Dual Enrollment

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Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program provides students enrolled at an eligible public or private high school or home study program in Georgia the opportunity to simultaneously earn high school and college credit at a participating eligible postsecondary institution in Georgia.

Dual Enrollment offers students the opportunity to experience college courses and begin their higher education career while still in high school and free of charges for standard tuition, mandatory fees and required books.

FAQs

Who is eligible for Dual Enrollment? 
 
A student must be enrolled in a participating eligible public or private high school in Georgia or an eligible participating home study program in Georgia as a 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade student.    
 
A student must be approved by the participating high school or home study program at which he or she is enrolled to participate in dual enrollment.   
 
A student must have completed the admission process and been accepted by the participating postsecondary institution.   
 
Per Georgia state law, eligible males must meet federal Selective Service registration requirements.  
 
A student must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined by the college by maintaining a 2.0 cumulative GPA and completing 67% of course hours attempted.

What courses are eligible for Dual Enrollment? 
 
The Dual Enrollment Course Directory is a list of the approved courses at participating postsecondary institutions for Dual Enrollment funding.  These are the courses that dual enrollment students are allowed to take and for which the state will pay tuition. The approved course categories include:   
 
Core academic areas: English, Math, Science, Social Sciences, etc. 
CTAE (Career, Technical and Agricultural Education) courses that align to a GADOE Career Cluster and Pathway.  
 
11th & 12th Graders may take any approved Dual Enrollment course in the Course Directory. 
 
10th Graders may only enroll in approved Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses in the Course Directory at a participating TCSG institution like Columbus Technical College.

What are the admission requirements? 
 
A qualifying test score. Specifically: 
 
If a public or private high school student has a 2.00 high school GPA, no admissions testing or ACT/SAT is required to be admitted to Columbus Technical College. The 2.00 cumulative high school GPA is the qualifying test score for these students. 
 
If a student is a home study student or a public/private school student who does not have a 2.00 high school GPA, they will need a qualifying score on a standardized test such as the PSAT, ACT or SAT. Students who have not yet taken one of those exams can be scheduled to come to CTC to take the Accuplacer free of charge.   
 
Examples of Test Scores Required for Admission and/or Math and English Placement:

Every student must have an approved GAfutures Dual Enrollment funding application for the school year in which they are applying. They will resubmit the application for funding for each subsequent year of participation.

How many hours of dual enrollment can a student take? 
 
Students can enroll in one or more courses per term with a maximum number of 15 credit hours in any term. The total amount of dual enrollment funding available is for 30 credit hours. 
 
Once a Dual Enrollment student reaches the 30 Hour Funding Cap, a student may:   
  
Self-Pay for college courses at the standard in-state tuition rate for the college.  
If the student is enrolled in an eligible HOPE Career Grant certificate or diploma program, they may qualify for HOPE Grant with Career Grant funding which allows you to gain early access to HOPE funds.  Unlike Dual Enrollment hours, credit hours paid by HOPE Grant will count towards the HOPE and/or Zell Miller Scholarship 127 Combined-Paid hours limit. See your dual enrollment coordinator for more information.

When can students take dual enrollment courses? 
 
Typically, students are considered eligible in the summer term following 9^th grade. Courses are available in summer, fall and spring terms both online and in-person. Public and private schools each have their own participation criteria that may include GPA, grade level, or course mode restrictions. Therefore, students from those schools must have prior approval by their high school guidance office to participate in dual enrollment.

Will these courses transfer to a university? 
 
The Technical College System of Georgia (TSCG) currently has 38 courses that transfer directly to University System of Georgia (USG) as equivalent courses. Transfer Guarantee. For students attending other in-state schools, GATransfer.org provides a College Credit Course tool to search for credit transfer opportunities at participating colleges and universities within the state of Georgia. Students planning on attending college out of state after high school should keep a copy of the syllabus for each class they take to submit for transfer articulation at the future school.

What other opportunities are available for high school students to attend CTC? 
 
The Accelerated Career Pathway may be a great option if you have a clearly defined career goal in mind. 
 
In this program, students can earn both a high school diploma and one of the following: 
 
An Associate of Applied Science Degree 
A Technical Diploma 
A program certification leading to licensure 
Two approved Technical Certificates of Credit (TCCs) within the same program area, as outlined in the published guidelines.

Dual Enrollment Application Process

All students who wish to apply for Dual Enrollment must: 
 
Submit an application to Columbus Tech as a Dual Enrollment Student.  
 
Provide a high school transcript, showing a cumulative high school GPA. This can be emailed to dualenrollment@columbustech.edu or requested from the HS counselor to be sent through GAfutures. 
 
Complete the Dual Enrollment Funding Application which includes having the Parent Participation Agreement portion of the application completed. 
 
Home study students must complete all of the requirements above and also: 
 
The home study program will need a separate GAfutures account for Education Professionals. This must be created prior to the student account because the student will list the program name created by the guardian/home study coordinator on their GAfutures profile.  
 
A standardized test score such as PSAT, ACT, or SAT must be submitted for application to CTC. If those scores are not available, please notify dualenrollment@columbustech.edu at the time of application that Accuplacer testing will be necessary. Our office will forward the student’s information for scheduling on to the Testing coordinator and confirmation of the date and time provided must be confirmed within 48 hours. 
 
Home Study students must submit a copy of the Georgia Department of Education Home Study Program Declaration of Intent form submitted to the state by their home study program. The document can be emailed to dualenrollment@columbustech.edu