Welcome Students & Parents Dual Credit Welcome Students & Parents

WHAT is Dual Credit? An ACC program that allows eligible high school students residing in the ACC service area to enroll in college level classes. Students receive a total of 12 course attempts/waivers, after which regular tuition and fees are assessed. Tuition and fees waivers are only applicable to courses on: the ACC Core Curriculum, a Workforce Degree/Certificate, Foreign Languages, and KINE 1304/1305.

Types of Dual Credit Dual Credit – Students complete a college course that also meets local high school graduation requirements (ex. HIST-1302 or GOVT-2305). Co-Enrollment – Students complete a college course and only receive college credit… The class is not needed for high school graduation (ex. GOVT-2306).

WHO is Eligible? Students who have successfully completed 8th grade in either a public, private, charter, or home school. Students who have passed the appropriate sections of the State of Texas-approved college readiness assessment (TSI) test or submit acceptable exemption scores. *Please see back on Enrollment Steps worksheet! Students who have received permission from their parent/guardian and high school counselor & principal.

College Readiness Scores ACT: English 19, Math 19, with a Composite of 23 SAT: Evidence Based Reading and Writing 480, Math 530 TSI: Reading 351, Math 350, Writing 340 and 4 on essay or Writing 310 and levels 4-6 on ABE Diagnostic and 5 on essay Scores are good for 5 years Scores can be combined (ex: TSI Reading and SAT Math) TEMPORARY waiver for dual credit while in high school: 4000+ on English 2 STAAR EOC

WHERE are Classes Offered? DC Students may take classes at their high school before, during, and after the school day (if offered) DC Students may also take classes at any ACC campus, Center location, or via Distance Learning

WHY Take DC Classes? Save $$$ (potentially 1yr+ of college!). Earn both high school and college credit. Gain college-level experience while in high school. Stand out on college admission applications. Graduate from college early or reduce semester course load.

College Vs. High School Students pay for textbooks/required materials. College classes can/will require a different level of work than high school classes. Also, different structure! Course content and student expectations are not altered in any way to accommodate students under 18 years of age  Academic Freedom Students are responsible for dropping classes or they will receive a grade. Not going to class will not automatically drop you. ACC issues letter grades only (A, B, C, D, F, and W)

Important for Parents & Students ACC information goes directly to the student via the students ACCmail account. Students will be 100% responsible for communicating with their professors, when unsure of progress or assignment requirements. Parents will not have access to student College records; including absences, grades, and course progress (FERPA). All information will have to come directly from the student.

Student Success & Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Student success is extremely important. College records are permanent and will follow students to colleges and universities upon high school graduation. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (“C” or better in all ACC classes) -and- they must complete 67% of all classes attempted (No F’s or W’s) Students who do not meet SAP may not be eligible for financial aid upon high school graduation until GPA and Completion Rate meet requirements. Courses failed and/or dropped with a ‘W’ count towards SAP Failure to meet SAP requirements will affect financial aid eligibility once the student graduates from HS and attends a 2yr/4yr college or university

U.S. History at UT, TAMU, TX State, etc. The Good News… DC students do better than traditional students in terms of mean GPA and have better persistence from semester-to- semester. ACC credits transfer seamlessly to Texas public colleges and universities. U.S. History at ACC = U.S. History at UT, TAMU, TX State, etc. ACC credits can transfer widely to Texas private colleges, as well as out-of-state public and private colleges/universities.

Contact Us Christine Kesling Akins College Readiness Counselor 512-841-9912 christine.kesling@austinisd.org OR Mison Zuniga Director, ACC Dual Credit mzuniga@austincc.edu 512- 223-7060