1. Dual Enrollment Informational Meeting
McEachern High School
Counseling Department
School Year

2. What Is Dual Enrollment?
Students take college classes while still enrolled in high school
Earn dual credit
Core classes and electives are available
Full time and part time options
State provides funding for tuition, fees and books
Available at Georgia Public, Private and Technical colleges
On campus and online classes
McEachern students have taken classes at Kennesaw State University, Chattahoochee Technical College, GA State University/GA Perimeter College, West Georgia

3. What Does It Take To Be A Successful “DE” Student
Organized
Motivated
Proactive (NOT a procrastinator)
Flexible
Capable under stress
Assertive
Good self-advocate (comfortable with asking for help)
Independent
Responsible (register, meet deadlines, READ information)

4. Advantages Tuition, Fees And Books Are Covered
Dual Credit For HS And College
A full HS credit is earned for a 3 hour college course
Can ease college transition and allows student to explore potential career interests earlier
Some students truly are ready to “move on”

5. Advantages (2)
Academies, degree level credits are given a .5 quality point for the HOPE GPA
Count as “rigor” course for Hope Scholarship
Does not count as “attempted credits” for HOPE Flexible schedule for full time DE student
No EOC or AP exams for DE classes
College credit is not based on one test score

6. Disadvantages Transportation And Scheduling Conflicts
Not on Cobb County schedule (breaks)
Parking- pay at HS AND college
Extracurricular Activities- Band practice? Football Practice? Clubs? Student Council Mtgs etc.
Challenging courses taught by college professors
Doesn’t know/care student is in High School
Only communicates with student
Fewer grades
Grades are recorded double (college and high school GPA)

7. Disadvantages (2)
Extra Quality Points are not always given to McEachern GPA
Credit transfer is not a guarantee (must do your own research)
Competitive colleges may not consider DE as rigorous as AP
May miss McEachern announcements and activities (class meetings, pep rally's, graduation information, etc.) and are less involved with school and peers
Special Student Services must be arranged by the student/parent directly with the college (504, IEP)

8. Maintaining Eligibility
Student must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the college and be progressing towards on-time HS graduation
Colleges set their SAP differently
Can be withdrawn from the school mid-year
Students must be enrolled full-time
College: college hours (4-5 classes)
Part-time: enrolled in courses totaling a minimum of 3 HS credits per semester
One to two college semester hours = .5 HS credit
Three to four college semester hours = 1.0 HS credit
**Athletes must also adhere to GHSA rules of earning 2.5 HS credits the semester before participation.

9. Sample DE Schedule Full Time DE Student ENGL 1101(3 hours/1.0 credit)
MATH 1113(3 hours/1.0 credit)
PYSCH 1101 (3 hours/1.0 credit)
POLS 1101(3 hours/ 1.0 credit)
Total of 12 college credit hours and 4 HS credits.
** At the college level, a 12-credit hour class load requires 750 minutes or 12.5 hours of classroom time 1,500 minutes or 25 hours of out-of-class work (homework) per week.
Part Time DE Student
ENGL 1101 (3 hours/1.0 credit)
MATH 1113 (3 hours/ 1.0 credit)
H Human Anatomy (3 hours/ 1.0 credit)
Weight Training (3 hours/ 1.0 credit)
Total of 6 college hours equaling 2 HS credits and 2 HS classes equaling 2 high school credit (3 HS credits in total)--minimum

10. Part Time Decide what will be at McEachern and what will be at college
AM or PM?
Know the bell schedule ( Regular vs Advisement)
Extracurricular activities
Announcement, activities, handouts, etc. during advisement
“singleton” classes- performing arts, AP languages, Year Long AP courses
Transportation
PARKING AT MCEACHERN NEXT YEAR!!!!
**The McEachern Master Schedule is not set until late in the summer (and still changes after school starts)- this is the opposite of the college
**Things may conflict, despite everyone's best efforts you may still need to make adjustments to either of your schedules

