Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment (37-15-38)
Mississippi Community/Junior Colleges and Public Universities
A Dual Enrolled Student is a student who is enrolled in a community/junior
college or state institution of higher learning while enrolled in high school. By
statute, eligible students can take a semester’s worth (12 semester credit hours at
public universities and must earn a “B” or higher on the first 6 hours / 15
semester credit hours at community/junior colleges) of dual enrollment classes.
A Dual Credit Student is a student who is enrolled in a community/junior college
or state institution of higher learning while enrolled in high school and who is
receiving high school and college credit for postsecondary coursework. By
statute, eligible students can take an unlimited number of credit hours as a dual
enrolled student. The local school district determines the secondary dual credit
award. Developmental education courses cannot be used as dual credit.
Eligibility Criteria Recommendation (community/junior colleges and public
universities): Students may be admitted to this dual enrollment/dual credit
program with a
 minimum overall 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on all high school courses and
 with successful completion of 14 core high school units and/or high school
junior status. (The 14 core high school units are listed and defined in
Appendix B of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards.)
 Students may also be admitted to the dual enrollment/dual credit program
with a minimum of an overall 3.0 GPA on all high school courses and a
minimum composite ACT score of 30 or the equivalent SAT score.
 Each student seeking admission to this program must submit an
unconditional written recommendation from his/her high school principal
or guidance counselor.
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Placement: Students participating in this program must meet prerequisites for
college courses. Additionally, students are required to demonstrate that they are
enrolling in courses at the appropriate instructional level. Most commonly at
community/junior colleges, course placement is accomplished through a review
of ACT scores, high school transcripts, and completion of placement tests
(COMPASS or Accuplacer). Public universities utilize ACT subtest scores and
Accuplacer.
Agreements: All agreements for dual credit/dual enrollment are made at the
local level between the individual community/junior college and local school
district. Local agreements will include specifics about class locations, cost,
transportation, eligible instructors, etc.
The statewide list of community/junior college and public university dual credit
courses and individual college points of contact can be found at
http://www.mississippi.edu/oasa/dual_enrollment.asp and
http://www.mccb.edu/program/aaDefault.aspx.
Joan Davis Haynes, Ph.D.
Associate Executive Director of Academic & Student Affairs
Mississippi Community College Board
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-432-6106
jhaynes@mccb.edu
www.mccb.edu
Casey Turnage, Ph.D.
Director of P-20 Initiatives
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-432-6485
cturnage@mississippi.edu
www.mississippi.edu
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