Summer Dual Credit (2024)

FAQs

Is dual credit as hard as AP? ›

However, AP classes tend to be much more difficult. Some colleges prefer AP classes when evaluating a student's high school course rigor, while others treat AP and dual credit as equally rigorous.

If a student earns an F in a dual credit course, he/she will not receive high school or college credit for the course. Students earning a dual credit grade below C will no longer be eligible to continue in the dual credit program.

Withdrawals will show on the academic transcript as a W. This will not affect the student's grade point average, but too many W's on a transcript can eventually affect a student's ability to receive financial aid or scholarships. High Schools must pay the full agreed upon tuition for the withdrawn course.

Limited Acceptance of all Course Credits

Not all colleges award credits for dual enrollment courses. For those that do so, credits may not be granted on a one-to-one basis such that two years of college work may be reduced to the equivalent of one year of college credits.

Grades from Dual Enrollment courses can boost high school GPAs – but the treatment varies. Usually, they are treated like Honors courses and can bump your high school GPA (if allowed) by up to 0.5.

Harvard does not grant credit for college coursework that you have completed before you matriculate at the school. In other words, if you have credit from your AP tests, IB exams, or dual credit classes in high school, you will not be granted credit at Harvard.

By statute, the FAST program requires that eligible students at participating institutions incur no cost for their dual credit coursework. An eligible student will not pay tuition and fees for an eligible dual credit course.

What happens if students fail? Dual Credit grades go permanently on both your high school and college transcripts. A bad grade in a Dual Credit class affects your college GPA. Instead of starting college with a clean slate, you would start college on academic probation.

Under most grading systems, an F or fail grade contributes no points towards your GPA, which can significantly drop your overall GPA. This drop in GPA can trigger consequences such as academic probation or even dismissal, especially if one fails multiple classes or a high-credit course.

Failing & Then Re-Taking a Class

Failing a course should not be considered an option. While the alternatives above aren't ideal, they're all better than a failing grade on the transcript. Croskey notes that dropping a class is better than withdrawing, but withdrawing is better than failing.

How many Ws on a transcript is bad? ›

For the most part, one or two withdrawals will not impact your admission decisions. However, more than one or two-course withdrawals are symbolic of a deeper issue. So to answer: is a W bad for transferring? No, it is not the end of your chances, but try to avoid having more than one.

Retaking the classes online and earning a higher grade will look better than a C on your transcript. Taking extra classes, so long as you can handle the increased rigor, will also help your application by boosting your weighted and unweighted GPA.

While DE classes, in general, are not as rigorous as AP classes, they, however, get you in the door faster. Again, unlike AP courses, you do not need to have a high score on your exam or grade to earn college credit, you just need to pass.

In determining admissions, colleges do not prefer dual enrollment over AP classes or vice versa. Rather, the admissions officers will look at course rigor.

Dual enrollment students also enroll in college at higher rates and accumulate more credits, earn higher GPAs, and attain overall higher achievement in college (Allen and Dadgar 2012; An 2013; CLP and KCCD 2022; Giani et al.

Yes, pursuing that class would look amazing on your college applications! It not only shows your interest in higher education and your willingness to put time into it even over the summer, but it also shows colleges that you like doing the things you want to pursue.

AP in-class sessions are rigorous, whereas college homework and other assignments demand more time. In both cases, time for self-study and time you spend on your classes vary. The workload is also more in both cases, from time to time.

Advanced Placement Credit - The College

In these cases, we will award credit for only one. AP units may be applied toward graduation. They won't count against the allowable unit maximum for the Bachelor's degree. AP credit does not satisfy General Education requirements.

No, most Ivy schools do not accept dual enrollment transfer credits. This is something to keep in mind if you are considering applying to Ivy League Schools with dual enrollment courses.