1. Dual Credit Nuts & Bolts

2. What Why How Who When Where

3. What is Dual Credit? CISD partnership with DCCCD
Dual credit is a process through which a learner may earn both high school and college credit.
DCCCD waives tuition for pre-approved courses
CHS Course Guide
Course Guide
Books and additional materials are the learners responsibility

4. Why Take Dual Credit? Many Benefits:
Learners may potentially earn 3-60 hours of college credit for free
Junior & Senior year students can enroll in 3 to 6 hours per semester
Summer school can enroll in 3 to 12 hours
CISD Learners have earned credit in over 7,800 + courses over the past 7 years
Dual Credit courses are awarded (Honors) Level 3 GPA points
Dual Credit Schedule can provide time & flexibility for learner
Example- Learners who are on M/W schedule have open study time T/TH/FRI

5. How does it work?
Learners take courses on pre-approved list in the Course Planning Guide
NL Fall & Spring Terms- Classes are held on M/W or T/Th or online
Learners may be given a period off for each course they are enrolled plus one travel period total.
Max off campus time is 2 periods (example 1 & 5 or 4 & 8)
Learners must be on CHS or campus for 3 consecutive periods per day
Other Options include Summer School

6. Tuition Waiver
Tuition is waived for courses on Coppell ISD approved dual credit list
Only Cost is Textbooks and Materials
Tuition is not waived for:
repeated courses
courses that count for college credit only
college courses, when the course has been taken for high school credit (AP, Regular HS Class)

7. Dual Credit Course Offerings
Example
CHS Course Guide
Or Course Guide
Dual Credit Packet will be given by request

8. 2019-2020 NTH@C SCHEDULE A Day B Day Time Period Hour Block Lunch 1 5
8:50-10:20
A Lunch 12:05-12:35
B Lunch 12:20-12:50
C Lunch 12:35-1:05 2 6
10:30-12:00 3 7
12:10-2:10 4 8
2:40-4:10
Juniors or Seniors taking 1 or 2 NL classes:
AM Dual Credit learners could be off CHS or campuses during periods 1 & 5
PM Dual Credit learners could be off CHS or campuses during periods 4 & 8
All Juniors and Seniors must be on CHS or campuses for at least 3 consecutive periods per school day.
Freshmen and Sophomores must attend CHS or for 8 periods
Dual Credit Students can not be off during 2,3, 6 or 7. They must be on campus 3 consecutive periods.

9. Grades/Transcripts
Students receive high school credit for a dual credit course if they earn a grade of A, B, or C.
All dual credit courses taken for high school credit will be recorded on the high school transcript as a numerical grade and will be included in the GPA calculation as a (Honors) Level 3 course.
Students should be aware that taking college classes concurrently while in high school results in the establishment of a collegiate academic record and students earn a college grade point average.
Learners must submit an official NL transcript to any institution where admission is sought.

10. Are you ready for Dual Credit?

11. Who makes a good candidate for Dual Credit?
Students who:
are mature, organized and responsible.
have good study habits.
are motivated and self starters.
do not need reminders regarding assignment and project deadlines.
have their own transportation.

12. What are additional considerations?
Late work almost never accepted by professors
Syllabus expected to be followed without reminders
Professors do not communicate with parents
North Lake holiday schedule not always aligns with CISD holiday schedule
Learner extracurricular activities and other absences not excused
Accelerated 8 week and online courses need to be considered carefully
Repercussions for failing grades include:
Academic Probation
Failed Course on permanent record
May not be eligible for next semester courses

13. How do you qualify and enroll in Dual Credit?

14. How do Learners apply for DC?
Apply to North Lake College online has step by step packet available from counselor)
Check for Exemptions or take TSI
Exemptions:
SAT after March 5, 2016 (Minimum Score of 480 R/W and minimum score of 530 Math)
ACT (Composite 23, Reading & Math 19)
EOCs (English 2 Score of 4000; Algebra I Score of 4000)
TSI Testing:
Taken at North Lake College
See packet for more information on dates and times

15. Fall 2019 Registration Dates
April 23 - Registration begins for all students (new to DC CHS
May 17 - “CISD deadline to register” (NL “Registration Summary” to CHS or by this date)
June 6 – Summer 1 classes start
August 26 - Fall classes start