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Fayette County School System
Dual Enrollment Contract and Advisement Form
Part I: To be completed by student and parent/guardian
Student Name
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Home Phone
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Cell Phone
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E-mail address
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College to attend ________________________________________________________
Program applying to:
______Accel
_______MOWR
Part II: To be discussed with the student and his/her parent/guardian in consultation with the
high school counselor
Student participation in the Accel program as defined in the Rule 160-4-2-.34 Dual and Joint
Enrollment is a student’s choice. Because this choice exists for students, it is the responsibility of the
student and the parent/guardian to be knowledgeable about the program and its positive and negative
effects upon high school graduation. It is highly recommended that the student and his/her parent
read and be familiar with Rule 160-42-2-.34 regarding the Dual Enrollment programs in Georgia as
well as the Accel and MOWR regulations as posted on the Georgia Department of Education website.
The information in this document is meant to supplement the Rule adopted by the GDOE.
Accel Program: http://www.gadoe.org/ci_services.aspx?PageReq=CIServAccel
MOWR Program: http://www.gadoe.org/ci_services.aspx?PageReq=CIServAccel
The student and parent/guardian should be aware of the following:
Attendance
1. Dual enrollment students who exceed three unexcused tardies per semester will conference
with an administrator regarding McIntosh attendance expectations. Upon the fourth unexcused
tardy per semester by a dual enrollment student, a letter will be sent home advising the
parent of the dually enrolled student that the student's dual enrollment privileges will be
revoked for the following semester should a seventh unexcused tardy occur.
2. Dual enrollment students who fail to follow established daily sign-in procedures after a
warning from his/her guidance counselor will be subject to removal from the dual enrollment
program the following semester.
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3. On days where the high school schedule is altered, the high school schedule is always the first
priority. Examples of this are as follows: PSAT Day, Milestones Test Days, Graduation Writing
Test day and so forth. Students are notified in advance of these days and must communicate
with their dual enrollment professors of their high school obligation. If this becomes a
problem, then it is the responsibility of the student to notify his/her counselor immediately.
4. During the first week of school in August, all students are required to attend homeroom daily
for the coverage of various materials and policies. The only exception to this would be if dual
enrollment classes began during the same week. If you do not attend homeroom the first
week of school, then the absences will count against exam exemption for the first semester.
Course Credit
1. Students will earn one (1) Carnegie unit for each course offering (3) three or more semester
hours successfully completed at the postsecondary level.
For example: If a student is enrolled in a course worth 3 semester hours of credit that
will equal 1.0 Carnegie units.
2. All courses taken at dual enrollment count as an academic course and will be averaged in the
student’s HOPE GPA. Even if the course is taken for the purpose of an elective, it still counts
in the student’s HOPE GPA with no exceptions.
3. A course may not be audited under a dual enrollment program.
Full Time Enrollment
In order for a student to be considered fulltime enrolled in high school he/she
must take a total of 3 Carnegie units per semester. For example; taking one class at dual
enrollment means you must take a minimum of four classes at your high school, taking two
classes at dual enrollment means a minimum of two classes must be taken at your high school
and so forth. Each student’s situation is different and it is very important for communication
between the student and counselor to take place during the college registration process. During
this communication, the counselor will ensure that the student is taking the appropriate courses in
order to graduate.
Grades
1. The high school will record on the student’s high school transcript each
approved course name, grade and amount of credit earned for each
course taken at the postsecondary level. Letter grades will be converted
to numerical grades as follows: A = 95, B = 85, C = 75, D = 70, F = 50.
Dual enrollment grades will not be weighted.
2.
It is the responsibility of the postsecondary institution to distribute grades to its students. The
high school will not issue report cards to students who are enrolled full-time in dual enrollment
programs.
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Course Incompletion or Failure
1. A student’s graduation may be delayed if a course needed for graduation is failed or if the
student withdraws from a course needed for graduation.
