DUAL CREDIT
Competency Review
Sheets (WSCC)
Based on skills learned in high school,
high school students (juniors or seniors) may qualify for
free college credit
at Walters State Community College (WSCC) while still in high
school, through a process called
Dual Credit.
A student may accrue up
to 24 hours of college credit.
Requirements
High school instructors will analyze the postsecondary
competencies/skills needed by students to successfully pass/master
one or more post secondary level courses.
Based on this analysis, instructors may recommend qualified students
attempt the dual credit exam at WSCC by submitting an application
for an examination. Review sheets for the exams may be accessed @
http://www.ws.edu/teched/perkins/reviewwscc.asp.
Students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Students must be
currently enrolled in high school as an 11th or 12th grader.
Procedure
The high school student with the permission of the high school
instructor and counselor will go to the Technical Education
web-site located at:
http://www.ws.edu/teched/perkins/dualcreditapplication.asp
and complete an application.
The student
must
electronically submit the completed application. In addition, the
student should print a copy of the completed application and ask
his/her high school counselor to mail his/her high school
transcript, along with the application to the Technical Education
office. If this procedure is not completed in its entirety, the
student will not be allowed to test at WSCC.
It is very important to have
the student SS# and birth date correctly listed.
The student must also submit an application to WSCC. The WSCC application is located at the following link:
http://www.ws.edu/admission/application.asp.
The application must be printed and submitted to WSCC.
Personnel will be available on the test date to take duplicate
copies of the application and the appropriate fee.
A checklist is available to assist you in completing the necessary requirements for dual credit testing.
Online Testing Procedures
The Technical Education Coordinator will review the student’s
dual credit application and transcript to determine eligibility.
Once the application is approved, the high school counselor will be
notified.
For students wishing to test at WSCC, a User ID and Password will be
assigned to the student upon his/her arrival on campus. This will be
the means of access to the online dual credit exam.
Dual Credit Exam
A student can attempt the dual credit exam for a specific course
one time only.
Test results will be sent to the student, the college instructor,
and the secondary and post secondary school systems.
A grade of A, B, C, or D must be obtained for the grade to be
transcripted.
Passing Grades
Free Credit
for the students that pass the dual credit exam will receive college credit at WSCC.
Grades will be assigned based on the post secondary dual credit exam
score or where special conditions exist for obtaining dual credit,
the grades will be assigned based on required national exam scores
or by instructor objective assessment. Special conditions and
minimum passing scores can be found on the sheet of courses or
programs eligible for dual credit. These are located at
http://www.ws.edu/teched/perkins/articulatedcourses.asp
If the student is not satisfied with the grade, the student must
enroll in that course during the first semester at
Walters
State. Student who wish to
take the course must contact the Student Records Office to complete
the necessary form for repeat of class.
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