Hi,Guys,I signed up for dual enrollment,and they simply gave me the papers and told me to pick my classes online.I picked five; and now after I’ve started, they want me to drop them because their limit is two! I’ve never heard of this as Florida does not have a cap for college credits.I have already even built a rapport with the professors,I feel super comfortable in them as if I’ve taken them all my life,and they are essential to my career. I am more than capable of handling these classes.
How could I go about getting this overridden!!
I’m guessing “They” are the administration of your high school?
Have you started with your guidance counselor?
To be honest, I don’t imagine they’ll let you go from the standard of 2 in your school to 5. But if it’s going to happen, it will be through your guidance counselor.
In our state if a student flunks the dual enrollment class the high school won’t pay the tuition and the family has to pay it. Perhaps the university has had collection issues with families not paying up when students have over extended themselves academically and instituted a maximum class load to help ensure students are successful. Is this your first time doing dual enrollment?
Yes,it is. @BuckeyeMWDSG I am home-schooled though. I won’t be having a problem with my schedule or anything like that.I feel like two classes is literally holding me back.
College classes tend to start out very easy and then expect much more out of students toward the end. Five classes will be a lot to juggle when it is time to study for mid terms and finals.
If you think you are already well prepared for these classes through self study and you are just taking them for college credit, you should see if you can test out of them with CLEP. https://testing.fiu.edu/exams-offered/ You can still accumulate plenty of college credits that way. You can also use https://www.edx.org/ to prep for the subject tests.
That way you’d have more flexibility if you have overextended yourself to drop a self study subject without accumulating W’s or debt at FIU. Stick with 2 classes this semester, ace them, impress your professors then you’ll be able to work with FIU to increase class load. “I think I can” isn’t the same as “I know I can because I have”. You’ll be able to give an FIU administrator the evidence they need to get you an exception for future semesters.
@BuckeyeMWDSG I thought the same regarding my class load,but I spoke to an advisor who said it is always two classes maximum no matter how well you do or what semester you are in.Is dual-enrollment even worth it at this point? What would be the best way to save as much money as possible using credits? My career is four years-120 credits
At my daughter’s school they can do 4 classes the first semester then 5 after that but they can never go over 5. I think there is a gpa requirement to maintain eligibility. However if not doing early college (all) dual enrollment a student can only take 1 dual enrollment class a semester. We have no other option - full time or just 1 dual enrollment.
Since the classes and books are free, I think there is a financial part involved that the college can allot each school. Even though you are homeschooled, that does not necessarily mean you are allowed to take more courses than a public school student is allowed to take if that happens to be the case.
But I would be surprised if school policy changed based on one student’s feeling that he/she can handle it. Typically, rules like this exist for a reason and it can be hard to get them to change.
CLEP tests award college credit. Just taking 10 tests would earn 30 credits (a full freshman year). There are over 30 of these tests available - most of the general education requirement introductory level classes - Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Freshman Composition, Literature, Microeconomics, Psychology, History, Foreign Language, etc. My guess is some of the classes you need to drop are actually credits you could be earning through a CLEP exam. Did you look to see if any of the classes you need credit for are offered through CLEP?
Our state also restricts the number of credits students can earn through dual enrollment annually, but the universities do allow for parents to pay out of pocket for classes beyond that. Have you asked if FIU would allow you to register for the classes if you paid tuition for them?
It sound like only some courses are allowed in sophomore year based on this I just saw on FIU website Your eligibility to participate in dual enrollment is governed by Florida Statutes, which determines which courses are available to you during your Junior and Senior years, and which courses are available starting during your Sophomore year.
Is it possible that there is a sophomore year restriction of just two classes or that some of the classes you need to wait to junior/senior year to take?
Are you doing full year high school classes or were they all just fall classes that are finished? It sounds like they don’t allow 5 classes along with high school classes perhaps.