1150 Dual Enrollment Program - Associate’s Level

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Dual Enrollment provides the opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to enroll part-time or full-time to earn both high school and college credits. Participation is permitted during the normal fall, spring and summer semesters of the college school year.

Student Eligibility

To be eligible for the Dual Enrollment program, a student must:

• Must be entering junior or senior year of high school at the time of enrollment.
• Must be enrolled in an eligible public or private high school, including unaccredited home study or home school program. Students in unaccredited home school programs must also meet admissions home school requirements.
• Be on track towards the completion of the Required High School Curriculum as established by the USG and high school graduation.
• Be a legal resident of Georgia for 12 consecutive months before the first day of classes and meet U.S. citizenship requirements.
• Obtain approval of the high school guidance counselor and parent(s)/legal guardian(s).
• Achieve a grade of C- or higher in their Georgia State courses to remain eligible for the program.

Admissions Process and Requirements

Students must meet all three requirements for admission. Students not meeting one or more of the requirements will not be admissible for participation in the program.

1. GPA Requirement: 3.0 as calculated by the university
2. High School Transcript
   • Must be official
3. Test scores:
   Students must take either the ACT or SAT.
   Old SAT scores were taken prior to March 2016.
   The following minimum scores are required:
   • ACT Requirement: 20 English or Reading, 21 Math
   • SAT Requirement: 530 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, 530 Math
   • ACCUPLACER: 237 Nex-Gen Reading, 258 Nex-Gen QAS (Math), Writeplacer 4-8

Application Deadlines and Procedures

Application and required documents must be submitted by the appropriate deadline.

Fall Semester: May 1
Spring Semester: November 1
Summer Semester: May 1

1. Apply online
2. Submit test scores electronically
   • Submit ACT scores through ACT (Perimeter College code: 0806)
   • Submit SAT scores through College Board (Perimeter College code: 5711)
   • Submit AP scores through College Board
3. Submit official high school and college transcripts
   • Home school students should contact the Dual Enrollment office directly
   • Submit official college transcripts if you have taken college courses at another post-secondary
   • institution prior to applying to Georgia State University Perimeter College.
4. Check your application status for admission decision