<p>Hey guys, i stumbled upon an application form the other day for dual enrollment credit courses at a very prestigious college nearby. on the form, it's stated that they want you to have exhausted all classes at your school in a particular subject before enrolling. generally speaking, at what times are these courses usually and how do they work in getting you college credit? also, how selective are these programs?</p>
<p>any other info would be helpful! thanks!</p>
<p>It depends on the college. Community colleges aren't selective at all. As long as you are a C/B or better student, then you're almost guaranteed dual enrollment. </p>
<p>However, I know that dual enrollment at Florida Tech, which is less than an hour away from me, is quite strict on the requirements for dual enrollment students. For example, you can only take a max of 4 classes and you have to be a junior or senior with a certain amount of credits.</p>
<p>nope its not community college, we're talking rice here haha. ok yea ill look into their credit requirements</p>
<p>Florida Tech allows a maximum of 4 classes? I'm doing dual enrollment at a community college which doesn't allow more than 2. Also, "not selective at all" is something of an understatement; the two classes I'm taking are quite a few units each (adding up to half the # of units a full-time college student there would have) and I had to present some pretty thorough documentation to convince the college that I was up to it.</p>
<p>^Oh, then maybe the community college by me is really easy to get into. :D</p>
<p>Tons of students (I'm in Brevard County) do dual enrollment and they can take as many credits as they want. It's possible here to graduate with a high school diploma and an AA degree.</p>
<p>I might take 4 Florida Tech classes and 16 Brevard Community College classes so I can get my AA when I'm 17. And they are given the same weight as AP classes (5.0 for an A). It's all free, so why not?</p>
<p>I'm going to do mine at Uconn, Trinity or Uhart. I don't know about the policy. You have to talk to the deparment chair or the teacher about it sometimes.</p>
<p>^The chair might not be the best person to talk to, if you want credit for the class, not to audit it. They don't really have that kind of "power"....</p>
<p>the community college I went to didn't have any limits. you had to be over 16 and have parent and principals permission. after that it's the same as any other student.
but my classes at PNC(campus of Purdue University), needed transcripts, test scores, permission and a maximum of 2 classes. (I talked them into more though)</p>
<p>I'm planning on enrolling in a local University. It doesn't have any limits besides like...above 2.0 GPA and stuff. But my school made me finish its whole math curriculum before I could duel enroll. I took calc last year...and now I'm taking stats...even though I took stats at the university 2 years ago during the summer for college credit...now I'm in a useless class.</p>
<p>As a previous poster said, dual enrollment is college specific. Each college has their own rules and regulations. In our county, the student has to be a 9th grader and take the CPT. Age doesn't matter and there's no restrictions on the number of credit hours allowed. I know of one student, thirteen, who's taking 18 credits and will be graduating next year.</p>
<p>where in brevard county???</p>
<p>I'm in Cocoa, but I go to Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School in Merritt Island.</p>
<p>I live in cocoa beach. I go to BCC in cocoa. lol</p>
<p>Only a few miles away from me haha. There aren't many people here from Florida.</p>
<p>I'm a full-time dual enrolled student at a local university. The major requirement was a minimum of a 1100 on the SAT. There is no hour cap.</p>
<p>I know that Georgia Tech has an eight-hour cap, by comparison. Then again, most public schools in Atlanta are good enough such that dual enrollment is needed in only very special circumstances (and 8 hours is enough to satisfy).</p>
<p>I am doing concurrent at local state university. The college classes I am taking are much easier than most of the AP classes I have taken the last couple of years. I think all you have to do to get in here is be in the top 20% of your class or have an ACT of 26 or better or have a 3.5. I am glad I am doing it, it lets me see what college life is like now, get that first day of college butterflies out of the way. Plus there wasn't much else I could take at my HS that would have held any challenge at all.</p>
<p>I wrote a really long post about my experiences with dual-enrollment, a couple months ago. I posted it below...</p>
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Okay, this is probably going to be a long post... Just a warning </p>
<p>I'm a senior in Washington state's dual enrollment program (Running Start). I've had a wonderful experience and am extremely thankful for the opportunity to take these challenging classes.</p>
