An Overview of Community College Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment in Academic & Career/Technical Education Joan Davis Haynes, Ph.D. Associate Executive Director for Academic and Student Affairs Mississippi Community College Board Shawn Mackey, Ed.D. Associate Executive Director for Workforce, Career & Technical Education
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An Overview of Community College
Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment in
Academic & Career/Technical
EducationJoan Davis Haynes, Ph.D.
Associate Executive Director for Academic and Student AffairsMississippi Community College Board
Shawn Mackey, Ed.D.Associate Executive Director for Workforce, Career & Technical Education
Mississippi Community College Board
Today’s Goal
• Provide an overview of dual credit and dual enrollment in academic and career/technical education in Mississippi’s community/junior colleges
• Highlight changes made in the 2011 Legislative Session to Mississippi statute
• Process for determining articulation of curriculum between high school, university, and community and junior college courses
• High school Carnegie unit equivalency• Course alignment• Maximum dual credits allowed• Guidance on local agreements
Definitions
Dual Enrollment (§37-15-38)
–A dual enrolled student is a student who is enrolled in a community or junior college or state institution of higher learning while enrolled in high school.
Definitions
Dual Credit (§37-15-38)
–A dual credit student is a student who is enrolled in a community or 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.
Academic Maximum Allowable Credits
• Dual Enrollment – student’s can earn up to a semester's worth of college credit in high school (semester’s worth = 15 college credit hours)
• Dual Credit – unlimited number of college credits
Academic EligibilityCriteria Recommendation
Option 1• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
on all high school coursesand
• Successful completion of 14 core high school units and/or junior status
and• Written recommendation from school
principal or guidance counselor
Academic EligibilityCriteria Recommendation
Option 2• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
on all high school coursesand
• A minimum composite ACT score of 30 or the equivalent SAT score
and• Written recommendation from school
principal or guidance counselor
CTE EligibilityCriteria Recommendation
• Criteria for eligibility is determined by each college
• Memorandums of Agreement must be signed with local school districts
• Must meet the same admission criteria as a traditional students
• Written recommendation from school principal or guidance counselor
College or University Decides
• Course pre-requisites
• Placement
• Instructor
• Teaching site
• Teaching schedule
• Tuition & fees (sometimes negotiable)
Academic Dual Credit Course Offerings
• List of 58 courses approved by all 15 community colleges
• Courses within the academic general education core
• Courses within the statewide articulation agreement with IHL
• No developmental education courses
High School CarnegieUnit Equivalency
• One (1) three-hour college course is equal to one-half (1/2) high school Carnegie unit.
• A full Carnegie unit may be awarded for a three-hour college course upon approval of the local superintendent.