Dual Enrollment Admission

Admission Requirements

• Satisfy age requirement of 16 or older by the first day of the semester of enrollment.
• Be classified as a high school junior or senior by the first day of the semester of enrollment. 
• Meet the minimum 3.25 GPA.
  • GGC recalculates GPA based on the grades in the 17 units of Required High School Curriculum (RHSC). See University System of Georgia freshman admissions requirements Staying on Course: The Required High School Curriculum (PDF).
  • Official high school transcripts may be sent electronically through GA Futures, Parchment/Credential Solutions or ScribOrder-Uconnect. Transcripts sealed in the high school's envelope may also be mailed or dropped off in person to Admissions Services, Building D (maps and directions).
• Be on-track for meeting high school graduation requirements and completing the 17 units of USG’s Required High School Curriculum (RHSC).
  • Student must have successfully completed two units of RHSC English AND have successfully completed high school algebra II, advanced algebra or equivalent course prior to enrollment.
• GGC is test-optional for admission into the dual enrollment program.
• Submit parent/guardian consent agreement and funding application via the Georgia Student Finance Commission’s (GSFC) Dual Enrollment Funding Application. Parent/guardian approval is required. 
• Students attending non-accredited home school programs or non-accredited high schools must submit a GGC home school portfolio (PDF) for admission eligibility review.

Those attending home school programs accredited or approved by the following agencies are not required to submit the GGC home school portfolio.

• Association of Christian Schools International
• Georgia Accrediting Commission
• Georgia Association of Christian Schools
• Georgia Independent School Association
• Georgia Private School of Accreditation Council
• Southern Association of Independent Schools
• Regional accrediting agencies:
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • New England Association of Colleges and Schools
  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Western Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools

Course Prerequisites and Placement

Applicant must work closely with high school counselor and college advisor to ensure enrollment in appropriate courses.

• Enrollment in any course is subject to availability and course prerequisites and corequisites must be met.
• For course placement purposes, there is a limit of two Next Generation ACCUPLACER exam (WritePlacer, Reading Comprehension and Math (Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics (QAS)) attempts per academic year.

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.
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  • 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 "Submit Supplemental Items" for any additional mandatory requirements and a detailed description of how to submit your documents.