For more information, contact
your school's counselor
or
Snead State - Tanya Shields
(256) 840-4165 /tshields@snead.edu
The
Snead State Community College dual enrolment/dual credit program allows
certain high school students to enroll in college courses in order to
dually earn credits for a high school diploma and a college degree.
Students participating in the dual enrollment/dual credit program shall
pay normal tuition as required by the College. (copied from
http://www.snead.edu)
A high school student is eligible for dual enrollment/dual credit if he or she meets the following criteria:
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The student must meet the entrance requirements of the College; |
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The student must have a “B” average in completed high school courses; |
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The student must have written approval of the appropriate principal and the local superintendent of education; |
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The
student may enroll only in postsecondary courses for which high school
prerequisites have been completed. (For example, students may not take
English Composition until all required high school English courses have
been completed.) |
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The
student must be in grade 10, 11, or 12, or have an exception granted by
the College upon the recommendation of the student's principal and
superintendent and in accordance with Alabama Administrative Code
290-8-9-.17 regarding gifted and talented students. |
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The dual enrollment student must submit or have on file the dual enrollment recommendation form prior to registration. |
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Students
may enroll in career/technical courses/programs in accordance with
guidelines of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. |
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Students
enrolled in courses offered during the normal high school day on or off
the high school campus shall have prior permission of the student's
principal, superintendent, and the College President.
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Parental
permission and travel for courses offered off the high school campus
during the normal school day will be administered under the auspices of
the local board of education. |
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Three semester credit hours at the postsecondary level shall equal one credit
at the high school level in the same or related subject. |
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Students
who are not attending public school, but who are enrolled in private
school or church school pursuant to §16-28-1 of the Code of Alabama or
who are receiving instruction from a private tutor pursuant to §16-28-5
of the Code of Alabama, may also participate in the Dual Enrollment/Dual
Credit Program. Student eligibility must be certified by the
appropriate official at the private school, or church school or by the
private tutor. |
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A
high school student who attends a non-accredited high school is
eligible for the dual enrollment/dual credit program if he or she meets
the above criteria and provides a minimum ACT score of 20-Writing 21-Math or the
equivalent score on the Compass Test. |