Early/Dual Enrollment Dalton State College invites qualified high school seniors and juniors to participate in an exceptional academic program which offers the opportunity to take core classes to fulfill college requirements. Students may also complete the final CPC requirement for English, Math, and Social Science and receive dual credit.

Early Enrollment Programs offer Georgia’s academically talented high school students an opportunity to take college courses (without paying tuition) and to earn dual credit for both high school and college. At DSC, students may choose from two Early Enrollment Programs:

Frequently Asked Questions

College-Prep Accel Program. The College-Prep Accel Program allows Georgia high school juniors and seniors at accredited public or private high schools the opportunity to enroll in college classes at Georgia public colleges, with tuition paid by the Georgia HOPE Program. To enroll in the College-Prep Accel Program at Dalton State College, a student must

• Be 16 years of age or older
• Be enrolled in a College Prep Curriculum (CPC) at a regionally-accredited Georgia public high school and on track to complete CPC requirements by the end of the senior year
• Have a high school G.P.A. of 3.0 or above
• Have a score of at least 1100/SAT or 25/ACT.*
  (To enroll in college courses for the purpose of fulfilling high school CPC requirements, students must have at least a 530/Verbal SAT or 23/English ACT (for English/social studies courses) or a 530/Math SAT or 22/Math ACT (for math/natural science courses)
• Be exempt from all Learning Support requirements.

*Students with an SAT of at least 970 (minimum 450 Verbal/500 Math) or an ACT of 20 (minimum 19 English/21 Math) who meet the other criteria listed above may ask for special consideration for admission to Dalton State College by submitting an Appeal for Early Enrollment to the DSC Admissions Committee.  Admissions Standards for the Program are being revised for Fall 2008.  Specific Updates will be posted.

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Tech Prep Georgia HOPE Grant Program. The Tech-Prep Georgia HOPE Grant Program allows Georgia public high school students to enroll in certificate and technical-level courses at Georgia technical colleges, with tuition paid by the Georgia HOPE Grants. To enroll in the Tech-Prep programs at Dalton State College, a student must:

• Be 16 years of age or older
• Achieve Compass Placement test scores of at least:
  • 35 in English
  • 35 in pre-algebra
  • 62 in reading
• Achieve CPAT Placement test scores of at least:
  • 52 language usage
  • 54 numerical skills
  • 51 reading skills

SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission to the Tech-Prep Georgia HOPE Grant Program, and there is no minimum high school grade point average, but students must be exempt from all Learning Support requirements.

To apply for Early Enrollment:
Contact your high school counselor to discuss your eligibility for early enrollment and submit the following items to the DSC Office of Enrollment Services:
 

• Early Enrollment/Dual Enrollment Application Form
• Parent/Counselor Recommendation Form
• High school transcript (including SAT/ACT scores, if applicable)
• Certificate of Immunization Form
• $20.00 non-refundable fee if submitted on-line; $25.00 non-refundable fee if submitted by paper.

AND

• Accel Program Application Forms

OR

• HOPE Alternate Form (for Tech-Prep Early Enrollment) contact DSC Financial Aid Office.

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