<p>I've seen it on a lot of posts. What is it? How do you go upon taking part in it? What are the benefits? Drawbacks? </p>
<p>Experiences?</p>
<p>Taking college courses where you receive credit at college and at your local high school to meet graduation requirements. You have to apply to a local college in your area that has dual enrollment. Your high school must approve you doing this. Each state and school system probably have different rules. The benefit in GA is being able to take college courses for very little money as the state pays for the courses with the exception of books and fees and does not count toward your Hope Scholarship. Taking courses at community colleges may not transfer to out of state institutions. In GA you have the option to do this either part time or full time. If you take classes full time you don’t have to go to high school and have the experience of college before you graduate. Taking courses part time maybe more of a challenge due to scheduling between the high school and college. </p>
<p>@scubadive Would you be doing this during the school year, after school, during the summer, in school, online…?</p>
<p>Students usually ‘dual-enroll’ at their local community college when they have finished their schools curriculum. It’s most seniors who want to take more challenging classes, and they DO go on your transcript. You can take almost any course at the CC as long as you have completed the prerequisite for it. When you’ve completed AP Calculus BC, you could take Calculus III. They are good for being advanced and making your transcript look great. They do not always transfer to out of state colleges, though. So I would be careful. </p>
<p>Dual Enrollment is a great opportunity for those that take it! Some high schools give more opportunities than others. At my school, for instance, we’re a Magnet with opportunities in technology courses and an Associates Degree from the nearby state college. I decided to continue with AP instead of take my core classes DE to graduate with the two-year degree, but I’m currently taking an online college CISCO Networking class. I don’t know what the opportunities for a non Magnet high school would be, but you should talk to a guidance counselor. </p>
<p>Dual enrollment is during the school year. GA offers two programs: Accel and MOWR. What classes you can take depend on which program is used for financing. However, you do not have to be a senior nor do you have to finish all of your core curriculum to take classes. Your credits at college coincide with your high school credits you need for graduation hence strict rules for what classes you can take. Guidance counseling has to sign off on the courses as well as the dual enrollment facilitator at the college. Generally each college will have its own admission standards of ACT/SAT scores, GPA, and recommendations to be accepted in the program.</p>
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This isn’t universally true. I finished all my high school graduation requirements before I ever took dual-enrollment classes, and I was only able to transfer them to my current university because they weren’t used to meet high school graduation requirements.</p>
<p>What would be better than, Dual-Enrollment or AP courses?</p>
<p>Do you have to pay for this or does your school, generally?</p>
<p>Is it worth it?</p>
<p>There is a recent thread about dual enrollment here on cc. Check it out to read differing viewpoints about dual enrollment, AP, and IB courses. It ultimately depends on which college you end up attending, and what their rules are on what types of credits they accept.</p>
<p>In the state of Georgia, the state pays for your tuition for core courses only, and your high school must approve. The student pays for fees to the college, and is responsible for purchasing textbooks. You have to find out how your own state operates.</p>
<p>For my D, it was worth it to dual enroll. She started college with 22 hours of college credits, and all of her credits were accepted by her college. It has given her the breathing room she needs to add on a minor, and still be able to juggle classes and her work study job.</p>
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It depends on the specific courses involved. If you’re picking between dual-enrollment and AP versions of the same class, take the AP version if your school offers it.
This usually depends on the state. (That doesn’t necessarily mean you have to take your dual-enrollment classes at a public college, though. Some private universities also have dual-enrollment programs where you can have your tuition paid by the state.) This usually only applies to courses taken during the school year. </p>
<p>Yes it is true that you can take courses that do not meet your graduation requirements for high school but if you need courses for graduation the classes you take will count for both meeting your school core requirement and get college credit simultaneously. </p>
<p>Where you plan to go to school and what you plan to major in, depends on whether you are better off taking AP or Dual enrollment. Advantage of dual enrollment: credit is not awarded based on one AP test score.</p>