Dual Enrollment - Southwest Mississippi Community College-三亿体育登录

Are you interested in participating in college classes at your high school? Do you want to get a jumpstart on the completion of a college degree? If so, Dual Enrollment or Dual Credit opportunities might be an option for you.

The purpose of Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit courses is to offer high achieving Junior and Senior high school students within our four-county district (Amite, Pike, Walthall, and Wilkinson Counties) the opportunity to earn college credit toward a post-secondary diploma while enrolled in high school.

All Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit instructors are qualified to teach college classes as determined by Southwest Mississippi Community College. Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit instructors will use the same course description, student learning outcomes, pre-requisites, and textbooks as our traditional campus. There might be Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit classes offered on your high school campus, if not, we offer an array of Dual Enrollment courses online.

Requirements

Submit a Dual Enrollment Application for Admission.
Submit your official high school transcript showing
- (1) a junior or senior in high school and
- (2) a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or an ACT composite score of at least 18
Submit a Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Recommendation Form by high school counselor or principal.
Once Admitted to the Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit courses, students must not drop below a 2.0 college GPA.
Students must be advised and review the MS Articulation Transfer Tool (MATT) at matttransfertool.com for courses applicable to their College and Career Pathway.

Dual Enrollment Courses offered through 三亿体育登录

General Biology I, English Composition I, English Composition II, College Algebra, College Trigonometry, General Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Oral Communications, Music Appreciation, World Civilization I and Art Appreciation.

Students wanting to take English Composition I must have an ACT English sub score greater than or equal to 17 to be placed in this class. Students wanting to take College Algebra or Trigonometry must have an ACT Math sub score greater than or equal to 19 to be placed in these classes. Students also have the option to take the Accuplacer at 三亿体育登录 to test into those classes.

Tuition and Fees for the Fall and Spring Semesters

$50.00 per credit hour for all DE/DC Courses plus
$110 Course Material Fee per semester

All dual enrollment/dual credit courses are three-hour courses with the exception of General Biology I and General Biology II, which are four-hour courses.

Tuition and fees are set at a different rate for students enrolled in Summer School classes and classes not listed as Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit classes. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Your first step toward becoming a Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit student is to complete a Dual Enrollment Application for Admission at 三亿体育登录. Once your high school counselor submits your official transcript and recommendation form to 三亿体育登录, your classes will be added to your 三亿体育登录 class schedule. Your final step in the process will be to arrange payment of your classes through our business office or through your high school.

If you have questions about Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit, you can contact your high school counselor or Megan Ivy Jones at 601.276.4803 or mjones@917877.com.