall below the GPA requirement will not be eligible to continue in the Dual Enrollment program. A student who withdraws from a Dual Enrollment course must return to the assigned high school for class assignment by the principal or designee. If a student withdraws from 2 courses he/she will be removed from the Dual Enrollment program.
10. Do Dual Enrollment students receive report cards?
Dual Enrollment students receive their high school report card with final grades and will have access to the Valencia grades through their Atlas account.
11. Will dual enrollment courses transfer to other colleges and universities?
Dual enrollment college credit will transfer to any public college or university offering the statewide course number and must be treated as though taken at the receiving institution. However, if students do not, upon high school graduation, attend the same college or university where they earned the dual enrollment credit, the application of transfer credit to general education, prerequisite, and degree programs may vary at the receiving institution.
12. Is dual enrollment right for everyone?
The dual enrollment program is an opportunity to take challenging courses and accelerate education opportunities. Students who successfully complete dual enrollment courses will save time toward their college degree and save money with free tuition and textbooks. Students should understand, however, that dual enrollment courses are college courses and the amount of work necessary to succeed in dual enrollment courses may be much greater than in high school courses. In addition, dual enrollment courses become a part of a student’s permanent college transcript and are calculated into the student’s permanent postsecondary GPA. It is important to do well in these courses to realize all the benefits of dual enrollment.
For more information please visit Valencia Community College: http://valenciacollege.edu/dual/
The exam may be taken twice for Dual Enrollment purposes. Prior to a second attempt on the PERT, students must show an alternate form of remediation has occurred since the first attempt. Alternate forms of remediation can include enrollment in a high school course, tutoring sessions, etc. If the student does not achieve qualifying scores we will only accept qualifying SAT or ACT scores.
6. When and where are Dual Enrollment courses taken?
Course may be taken at Colonial High School (see offerings) or Valencia College. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the college.
7. What courses are available to Dual Enrollment?
See Course Offerings for an updated list of offered course. Students can take academic college-level courses and or career and technical courses. We generally recommend an AA education plan, unless the student has another desired education track. All prerequisites must be met for all courses.
8. How many courses can Dual Enrollment students take each semester?
Dual Enrollment students may earn up to 12 credit hours per semester.
9.How do Dual Enrollment students remain eligible?
Students must maintain a 2.0 college GPA and continue to meet the high school GPA requirement. Students who fall below the GPA requirement will not be eligible to continue in the Dual Enrollment program. A student who withdraws from a Dual Enrollment course must return to the assigned high school for class assignment by the principal or designee. If a student withdraws from 2 courses he/she will be removed from the Dual Enrollment program.
10. Do Dual Enrollment students receive report cards?
Dual Enrollment students receive their high school report card with final grades and will have access to the Valencia grades through their Atlas account.
11. Will dual enrollment courses transfer to other colleges and universities?
Dual enrollment college credit will transfer to any public college or university offering the statewide course number and must be treated as though taken at the receiving institution. However, if students do not, upon high school graduation, attend the same college or university where they earned the dual enrollment credit, the application of transfer credit to general education, prerequisite, and degree programs may vary at the receiving institution.
12. Is dual enrollment right for everyone?
The dual enrollment program is an opportunity to take challenging courses and accelerate education opportunities. Students who successfully complete dual enrollment courses will save time toward their college degree and save money with free tuition and textbooks. Students should understand, however, that dual enrollment courses are college courses and the amount of work necessary to succeed in dual enrollment courses may be much greater than in high school courses. In addition, dual enrollment courses become a part of a student’s permanent college transcript and are calculated into the student’s permanent postsecondary GPA. It is important to do well in these courses to realize all the benefits of dual enrollment.
For more information please visit Valencia Community College: http://valenciacollege.edu/dual/