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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
Students jump start their college experience and
accelerate their college education.
Students can earn transferable college credit(s).
Students are intellectually and academically challenged.
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 English Composition
sequence or in a college level mathematics course must have
appropriate placement levels as determined by the Office of
Admissions and Registration Services. (Examples of appropriate
placement would be an English or math sub score of 19 or higher on
tests such as the ACT or PLAN).
- Students enrolling in HIST 1110 (Survey of
Western Civilization I) or 1120 (Survey of Western Civilization II)
must have appropriate placement levels as determined by the Office
of Admissions and Registration Services. (Example of appropriate
placement would be a reading sub score of 19 or higher on test such
as ACT or PLAN).
Admission Requirements
- Students must submit a completed Walters State
application, Hepatitis B form, and pay a $10.00 application fee.
- Students must submit a completed Dual
Enrollment Grant of Permission Form each academic term enrolled
(high school principal or counselor, student, and parent signature
required).
The link to these forms
online is
http://www.ws.edu/Admission/application.asp
- Students must submit valid placement test
scores. (Examples of appropriate placement test are ACT and PLAN
test scores) (valid if taken within the past 3 years)
- Students must submit an official high school
transcript.
Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant
In the fall of 2005, the
Tennessee Lottery began funding a Dual Enrollment Grant to provide
financial assistance to qualified high school students pursuing
postsecondary study at an eligible Tennessee institution. Important
eligibility guidelines include, but are not limited to, those listed
below. To be eligible for the grant, students must:
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Be a high school junior or senior
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Be a Tennessee resident
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Submit completed Tennessee Enrollment Grant application
each academic term using the online application to the postsecondary
institution
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Not have already received a high school diploma
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Meet the application deadline established by the grant
program (Sept 1 for fall; February 1 for spring; and May 1 for summer).
The grant program maximum reward up to $300 per
semester and $600 per academic year. The grant is available fall and
spring. The grant is also available for the summer terms prior to
graduation from high school or those students who do not exceed the
maximum award during the regular school year. To be eligible for the
grant a semester after the first semester or receipt, the student will
continue to meet all eligibility requirements for the grant and shall
achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.75 for all postsecondary courses attempted
under a Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant.
Students must complete
the grant online at
https://egrands.guarantorsolutions.com/scholarshipapps/.
For more information,
please contact the
- Morristown Campus, Office of Distance
Education at 423-585-6996
- Claiborne County Center at 423-318-2712
- Greeneville/Greene County Center at
423-798-7940
- Sevier County Campus at 865-774-5800
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