High School Initiatives

The High School Initiatives Office oversees all dual enrollment programs at GNTC. Dual enrollment (DE) allows qualified high school students to maximize their education and career training by taking courses that earn college and high school course credit at the same time. DE also offers other significant advantages like reducing college tuition costs and accelerating college graduation timelines.

Eligible students can take courses that lead to an associate degree, a technical diploma, or technical certificates while in high school. Degree-level general education courses are transferrable to all University System of Georgia schools and other four-year public and private colleges and universities. Courses can be taken on a GNTC college campus, online or hybrid, or possibly on a high school campus.

GNTC’s dual enrollment program is nationally accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). This national accreditation serves as a guarantee to students, parents, policy-makers, and other postsecondary institutions that the dual enrollment program at GNTC meets rigorous national standards.

General Eligibility Requirements

Any high school student in 9^th – 12^th grade who is attending a public or private high school or home school program operated in accordance with O.C.G.A.§20-2-690(c) may qualify to participate in dual enrollment at GNTC providing all college admission and program eligibility requirements are met.

State Funding for Dual Enrollment

For eligible students the State of Georgia will pay college tuition, mandatory fees and will provide required textbooks. This funding is regulated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC). Using State funding will not count toward the HOPE combined paid hours limit.

Student Eligibility for State Funding

A student must be enrolled in and physically attending a participating eligible public or private high school in Georgia or an eligible participating home study program in Georgia.
A student must meet U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements.
A student must meet Georgia Residency requirements.
A student must be approved, by the participating high school or home study program at which he or she is enrolled, to participate in dual enrollment.

A student must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).

All postsecondary coursework must be completed prior to high school graduation or home study completion in order to receive Dual Enrollment credit and funding.
Meet federal Selective Service registration requirements, per Georgia state law.

Grade Level Eligibility

11^th & 12^th Graders

May take any approved DE courses listed on the Course Directory in gafutures.org.

10^th Graders

May enroll in approved Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses listed on the Course Directory at a participating TCSG institution only.
Eligible students who have a minimum SAT score of 1200 or minimum ACT composite score of 26 in a single national test administration, may enroll in any approved courses listed on the Course Directory.

9^th Graders

Students in the 9th grade are not eligible to utilize Dual Enrollment Funding but may participate in dual enrollment as a self-pay option.

Length of Eligibility

A student’s length of eligibility concludes at the end of the term in which one of the following has occurred. The student has:

Reached the Age limit of 22 or
Reached the Funding Cap or
Received a high school diploma, a General Education Development (GED) diploma or completed a Home Study program.

Course Retake & Withdrawals

A student may not receive State funding to repeat or retake a course.
A student is no longer eligible to continue to receive State funding, for future terms of enrollment, after withdrawing from Dual Enrollment course(s) two (2) times.

Funding Cap

The State of Georgia will pay for up to 30 semester hours total.
Funding will only cover 15 credit hours per semester across all institutions the student may be enrolled in.
Funding will only cover tuition, mandatory fees, and required textbooks. Course related fees or supplies are not covered.
Once a DE student reaches the funding cap, a student may self-pay for college courses.

Students choosing to enroll in a course(s) not on the Dual Enrollment Directory or have lost eligibility may self-pay.

In some cases, students may utilize HOPE Grant funding for tuition. HOPE Grant does not cover textbooks or fees. Any tuition paid for with HOPE Grant will count toward the combined HOPE paid hours limit.

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