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College credit in high school,
if the rules fit.

Dual enrollment programs each set their own rules: the grade a student must be in, a GPA, a placement score, a deadline that often comes months before the course. Add each option with its requirements and the student’s own numbers. The checklist says where the student is eligible now, what each would cost the family and what to settle before applying.

Add an optionWhat you get

Options

The worked example is made up: an 11th grader with a 3.4 GPA weighing English at the high school, college algebra on campus that needs a placement test and an online psychology course open only to seniors. Costs are examples. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per option: college, course, where it is taught, credits, the grade and GPA required against the student’s, placement test status, deadline, cost per credit, the share covered, books and fees and six checks. Works out eligibility, the family’s cost and days to the deadline; lists every option with its status and cost; flags unmet grade and GPA rules, placement tests still to take or below cutoff, deadlines within three weeks, unchecked transfer and the permanent transcript.
Who it is for
High school students considering college courses, and their parents.
Format
Browser checklist with a saved record per option. Prints one option, all of them in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Subject Resources space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Get the requirements from the college’s dual enrollment page.
  2. Add each course with the student’s grade and GPA.
  3. Book any placement test early.
  4. Check transfer for the colleges the student is considering.
  5. Meet the school counselor before the deadline.

Add an option

Formats

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In each, the student earns college credit and a college grade at the same time as high school credit, where the school allows it.

The transcript is real

A dual enrollment grade is a college grade. It goes on a transcript from that college that the student will send with later applications, and transfer colleges may count it. A strong grade helps; a failed course follows the student. Choose a load the student can do well.

Who pays

Many states and districts pay part or all of dual enrollment tuition, but rules differ widely and books and fees are often left to families. Federal student aid generally does not cover college courses taken while a student is still in high school.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. What Works Clearinghouse intervention report: dual enrollment programs (2017).
  2. Education Commission of the States. 50-state comparison: dual and concurrent enrollment policies (ecs.org).
  3. Community College Research Center, Teachers College. What we know about dual enrollment (ccrc.tc.columbia.edu).
  4. Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: students enrolled in high school (studentaid.gov).

The worked example is made up and its courses and costs are examples. Requirements come from each program; check them there. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.