Dual Enrollment Options
Presented by the GCISD
Counseling Department
2015-16
What is Dual Credit?
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According to The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
Dual Credit is a process by which a high school junior or senior enrolls
in a college course and receives simultaneous academic credit for the
course from both the college and the high school. While dual credit
courses are often taught on the secondary school campus to high
school students only, a high school student can also take a course on
the college campus and receive both high school and college credit.
How to Enroll?
1) Only Juniors and Seniors are eligible for
dual credit courses.
2) Notify your High School Counselor and
they will pull your official transcript to be
submitted to TCC.
3) There will be a set time that TCC will
come to the High School to help you fill
out the online application and administer
the Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA).
How to Enroll?
4) Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment will
take place on the high school campus in the
spring (or possibly at TCC Campus, unless
otherwise exempt).
• The TSI Assessment is the approved
placement test used by educational institutions
to assist in determining if a student is prepared
for a college-level courses and to aid
institutions in making course placement
decisions. Students will take the Reading,
Writing, and Math portion of the TSI
How to Enroll?
• 5) Immediately following the test, the student
will receive results to go over with their
counselor as to what classes they are eligible
for. The first test is FREE, if you need to re-test,
the fee is $11
• 6). If the student is exempt based on other
official test scores (ACT, SAT, PSAT, STAAR) an
original and official copy must be submitted to
their high school counselor.
How to Enroll?
• 7) Once the student signs the Early High School
Enrollment Form with their counselor, the Dual Credit
Coordinator will pick up the completed packet to get
the students enrolled in the correct course section at
their high school.
• 8) Once students are enrolled in class, they will need
to make a payment either through their TCC
WebAdvisor account or make a payment in person at
any TCC Business Services Office.
Deadline for Applications
For students wanting to register for fall/spring 2015-2016 school
year, all testing and paper work should be completed by TCC
and CHHS/GHS deadlines. (TBD)
Dual Credit Enrollment
Step-by-Step
START
FINISH
Students will make a
payment (online through
WebAdvisor or at TCC
Business Services Office)
TCC Connect staff will
register students in
correct course sections
at the High School
Notify Counselor that
you are interested in
Complete TCC
application/Active
Dual Credit
Apply online
If student is not
exempt, Pre-Activity
Assessment and TSI
See Counselor to sign
up for classes based
on TSI scores, or retest if needed
is needed
Dual Credit Requirements
• Dual Credit students must meet
course prerequisite requirements
before enrolling in classes.
• Students may enroll in up to two
Dual Credit courses per semester.
• Students are required to make a TCC
grade of “C” or better in all Dual
Credit courses to continue in the
Dual Credit Program.
Dual Credit Requirements
• Student may not drop a Dual
Credit course without
permission from the high
school counselor. It is the
student’s responsibility to
notify his/her counselor.
• Students must attend class 85%
of the time, failure to do so
may result in the professor
dropping you from class.
TCC Courses in GCISD
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English III – 4 courses for 12 college hours
English IV – 4 courses for 12 college hours
US Government – 1 course for 3 hours
US Macro Economics – 1 course for 3 hours
College Algebra – 1 course for 3 hours
College Calculus – 1 course for 5 hours
(CHHS only)
An Investment with Benefits Dual
Credit vs. AP
Dual Credit
• Guaranteed college credit
• upon successful completion
• of course.
AP Classes
• No guarantee upon completion
• of course; must pass state exam
• score with a 3 or above.
Examples:
Baylor-4 Economics, 3 Government,
5 Psychology
OU-3 English, 5 Economics,
3 Government
TCU-3 English, 4 Economics,
3 Government
UT-4 History, 4 Economics,
4 Psychology
An Investment with Benefits
Access to Tarrant County College (TCC) Resources
• Career and
Employment Services
• Financial Aid Services
• Library
• State of the art
computer labs
• Academic Learning
Center
• $165 per course
Costs:
($55/credit hour).
Financial Aid may be
available.
• High school students
who have earned 24
college credits or
more upon
graduation save
about $15,000.
How to be Successful …
High School Class vs. College Class
College Classes:
• Student Responsibility (accountability)
• Communication with professor
• Attendance will be taken daily. Tarrant County College (TCC) policy
allows faculty to withdraw students for excessive absences.
• Involvement in extracurricular activities does not excuse the
student from course responsibilities.
• Syllabus outlines configuration of grades. The syllabus is the
contract with the instructor.
• Students taking a 3-semester hour class should set aside a
minimum of 6 hours per week to study.
Dual Credit Textbooks
After the student has received a Dual Credit schedule
from their high school counselor, they will obtain their
textbook(s) at Follett Bookstore.
Students may purchase the textbooks online, if they
choose to write in the book, through the Follett
Bookstore at www.efollett.com.
Students must have their textbooks on the first day of
class.
Contact Information
Northeast Service Area
Tamesha Hilliard-Daniels
817-515-1650
Dual.Credit@tccd.edu
TSI exempt status
PSAT (juniors only)
107 composite 50 ELA
SAT
Verbal/Writing
Math
Combined
min 500
min 500
ACT
English
Math
Composite
min 19
min 19
1070
23
Paperwork
• Students must attend informational meeting in
February (parents optional)
• Students will attend a late summer or early fall
mandatory meeting at TCC or home high school
campus (to be determined)
• CHHS Students must attend on Fridays transcripts, senior forum …
• Students must follow guidelines for registration
Summer Enrollment – Social Studies
• Must enroll before school is out!
• US Government, Macro Economics
– Session I- begins before school is out
– Session II (this one might work better
because of high school dates)
Commitment Forms
• Commitment and information forms are
available at the front.
• Commitment forms are due by Wed. March
18th.
Additional Dual Meetings
• Feb 11th at GHS Auditorium 6:30 PM
• Feb 24th CHHS Auditorium 6:30 PM
(You may attend either meeting)
• Sign in today at the front to mark your
attendance at the meeting for registration
purposes.