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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 up to 5 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. 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 online (MCCC only) or in-person at three local colleges: The College of New Jersey, Rider University, and Mercer County Community College

 

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 2022.
  • Semester 1 college courses run from 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 December (deadline TBD)
  • 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 100 credits and a 3.0 GPA by the end of junior year.
  • Senior students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher can enroll in:
    • TCNJ course (on campus classes only)
    • Rider course (on campus classes only)
    • MCCC courses (on campus & online classes)
  • Students who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher can enroll in:
    • MCCC courses (on campus classes only)
  • Students should choose entry level courses (100 or 101 level). These courses are the most easily transferable to other colleges/universities.

 

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 (fall 2020) will register in June 2022.
    • Seniors taking college courses during semester two (spring 2021) will register in November 2022.