Dual Enrollment Admission
Complete the steps that follow to apply.
1. Check Dates and Deadlines
All application materials must be submitted by the dates below for each semester.
Spring Semester, Final – Dec. 1 (closed)
Spring Semester Document Deadline – Dec. 15
Summer Semester, Priority – April 1
Fall Semester, Priority – May 2
Application and document deadlines may be extended by the vice president of Enrollment Management Services in consultation with others, if conditions warrant. The Admissions office will communicate date changes to prospective students via the GGC website and other communications. Deadlines falling on the weekend will be the next business day.
2. Create Grizzly Profile to Apply Online
Create your Grizzly Profile to apply online, manage your progress and submit the required $30 application fee (Dual Enrollment exempted from application fee). Completing your profile also connects you to your admissions counselor, and offers a personalized application experience, helpful tips and reminders, status updates, and invitations to exclusive events. View Admissions introduction video.
3. Review Admission Requirements
Manage submissions and approvals by monitoring email and your online Grizzly Profile account.
Dual Enrollment Admission
Admission Requirements
- Satisfy age requirement of 16 or older by the first day of the term of enrollment.
- Be classified as a high school junior or senior by the first day of the term of enrollment.
- Be on track for completing all high school graduation requirements
- Meet the minimum 3.25 GPA.
- GPA is calculated based on the grades in the 17 units of Required High School Curriculum (RHSC)
- 4 units of English | 4 units of Math | 4 units of Science | 3 units of Social Science | 2 units of same Foreign Language, or 2 units of American Sign Language, or 2 units of USG approved Computer Science
- See RHSC requirements Staying on Course: The Required High School Curriculum
- GPA is calculated based on the grades in the 17 units of Required High School Curriculum (RHSC)
- Complete the Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) course units on schedule.
- GGC is test-optional for admission into the dual enrollment program
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For course placement purposes, limit of two Next Generation ACCUPLACER exam attempts per academic year
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- Home schooled students may be considered if they are enrolled in non-traditional educational centers that are recognized by GAPSAC or by state departments of education. Students attending non-accredited home school programs or non-accredited high schools must submit a GGC Home School Portfolio (PDF) for admission eligibility review.
- See listing of eligible approved dual enrollment courses at Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) dual enrollment course directory
- Submit parent/guardian consent agreement and funding application via the Georgia Student Finance Commission’s (GSFC) Dual Enrollment Funding Application.
Course placement for English and mathematics
- Dual Enrollment students may only enroll in an English or mathematics course if they exempt placement in corequisite Learning Support.
- Course placement criteria for ENGL 1101:
- 2.7 GPA* with at least 2 RHSC English units successfully completed** or
- SAT 480 ERW or
- ACT 17 English or 17 Reading or
- ACCUPLACER 237 Reading Comprehension and 4 WritePlacer o
- Transferable credit for an Area A English course***
- Course placement criteria for MATH 1001, MATH 1101, MATH1401, STAT 1401:
- 3.1 GPA with Algebra II, Advanced Algebra or equivalent high school course successfully completed or
- SAT 440 math or
- ACT 17 math or
- ACCUPLACER 258 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics
- Course placement criteria for MATH 1111
- 3.2 GPA with Algebra II, Advanced Algebra or equivalent high school course successfully completed or
- SAT 510 math or
- ACT 20 math or
- ACCUPLACER 266 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics or
- Transferable credit for an Area A mathematics course***
Note:
- *GPA calculated by GGC based on the grades in the 17 units of Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) as defined by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.
- **High school courses with a grade of “C” or higher may be counted as successfully completed.
- ***Must meet the minimum grade requirement for the institution which may be a “C” or higher
Document Requirements
- Submit official transcript from a regionally accredited high school.
- Non-regionally accredited high school or home schooled students, please complete home school portfolio (Word read-only).
- Test score submission must be an official score report.
- The ACCUPLACER placement exam is an available option through GGC Testing Services
- SAT School Code: 4796
- ACT School Code: 5478
Check your Grizzly Profile under section titled: "Submit Supplemental Items" for any additional mandatory requirements and a detailed description of how to submit your documents.
4. Additional Information
- Complete the Dual Enrollment funding application at www.GAfutures.org.
- Meet with your high school counselor and GGC Dual Enrollment coordinator to help you choose courses from the Dual Enrollment Program approved high school courses and college equivalents. Browse GGC's course schedule.
- Dual Enrollment program provides tuition funding for courses found in the Dual Enrollment Program approved high school courses and college equivalents up to 30 semester hours.
- Students pay any course-specific fees, such as lab fees.
If you need additional information or have questions, please contact one of GGC's Dual Enrollment coordinators.