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Traditional Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment programs allow high school students to simultaneously earn college or career credit toward a post-secondary diploma, certificate, or degree at a Florida public institution and credit toward a high school diploma. Dual Enrollment courses are free to DCPS students including registration, enrollment, and/or lab fees. However, there are some restrictions on choice of courses.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • 11th or 12th grade

  • 3.0 unweighted cumulative high school GPA and maintain a 2.0 college GPA

  • Counselor approval

  • Post-secondary ready scores (see below)

  • Students who earn one (1) or more final grade of D/F/FN/W in a dual enrollment course are not eligible for enrollment in dual enrollment courses the subsequent DCPS semester. This rule applies across all dual enrollment programs and partner institutions. 

General Information:

  • Should complete SLS (Strategies for Learning Success) course during first semester of dual enrollment

  • Can take SLS during same semester as other courses

  • Can take 3 courses per semester, only two per semester can be ‘off campus’

  • If course is offered at FCHS, then it must be taken at FCHS

     

Unwritten Rules of Dual Enrollment:

  • Always contact your Dual Enrollment coordinator the moment you realize there is an issue.

  • Students need reliable & consistent access to a computer, printer, and the internet. This has to be more than what they can access on their phone.

  • Make sure professors know your name & face by introducing yourself after the first class.

  • Every course has a published syllabus. Find it. Print it. Follow it.

  • Pay attention to the Professors’ Office Policies or contact methods.

  • Attend every class, be early for class, & stay until the professor dismisses the class – Every Class – regardless of the attendance policy.

  • Bring your textbook(s), notebook, and something to write with to every class. 

  • Take notes in your notebook (not your phone) every class.

Traditional Dual Enrollment Deadlines:

​Dec. 1 - Registration form due to FSCJ Coordinator for Spring courses held at FSCJ.

May 1 - Registration form due to FSCJ Coordinator for Fall courses held at FSCJ.

*You must see the FSCJ coordinator at least two months before the deadline if you are interested in this program.