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What is Dual
Enrollment?
The Dual Enrollment Program, a state-approved,
cooperative community venture provided by Walters State Community
College, offers qualified high school students an opportunity to receive
college credit at a relatively low cost while they complete their
secondary education. It is designed to supplement and enrich students’
high school experiences by providing access to collegiate education
without interrupting their normal high school activities. The program
has been successfully implemented in several school systems within the
Walters State service area. Earned credits transfer to two-year and
four-year accredited institutions from Walters State according to the
discretion of the receiving institution.
Advantages of Dual
Enrollment
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Student jump start their college experience and
accelerate their college education.
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Students can earn transferable college credit(s).
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Students are intellectually and academically
challenged.
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Students have access to collegiate education
without interrupting normal high school activities.
Entrance
Requirements
- Admission to the Dual Enrollment Program is
available only to junior and senior students from state approved high
schools that have distinguished themselves by high academic
achievement.
- Students must have a letter grade of “B” or a
numerical average of “88.”
- Students enrolling in a math or English course
must have earned a 19 or above for the appropriate subscore on the
American College Test (ACT)
- Students enrolling in HIST 1110 (Survey of
Western Civilization I) or 1120 (Survey of Western Civilization II)
must have earned a 19 subscore in reading on the American College Test
(ACT).
Admission
Requirements:
- Complete an application for admission, complete
the Hepatitis B form, and pay a $10.00 application fee.
- Complete a Dual Enrollment Grant of Permission
Form (high school principal or counselor, student, and parent
signature required.
The link to these forms
online is
http://www.ws.edu/Admission/application.asp
- Submit valid ACT tests score (valid if taken
within the past 3 years)
- Submit a transcript from High School
Tennessee Dual
Enrollment Grant
The Tennessee Lottery
began funding the Dual Enrollment Grant to provide financial assistance
to qualified high school students pursuing post secondary study at an
eligible Tennessee institution while receiving dual credit – both high
school and college credit.
If you have completed the
10th grade, you may be eligible for the dual enrollment
grant. The Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant Application and eligibility
requirements are available at
http://www.ws.edu/Admission/application.asp.
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