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Taking Dual Enrollment courses in high school saves students money with discounted tuition, and time by earning college and high school credits simultaneously. Students will also gain college experience before they graduate high school.

High school accommodations/modifications will not be automatically applied in Dual Enrollment classes. You need to contact the ACC Student Accessibility Services Office to discuss any test and/or classroom accommodations for Dual Enrollment courses.

Call 281.756.5701 or email for an appointment: sas@alvincollege.edu. Visit the Dual Enrollment Forms Page for more info on Dual Enrollment  Course Accommodations. 

Dual Enrollment Academic Core courses are guaranteed to transfer with a grade C or higher to any Texas public college or university. Some universities will accept “D” grades.

Students should check with the university, public or private, to determine the policy regarding the acceptance of college transfer credit. Many workforce education courses, e.g. welding, EMT, medical terminology, culinary, keyboarding are not designed for transfer to a baccalaureate. 

House Bill 505 removed limitations on the number of courses a student may take. However, Alvin Community College recommends that students taking more than three courses per semester do so only under the recommendation or advisement of the ACC Advisor or the High School Counselor.

While the student will receive a letter grade from the college, all the dual enrollment courses will also have a corresponding numeric grade that will be delivered or assigned by the ISD.

Grades will appear on both student high school and college transcripts.

Most college courses are 3 credit hours; 4 credit hour courses have a lab. The second number of the course lets you know how many hours you are earning. 

Ex: History 1301=3hrs; Spanish 1411=4hrs. You can view your Unofficial Transcript to see how many hours you have completed in the POD under Students then Self Service.

Yes! Students should register for summer Dual Enrollment courses in April with their ACC Advisor. ISD Dual Enrollment summer schedules are posted after spring break and can be found here. 

In The POD students can update their info under Students then Self Service. They can edit that info in their profile. They can also update that info with a Data Change Request through their ACC Advisor. 

When Dual Enrollment students apply to college after high school graduation, they will apply as freshman and follow all freshman admission guidelines. The college will be looking at their high school GPA and not the college GPA but it could effect their future and students should maintain a minimum 2.0 ACC cumulative GPA.

Once registered by their ACC advisor, students will receive an email with instructions on how to view the fee statement, the payment deadline, payment plan information, and instructions on how to use the ACC online payment system.

The email will go to their college email and the email used when they applied to the college. 

Dual Enrollment courses are college level courses. They are more rigorous but achievable with hard work, good study habits, and turning your work in ON TIME! 

Students are encouraged to purchase their textbooks from the ACC College Store. Many courses come with an eBook that is part of tuition.

eBooks are accessed through RedShelf in Blackboard. See more information here on RedShelf. 

Each ISD offers the TSI throughout the school year. Contact your school counselor for more information. ACC Testing Center also administers The TSI. See more information on the TSI and TSI testing here. 

View the semesters Refund Schedule for that information. 

Yes, home school and private school students take Dual Enrollment college courses. Contact HomeschDual@alvincollege.edu for information on enrollment. 

Students can expect to spend about 10 hours a week on an online course. Students view the course syllabus online, to review the course description and requirements.

There are no class meeting times for online courses. 

Self-motivation is essential for success in an online course. You access the course in Blackboard through the POD. This video will help you understand the POD.

Federal Financial Aid is not available for students that are still in high school. ACC does offer scholarships for students on free and reduced lunch. Those open the month before each semester begins. 

Students can use a parent's GI Bill benefits or Hazelwood benefits. Speak to your ACC Advisor for more information.

Dual Enrollment Orientation is required for all new Dual Enrollment students.

Effective 2014, Dual Enrollment Parent Orientation will also be available. Refer to our webpage for orientation dates.

Dual Enrollment Orientation will empower and equip students with the tools and resources needed for success in the Dual Enrollment Program.

Fall Course Registration:
July to early August - ACC Advisor registers students in FALL courses
July to early August - students are sent "You Have Been Registered" emails with payment deadline information.
 
Spring Course Registration:
November - ACC Advisor registers students in SPRING courses
December - students are sent "You Have Been Registered" emails with payment deadline information.

 

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