<p>From what I've found, its very important to spend a lot of time investigating which community college you're planning to attend. It may not make any difference to colleges, but it will definitely affect your experience there greatly. Case in point, I attended a great community college junior year. It was tiny, new, high-tech, and had excellent teachers. The individualized attention there was unbelievable. Most classes had 10-15 people and the professors were extremely engaging during lecture and supportive not only during class, but also outside of it. Emails were almost always responded to in an hour, office hours were plentiful, and professors were truly focused on teaching. I loved my time there. Now, I have "outgrown" the tiny community college and take classes at a different one. Classes are a little bigger, teachers are a bit busier, students don't work together as much. Its still a lot better than my previous experience in high school, but I've now realized how lucky I was to attend the tiny one first. </p>
<p>Second, choose your courses wisely! I can not stress this enough. The truth is you're not going to find too many slackers in Calculus or Calc-Based Physics On the other hand, Art 101 or College Success may have some less-motivated students. Also take time to choose your professors if you can. Go somewhere like ratemyprofessors.com and scrutinize the ratings. Usually, I try to find professors with a very low easiness rating and very high helpfulness rating. A good professor can make even your least favorite subject come alive!</p>
<p>Also, be aware that you may "outgrow" the community college. This quarter, I'll be finishing up the Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics sequences at my community college. I think I probably would have also ran out of math/science AP courses at my high school anyway though, so I'm not entirely sure it was a result of the dual-enrollment. For next semester (winter and spring quarter), I plan to take some classes at the university as a non-matriculated student. However, I do not think the school district will pay for these classes like they paid for the Running Start ones. Its probably going to cost me 3,000-4,000 dollars for the semester, but I believe its worth it. You may want to check with your high school counselor to see if you can work out some sort of agreement. </p>
<p>As for what colleges think
I really have no idea. I've heard so many different opinions on this board ranging all the way from "You have a crazy rigourous courseload" to "Community college classes are horrible." Right now, the only thing I know for sure is that this was the right choice for me. These courses I've taken have been so much more rigourous and engaging than any AP class I ever took at my high school. I did not enjoy my AP courses one bit. I hated the teaching to the test, the constant "Oh, that's not important because its not on the AP test." We spent a whole year taking practice exams and watching movies! No lectures, no tests, no real learning for the sake of learning. I suppose those AP classes might have left a sour taste in my mouth, but I still am extremely satisfied with my decision. </p>
<p>For applying to colleges, I believe you will be okay as long as you do not drop out of high school. Most colleges are aware that students exhaust their curriculum and may choose to take courses at nearby colleges. I am unsure as to whether earning an associate's degree would change the "status" of an applicant. Personally, I've chosen not to earn the associate's degree. I will be approximately 2 classes short of the degree, but would rather spend my time in higher math and science classes.</p>
<p>Lastly, I believe one of the main benefits of Running Start is the speed at which the material is covered. The college I attend is on a quarter system and those 11-12 weeks sure go by fast! As a result of the fast-pace, I'll be able to sink my teeth into college junior and senior level math and physics classes at the university next semester (multivariable calc, linear algebra, multivariable, discrete structures, real analysis, etc...). To a math and science girl like me, this is extremely exciting. My high school simply didn't offer these classes and Running Start helped me to get to these classes while I'm in high school. </p>
<p>Good luck with your decision!
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<p>And yes, I did just quote myself... lol.</p>
<p>^I agree with you. AP classes are lots of work and you hardly learn a thing (unless you have a good teacher). It all comes down to one test, so you could get an A in an AP class, do bad on the test, and get nothing out of it.</p>
<p>I think it's good to do dual enrollment only if you really like the classes. Because you already have classes at school to worry about so just concentrate on those.</p>