Dual Enrollment Opportunities
Dual Enrollment gives WCPSS high school students the opportunity to take approved college level courses for high school credit at regionally accredited institutions including Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) and community colleges. Courses taken must provide opportunities available through College and Career Promise (CCP) or courses not currently available to the student at the high school, including courses of an advanced and/or expanded nature. High school graduation credit and grades will be awarded by the base school when the official grade report for the course taken is received at the base school. Quality points will be calculated as defined in the Wake County Public School System High School Program Planning Guide. The student's official high school transcript will include grades and credit earned through dual enrollment, and the grades earned will factor into the cumulative grade point average and class rank.
General Policies, Eligibility Guidelines, and Application Process
1. The course must be part of the student's comprehensive course of study.
2.The course must provide opportunities not currently available to the student at the student's school (excluding CCP).
3. The student must be enrolled for at least 1/2 (50%) of the school day and progressing toward graduation at the base school.
4. The student must complete the Dual Enrollment/Cooperative Agreement Enrollment Form (this form) and have the signed approval of the principal or principal designee prior to registering for the course.
5. The student must contact the cooperating institution and complete all admission/registration or other requirements as requested by the IHE or community college. The student must provide his or her own transportation, be responsible for any fees, and follow all rules, regulations, and calendars as set by the cooperating institution.
6. The student will be responsible for providing an official grade report directly to the base school as evidence of dual enrollment course completion directly to the base school. The course will be added to the student's transcript. If a transcript is not received, the grade will be posted as a WF and will be calculated on the transcript. Once a student is enrolled, the course cannot be dropped without permission of the principal and following proper procedures of the cooperating institution. Failure to do so will result in a WF being posted to the high school transcript.
7. University or college transfer courses of three to five (3-5) hours will receive one credit at the base school.
8. The student must take IHE or community college courses for graded credit in order to earn a high school credit.
9.Quality points will be calculated as defined in the WCPSS High School Program Planning Guide.