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Dual Enrollment Benefits, Timelines and Eligibility

Dual-Enrollment Benefits, Timelines, & Eligibility

 

Benefits

 

Why take a dual-enrollment college course?

At Ewing High School, eligible students can take college courses while they are high school students through the Dual-Enrollment Program. The opportunity to take college courses while in high school has numerous benefits. The biggest advantage is that is it allows students to get a feel for what college courses entail and the college atmosphere before they are full-time college students. Here are additional benefits for taking college courses:

  • College courses are given Advanced Placement (AP) credit and weighting at EHS
  • Dual-enrollment students have an opportunity to receive transferable college credits before being a full-time college student
  • The price to take a college course through the Senior only dual-enrollment program is a minimal tuition cost of $150 per class at TCNJ.  MCCC courses will cost the in-county student rate. Students who participate in the online EHS-Sponsored College Course  incur no cost. Students are responsible for the cost of books and course materials.
  • Dual-enrollment students have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from college level professors and students
  • Dual-enrollment students in the senior only program have the choice to take their college course at TCNJ or MCCC.  Students enrolled in AP coursework at EHS can also opt to receive DE credit through TCNJ for the $150 fee.

 

Timeline

 

Semester 1 College Courses (seniors only):

  • Seniors can take up to two college courses during this semester, as long as their schedule allows 
  • Registration for semester 1 college courses will take place in May/June of the preceding spring semester.
  • Registration forms due to school counselor by June 2025.
  • Semester 1 college courses run from mid-August/September until December


 

Semester 2 College Courses (seniors & EHS sponsored college course)

  • Seniors can take up to two college courses during this semester, as long as their schedule allows; students taking the EHS sponsored college course must take their one course online (but remain at school)
  • Registration for semester 2 college courses will take place in November 
  • Registration forms due to school counselor in November
  • Semester 2 college courses run from January until May

 

Eligibility

 

Who can take a college course?

  • Students cannot have any level 3 or 4 conduct or an OSS infractions during the preceding semester.
  • Students cannot have earned an NCA, for any class, in the preceding semester.
  • Students must have at least 110 credits and a 3.75 GPA by the end of junior year.
  • Students are able to take courses listed in the course catalog or opt into DE credit for AP and select EHS courses (STEM Creative Design, Physics Honors).

 

How many college courses can I take as a senior?

  • Eligible seniors can take up to four college courses (two per semester).

 

How do I register for my college courses?

  • There are two different registration windows:
    • Seniors taking college courses during semester one will register in May/June.
    • Seniors taking college courses during semester two will register in October/November.