2. If a student withdraws from a class or fails a class needed for graduation, he/she
a. may not be able to enroll in a high school or college course that will allow him to graduate
on schedule. In many high schools/colleges, courses are offered on a rotational basis;
therefore, not every course is offered every semester.
b. will re-enter the high school having missed the course content presented in the high school
class(es) prior to his/her enrollment. This may hinder satisfactory progress in the high
school class.
Eligibility and Competitive Activities
1. Students enrolled in postsecondary courses must continue to meet the high school eligibility
requirements for participation in high school competitive activities.
Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT) Class of 2016 Only
1. The student is required to pass the GHSWT in order to receive a high school diploma. The
GHSWT is based on Georgia Performance Standards (GPS).
2. The courses taken by the student in college will contain some but not all of the concepts and
topics taught in the high school. NOTE: High school courses by law must be based on
GPS. College courses do not have to meet this requirement; therefore, the student may
experience some difficulty passing state assessments such as Milestones.
3. The student is responsible for making arrangements with his/her high school to take the
GHSWT.
Georgia Milestones Assessment
1. The student is required to take the Georgia Milestones Assessment if enrolled in a course that
will earn credit for one of the following high school courses: Ninth Grade Literature, American
Literature, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Accelerated Coordinate Algebra/Analytic
Geometry, Accelerated Analytic Geometry/Advanced Algebra, Biology, Economics, and United
States History.
2. The score earned on the Milestones Assessment will be averaged with the grade issued by
the college. The Milestones Assessment will count as 20% of the final grade.
3. The courses taken by the student in college will contain some but not all of the concepts and
topics taught in the equivalent high school courses. NOTE: High school courses by law
must be based on GPS. College courses do not have to meet this requirement;
therefore, the student may experience some difficulty on the Milestones Assessment.
4. The student is responsible for making arrangements with his/her high school to take the
Georgia Milestones Assessment. The test must be taken on the day assigned by the high
school and you will need to inform your dual enrollment classes of this schedule change.
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Miscellaneous
All dual enrollment students are required to join the high school Remind text notification group. The
group text allows notifications of upcoming changes to the schedule or important information that
needs to be provided to all dual enrolled students. The information on how to join this group will be
provided once dual enrollment is confirmed and an official schedule is received by your high school.
Each semester of enrollment in the dual enrollment program requires an ACCEL application to be
completed. The application is how the college receives their funding and if it is not done then it is the
student and parents responsibility to pay the tuition requirement. To create this account, each
student must go to his/her www.gacollegee411.org account and create an ACCEL account which is
located on the first box on the right hand side of the home page once you sign in. It is the student’s
responsibility to create this account for each semester.
Advanced Placement Courses
Advanced Placement courses take priority over dual enrollment courses. Once the student signs the
Advanced Placement contract committing to the AP course then the student must modify his/her dual
enrollment schedule or choose to be full time enrolled at their high school. The master schedule for
your high school may not be finalized prior to selecting dual enrollment courses and therefore a
schedule change at the college may be necessary. An AP course will not be removed from a
student’s schedule due to a conflict with dual enrollment
Student Responsibilities
It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to or complete the following:
a. to follow all procedures and policies discussed in this contract,
b. follow the admission procedures of the college,
c. follow the rules and regulations of the college and the high school,
d. communicate with the high school counselor routinely,
e. check the high school’s website and newsletter periodically for information pertaining to the
student,
f. complete the ACCEL account for each semester of dual enrollment,
g. receive advanced approval from the counselor to withdraw from a class or change colleges,
h. arrange an appropriate high school/college schedule,
i. provide accurate information (falsifying, misrepresenting, or knowingly furnishing false
information may lead to removal from the program),
j. follow his/her high school schedule daily and avoid altering his/her dual enrolled courses or
exams to interfere with his/her high school schedule, and
k. notify counselor immediately if a schedule conflict occurs between the high school and dual
enrolled school
Part III: Possible Classes for Dual Enrollment
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Part IV: To be signed by the student and his/her parent/guardian
We have read and understand all conditions and procedures outlined in the dual enrollment
contract and advisement form.
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Student’s signature
Date
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Parent’s/Guardian’s signature
Date
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Counselor’s signature
Date