11. Awarding Credits Students must successfully complete college credits
Many colleges require a “C” or better for college credit, McEachern requires a “D” for HS credit.
College classes stay on your college transcript, even when taken in HS
Students sign release for the college to provide a transcripts to McEachern
Colleges provide a letter grade: McEachern converts to a numerical grade
A=95, B+ 85, C= 76, D= 72, F=69
** It is always your responsibility to check the accuracy of your transcript after grades are posted each semester

12. Dropping A Course
Colleges will advertise Drop/Add and withdrawal timelines
This is a common thing in college and may sound appealing to a struggling DE student
DE students who drop courses after the first 10 days of the semester receive a grade of “10” on their McEachern transcript
Courses receiving state funding MUST be posted on the HS transcript with a grade
BOTTOM LINE: Don’t drop a class
GPA will be impacted- McEachern, HOPE scholarship GPA and W on college transcript
Student cannot drop below full time status
Students will lose credit and could be off track for graduation

13. What Courses Can I Take? DO YOUR RESEARCH!
Core academic classes and academic electives, foreign languages (requires placement tests), career tech and fine arts electives (these may be trickier to transfer elsewhere)
For a full list of courses offered at different colleges and for their respective high school course codes please visit the GAFutures website
DO YOUR RESEARCH!
MOWR is now Dual Enrollment
Course Directory
Duel Enrollment Course Directory
(search by college)

14. DE Trends/Counselor Observations
Science classes
Challenging and may require college pre-reqs
Not on all campuses
American Lit Graduation requirement for high school
Graduation requirement for high school
2nd or 3rd English class at the college
Math
It is STRONGLY recommended that you complete Alg 2 at the HS before taking a college math class
Health and PE
Not offered/funded at all colleges
Personal fitness is only funded for full-time DE students
Health is at KSU a 3 hour class
Mid-year withdrawals
Online classes- especially math, not a good idea!

15. Steps For Students And Parent
Research and consider all options/criteria/implications
Is Dual Enrollment right for you? What is your “end goal”?
Take SAT/ACR/ACCUPLACER and any other required paperwork
May need to meet with counselor to sign forms
Request your send your transcript from McEachern (2 and 4 year colleges)
Have a game plan for what classes you want to take at the college/at McEachern
Different for every student
It is your responsibility to research the impact DE classes will have on:
College Admissions
High School and HOPE GPA
College Transcript (GPA, Withdrawal Count)
Credit Transferability (Elective, Core)

16. More Steps For Student And Parent
Acceptance notification from college is ed to student
Students must check - colleges will communicate everything through
Attend college orientation/ advisement/ registration
Register for classes ASAP to get preferred sections/times
Do your Research! (rate my professor, bell schedules, practice times)
If you wait, you may not get the classes/times/locations you need
Send your funding application through GA futures
Submit your funding applications through GA Futures
**Everything must be approved by your high school counselor. No changes to schedules may be done without us knowing

17. Paperwork Participation Agreement Cobb County Local School Agreement
HS keeps a copy but original goes to the college (you upload it yourself!)
Online funding application (gafutures.org)
Instructions come from college
May or may not be requested as part of the application
HS cannot our part until you bring us your schedule
Transcript, Test Scores
Must be done every semester
Transcripts sent by McEachern, $2 fee
Other forms required by the college
Test scores sent by CollegeBoard or ACT (don’t forget AP Scores)
KSU advisement form
Immunization or Lawful Presence Verification
(you upload it yourself!)

18. Deadlines College Admission Deadlines
Deadlines are different for all colleges
Make sure to watch your deadlines and apply EARLY
Remember that there are many steps and you must have supporting documents in on time in addition to doing your online application (transcript, test scores)
**The earlier you are accepted the earlier you can register which makes everything EASIER!
McEachern is requiring all students who are participating in Dual Enrollment for Spring 2019 to be accepted and have their schedules before Nov 30th 2018.

19. Thank You!!!!
Questions????