DUAL CREDIT COURSE INFORMATION
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ECHS DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM
11TH GRADERS MAY ONLY TAKE DC CLASSES 2ND SEM OF THE 11TH GR YEAR.
IF TAKING DC 3RD BLOCK, MUST TAKE A MWF CLASS AND A TTH CLASS
IF TAKING DC 1ST BLOCK, MAY TAKE ONE DC CLASS OR TWO DC CLASSES ON ANY DAYS
12TH 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 ________________