1. College Credit Opportunities
Del Mar College
College Credit Opportunities

2. Coordinator, Early College Programs
DEL MAR COLLEGE
Bob Montez
Coordinator, Early College Programs

3. Early College Programs
Mission:
To provide fully accredited occupational, academic, and pre professional courses leading to certificates, associate degrees, and/or the first two year of transferable credit toward baccalaureate degrees.

4. Who is Eligible to Apply?
For students:
Who are juniors, seniors, or sophmores who have completed 10 high school credits.
Who have passed the testing component or are exempt,
Who are approved by their high school counselor, principal, and parent to enroll in a college class(es).

5. Benefits High school credit Transferable college credit hours
Academic challenges
Long range savings on tuition/fees
College close to home

6. DMC-Open Enrollment
Del Mar College is an “open-admission” institution,
No capped enrollment,
Offers over 50 degree programs of study,
Many students come to DMC to take the “basics” or what is known as the core curriculum.

7. DMC Courses Students can take college courses: At high school
At designated dual credit site
Online
At DMC East or West Campus

8. Courses
High School students can take a variety of courses depending on their interest. Most students take courses in the core curriculum (i.e. ENGL, MATH, BIOL, HIST, GOVT, PSYC).

9. TOTAL Dual Credit enrollments
DC Enrollment – Spring 2014
TOTAL Dual Credit enrollments
1,479 students enrolled in 2731 courses
19 school districts, 25 high schools, and homeschooled students
Dual Credit students make up 14.9% of DMC’s enrollment

10. Application Process DMC Admissions online through www.applytexas.org
Submit official high school transcripts
Complete the Pre-Assesment Activity (PAA)
Submit qualifying TSI test scores
Submit proof of Meningitis vaccine
Dual Credit Form

11. DMC Dual Credit Costs $99/ 3 hr. course
Regular Del Mar Student- $350/ 3hr course
Approximately $900-$1000/ 3hr at some universities
Lab fees, textbooks & supplies extra
One price for in or out of district students

12. Admissions Deadlines
Summer and Fall 2014 enrollment begins Monday, April 7, 2014 until August, 2014
Summer I Classes begin Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Summer II Classes begins Monday, July 7, 2014
Fall 2014 Classes begin Monday, Aug. 25, 2014

13. Testing Guidelines TSI-Reading 351+ ACT 19+ SAT 500+
TSI-Writing & English
363+ and Essay 4 or Essay 5 and above
TSI-Math
350+
ACT 20+

14. Testing Exemptions SAT ACT
500+ Verbal and Mathematics with these two scores combined score of 1070 or >
ACT
19 or better on Reading and Writing subject tests and 20 for Math with an overall Composite score of 23

15. Meningitis Vaccination
New state law requires all students under the age of 21 to submit proof of their Meningitis vaccination.
Most students who are in high school are in compliance with this law.
Submit a copy of your current vaccination record with your DMC application.
Note: Meningitis shot record is good for five years and records must show that the student’s shot record is updated prior to entering DMC.

16. Transferability
By law, Texas public universities and community colleges accept any designated core coursework with a grade of “C” or better from other Texas public universities and community colleges, consistent with Texas Education Code § and Texas Administrative Code §4.28

17. Financial Aid $$$ Fin Aid 698-1293
Recommended priority deadline for FAFSA and the Financial Aid Dual Credit Form by May 15th for Fall 2014
Ruth Perez-Contact person at DMC FA
Fin Aid

18. How Can You Succeed? Show Up To Class Do your Homework
Communicate with Parents, Counselor and Teachers
Make the Commitment