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Dual & Joint Enrollment: College Credit for High School Students

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If you have completed your sophomore year in high school, there are two ways you can start earning college credit at Austin Peay. Through dual enrollment, you take classes that count towards both college and high school credit. Through joint enrollment, you take classes for college credit only.

Program Requirements

In order to participate in the dual or joint enrollment program at Austin Peay State University, you should meet the following APSU admissions requirements in addition to any course prerequisite requirements:

  • Complete your sophomore year of high school.
  • Maintain a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Submit a minimum ACT subscore of 19 in English and math (SAT 460 on Critical Reading and math).
    Official scores only please; student reports cannot be accepted.
  • Be recommended by your high school principal or school counselor.
  • Have your parent's permission to enter the program.

Forms

All paper forms must be submitted to the Extended Education office so we may personally handle all documents; after review, we will see that they are directed to the appropriate department for timely processing.

Choosing Courses

Most classes are available to you, although we recommend that you consider classes that fulfill core requirements. When enrolling for dual credit, work with your school counselor to ensure that the classes will fulfill high school requirements or electives. You may enroll in 1000- or 2000-level courses but should meet any course prerequisites. To enroll in upper division courses, you will need to meet the course prerequisites and obtain department chair permission.

Many online classes are also available, but you should work with your counselor to determine if the demands of an online class are a good fit for you.

The APSU Department of Mathematics has developed a suggested list of math courses for dual/joint students which includes details on prerequisites.

You can view APSU's course catalog for course descriptions online and also class schedules for upcoming terms. Go to AP Self Service and select "Class Schedule" (available on screen or in a printable format) or "Course Catalog". You will be asked to select a specific term, then choose a subject area and other details. To see online classes in the class schedule section, choose a subject and select "WEB-Asynchronous" from the instructional method drop-down box. All online classes are listed with a "W" section number.

Grants & Scholarships

Dual and joint enrolled students have three financial aid options, but please note that you will not complete a FAFSA form, nor will you work with the APSU financial aid office. All questions about the grants and scholarships available should be directed to the Extended Education office (gosooner@apsu.edu or 931-221-7175). Use the Grants & Scholarships form and submit the second page to the Extended Education office to ensure you have taken advantage of all options.

Tennessee Dual Lottery Grant

Students are eligible to apply for the Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant Program which currently provides $100 per semester credit, up to $300 per course/per semester - up to $600 per semester. Students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 in their college classes to continue receiving the dual enrollment grant.

All students must complete the grant application online at https://egrands.guarantorsolutions.com/scholarshipapps/. Deadline for Dual Lottery Grant application submission is September 15 for fall, February 1 for spring and May 1 for summer (rising seniors only) semesters.

Students may now receive an additional $300 per semester towards a second course from the Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant program; however, this additional $300 will be reduced from the student's HOPE Scholarship. With the new funding, a maximum of $2,400 is available over the course of her/his junior and senior years of high school, but her/his HOPE Scholarship will be reduced by $1,200 in the first year of enrollment.  When applying for the grant, the student will also complete an Additional Course Acknowledgement form and sign it electronically stating your understanding of how this additional course funding works.

What you should know about the grant process:
Students do not receive official notification from the grant program after submitting the application; if a student is eligible, has applied for the grant, is admitted and registers for class she/he will receive the grant. APSU verifies grant applications only after students are registered for class; the grant does not appear on the student account until after the application has been verified and posted by the business office.

NOTE: You will create a user account the first time you apply; save this account and login information as you will use it for all future TSAC applications, including the Hope Scholarship. Accuracy is critical when completing your application; corrections are time-consuming and can cause delays. You may call the Call Center at 800-342-1663 with questions.

APSU GoSooner Award

The GoSooner Award is available to all registered dual and joint enrollment students and provides $100 per credit-hour for up to six credit-hours for a maximum of $600 per semester. The award may be renewed for each semester of dual or joint enrollment, provided the student continues to meet eligibility requirements (a cumulative college GPA of 2.75 as noted above in the requirements for the TN Dual Enrollment Grant). The continuance of the program is also based on the availability of funding.

No application is required, but students must have registered for class and submitted their application for the Tennessee Dual Lottery Grant, the APSU Grants & Scholarships form and any appropriate discount forms to the Extended Education office. Click here for additional details about the APSU GoSooner Dual Enrollment Award   

APSU Dual Enrollment Scholarship (need-based)

Students who meet federal low family income guidelines should consider applying for this scholarship. All three pages of the application for the APSU need-based dual scholarhip must be submitted together. Pages 1-2 are completed by the student and parent(s); page 3 is completed by your school counselor - do not submit these sections separately. You should reapply for each semester by the deadlines noted on the application. Incomplete applications are not accepted.

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