ECHS DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM                     

11^TH GRADERS                        MAY ONLY TAKE DC CLASSES 2^ND SEM OF THE 11^TH GR YEAR.

IF TAKING DC 3^RD BLOCK, MUST TAKE A MWF CLASS AND A TTH CLASS

IF TAKING DC 1^ST BLOCK, MAY TAKE ONE DC CLASS OR TWO DC CLASSES ON ANY DAYS

12^TH GRADERS                        MAY TAKE DC CLASSES EITHER SEM ANY BLOCK ON ANY DAYS AVAILABLE

GPA/CORE REQUIREMENT    3.0 GPA                                   MUST HAVE COMPLETED 14 CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS                   

ACT REQUIREMENT               MGCCC                   

DC ALGEBRA                           19 MATH ACT

DC ENG COMP 1                     17 ENGLISH ACT

DC ENG COMP II                     SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF DC ENG COMP I

DC BIOLOGY                           NONE     

DC TRIG                                  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF DC ALG

WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY

DC COMPUTER APPS              20 ACT COMPOSITE

DC SPANISH                            20 ACT COMPOSITE

DC PSYCHOLOGY                    20 ACT COMPOSITE

COSTS/PAYMENT                   MGCCC                                    $145 PER 3 CREDIT HR CLASS

WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY $135 PER 3 CREDIT HR CLASS + $40 ADM FEE FOR FIRST CLASS ONLY

PAYMENT IS REQUIRED ON THE FIRST DAY THAT THE ECHS SEM BEGINS TO THE TEACHER OF THE CLASS. 

MGCCC-CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO ECHS.  WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY-CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY.  THERE ARE NO REFUNDS FOR DUAL CREDIT COURSES.

CREDITS                                   STUDENTS RECEIVE BOTH COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS FOR DC COURSES, IF THEY RECEIVE A PASSING FINAL GRADE.  ACCORDING TO MDE, STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO EARN AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF DUAL CREDITS.

DROPPING CLASSES                STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED DC DROP FORM TO THE TEACHER OF THE COURSE.  THE TEACHER MUST NOTIFY THE COLLEGE AND OUR GUIDANCE DEPT.  STUDENTS MUST DROP DC COURSES NO LATER THAN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SEMESTER BASED ON ECHS CALENDAR, NOT THE COLLEGE CALENDAR. 

SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS       ACCORDING TO MDE, THE NUMBER OF COURSES TAKEN AS DUAL CREDIT WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS OR MISSISSIPPI STATE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN A STUDENT GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLLS IN COLLEGE, BUT LOW GRADES IN DC COURSES WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT.

ATTENDANCE                          STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TWO ABSENCES FOR THE SEMESTER WHETHER EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED.  STUDENTS WHO FAIL DC COURSES FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING POOR ATTENDANCE, WILL NOT RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE AND THE FAILING GRADE WILL BECOME A PART OF BOTH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT/GPA.  STUDENTS MUST REMAIN IN DC CLASSES FOR THE ENTIRE BLOCK AND MAY NOT LEAVE CAMPUS DURING CLASS TIME.

GRADES                                   STUDENTS MUST MAINTAIN A 3.0 GPA IN DC COURSES WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL.  DC TEACHERS DO NOT COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS ABOUT GRADES AND DC GRADES ARE NOT POSTED UNTIL THE END OF EACH TERM.  FINAL GRADES LESS THAN 80 IN DC COURSES MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS/FINANCIAL AID.  JCSD ALLOWS THE ONLY 8 DC COURSE GRADES TO BE CALCULATED IN THE QPA FOR RANK. 

THIS FORM IS DUE ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS AT ECHS TO THE TEACHER OF THE CLASS AND MUST BE SIGNED BY STUDENT AND PARENT.

STUDENT SIGNATURE            ________________________________________________                                DATE       ________________

PARENT SIGNATURE              ________________________________________________                                DATE       ________________