Welcome to
Eastern Kentucky University
EKU Dual Credit
Fall 2014
In Your Folder….
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Approved Classes for EKU Dual Credit Students
Calendar with Important Dates
Steps for Online Registration
General Regulations Concerning Student Behavior
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Student Right to Privacy
Steps to Withdraw/Drop a class
Course Eligibility and Tuition Rates
Web-4-Parent Instructions
Perks for EKU Dual Credit Students
 Waived EKU application fee ($35 value)
 Free access to EKU Library databases, over 80,000
ebooks and over 42,000 ejournals including full-text
articles online to assist in course work
 Free EKU email account
 Free tutoring services (in person or via SKYPE)
 Transferable credit (major courses may transfer as
electives – refer to transfer.org)
What will EKU Dual Credit Students receive?
Qualifying Juniors and Seniors:
2 courses per semester (fall and spring) at
dual credit tuition rates (maximum of 8
courses total).
EKU Dual Credit Tuition
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 - $65 per credit hour
Full In-state Tuition 2014/15 (non-dual credit):
$330/cr. hr.
$990 for 3 credit hour class
$825 savings @ $65 per credit hour
Dual Credit Scholarships
EKU Now!
Who Qualifies?
EKU Dual Credit students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA and minimum
ACT/PLAN scores of 18 in English, 19 in Math, 20 in Reading and a 21 Composite.
Scholarship - provides free dual credit tuition for one of your two allotted courses per
semester.
Whitlock Scholar Candidate
Who Qualifies?
EKU Dual Credit students with a minimum 3.5 unweighted high school GPA, plus
minimum ACT scores of 18 in English, 19 in Math, 20 in Reading and a 23 Composite.
(ACT scores accepted only. PLAN not included.)
Scholarship – free dual credit tuition for your two allotted courses per semester.
Bookstore Information
You will be responsible for the cost of your
textbook.
Take printable student schedule to bookstore
to get your textbook
(http://www.bookstore.eku.edu/).
Do not remove the shrink-wrap or open
packaged text books.
What is required to continue participation in EKU Dual Credit?
• Successful completion of courses
• You are expected to maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
• Students who earn a “D” or “F” may not continue their
participation until they have repeated the course in which they
made the “D” or “F”, earning at least a 2.0 term GPA. Students
who elect to repeat a course should contact the Office of the
Registrar for registration assistance.
• Courses repeated by EKU Now! participants are subject to full
dual credit tuition charge.*
* $65 per credit hour = $195 per three hour class
Important EKU and EKU Dual Credit Policies
 EKU students do not receive paper invoices. Students must check their EKU Direct accounts
for invoice information. Accounts should be accurate, with scholarships applied, as of
September 20, 2014. Please check your EKU Direct Account to make certain your account
is accurate.
 Unpaid accounts will accumulate late charges.
 Late fees will apply to EKU Dual Credit students. This includes “Late Registration Fees”.
 You ARE responsible for the cost of textbooks, and any associated course fees.
 You ARE responsible for Parking Passes (Richmond campus only).
 FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 is in effect - regardless of age.
Once a person is admitted as a student to a college or university, regardless of age, FERPA
rights revert from parent to student. This means information can only be communicated to
the student.
 Juniors will need to reapply for their senior year.
Web-4-Parent
A student can give written permission authorizing an
individual(s) to have view only access to their EKU
Direct information.
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EKU Student Billing
Mid-terms Grades
Final Grades
First Day Attendance
• First day of class – ATTENDANCE REQUIRED!
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If you do not attend the first day of class, the instructor can drop
you from the class for non-attendance. This policy also applies to
online classes.
• Students who know they will be absent should contact their
instructor or the academic department office PRIOR TO THE
FIRST CLASS to explain their absence and request that the
instructor NOT drop them from the class.
http://registrar.eku.edu/FirstDayOfAttendance
Withdrawing From or
Dropping a Class
www.registrar.eku.edu/Withdrawing/class
 If you have to quit coming to class, you must WITHDRAW from or DROP your
class.
 Within the first 4 weeks this must be done by the student through EKU Direct
account. After 4 weeks, consult your instructor and submit the correct form
to the EKU Dual Credit administrative office.
 Detailed directions for withdrawing from, or dropping a class, is in folder.
 WARNING: If you do not withdraw or drop the class you will receive an F, this
stays on your transcript and makes being admitted as a freshman difficult.
This can also have a negative impact on receiving financial aid as an incoming
freshman.
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LAST DAY TO ADD/DROP = August 24, 2014
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW = November 7, 2014
Academic Success
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Class Syllabus – Keep, read, and follow! An
instructor may change syllabus at any time.
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Focus – Prepare for class, complete assignments
on time, and pay attention in class (take notes,
turn off cell phones, participate, be courteous).
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Disruptive Behavior in Class – This can
prevent other students from learning. You can
face disciplinary measures from the instructor
and/or the university.
Academic Integrity
• Cheating is defined as “an act or attempted act of
deception by which a student seeks to misrepresent that
he/she has mastered information on an academic exercise
that he/she has not mastered.”
• Cheating may occur on an exam, test, quiz, laboratory work
report, theme, out of class assignment or any other work
submitted by a student to fulfill course requirements and
presented as solely the work of the student (this includes
facilitation of academic dishonesty).
Academic Integrity
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Plagiarism is defined as, “intentionally or knowingly representing the words
of another, as one’s own in any academic exercise.”
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Plagiarism is CHEATING and penalties range from simply affecting your grade
to dismissal from the University.
The Center for Academic Integrity:
http://www.academicintegrity.org/index.asp
Class Attendance
• Be there – Be on time! Most classes require 90% attendance
(arriving late usually counts as ½ class absence; leaving early may
count as a whole class absence).
• Please check the course syllabus and speak to the instructor
regarding the departmental attendance policy. It can vary by class
and instructor.
• You can fail a course even if you have a passing grade by not
following the attendance policy.
• You still have to attend your EKU Dual Credit class while on break at
your high school. Please remember this before making vacation
plans, etc…
Which classes may I take as an EKU Dual Credit Student?
•EKU Dual Credit students can register for specified credit classes from among EKU’s
general education requirements. This list is in your folder and also on the EKU Dual
Credit website at dualcredit.eku.edu.
•Some major introductory courses are now available. These courses may not be as
transferrable as the general education requirements, but we invite you to explore
different majors.
•Class availability will vary according to semester and location.
•Students must meet both EKU Dual Credit requirements and the usual course
prerequisites including any additional ACT requirements.
•Please tell your advisor if you are taking, or plan to take, any AP classes.
Classes with prerequisites beyond
EKU Dual Credit requirements:
 MAT 107-Minimum score of 22 needed on math portion of ACT
 MAT 108- Completion of MAT 107 with a minimum grade of “C” or a minimum score of 22
on the math portion of the ACT
 MAT 109 – Completion of MAT 107 with a minimum grade of “C” or a minimum score of
23 on the math portion of the ACT
 MAT 124 – Completion of MAT 109 with a minimum grade of “C” or a minimum score of
25 on the math portion of the ACT
 CHE 111/111L- Completion of MAT 107 with a minimum grade of “C” or a minimum score
of 22 or higher on math portion of ACT
 CHE 112/112L – Completion of CHE 111/111L with a grade of “C” or better
 AST 135 – Completion of MAT 105 with a minimum grade of a “C” or better, or a minimum
score of 20 on the math portion of the ACT.
Grade Reports
 Midterm and Final grades are viewable online through
your EKU Direct account
 Midterm grades viewable October 13
(EKU Direct/Student Service/Midterm Grades – Student Records)
 Final grades viewable May 16
(EKU Direct/Student Records/Official Grade Report)
 Midterm and Final grades are not mailed out to students,
but will be communicated to your high school.
EKU Direct
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Registration, drop/add and withdrawal
View Address, change PIN
View mid-term and final grades
View Invoices
Online class schedule
Student Email
Resources
Colonel’s Compass
Located at the bottom of the home page.
• Registering for classes
• Deadlines to add, drop
and/or withdraw from
class
• Registration errors
• Calendar dates
• Final exam schedule
• Enrollment verification
dualcredit.eku.edu