Dual Enrollment / Dual Credit is a program that allows eligible high school students to enroll in college classes concurrently with high school classes, either at the college campus or at the high school, and receive both high school and college credit.
The Dual Enrollment office is located on the Calhoun Decatur Campus in Suite 310 of the Math/Science/Administration Building (see Decatur Campus map). Appointments are available on the Huntsville-Research Park Site on designated days. Feel free to contact any of our staff below for more information.
Continuous Eligibility: Students who meet the criteria for initial admission to a Dual Enrollment for Dual Credit Program, as specified in the Chancellor’s Procedures for Dual Enrollment, will maintain continuous eligibility so long as they earn a grade of C or better in all attempted college courses.
Students in the 10 th 11 th & 12 th Grade with a 2.5 Overall GPA, with written approval of the high school principal, counselor or designee are eligible to participate in the dual enrollment program.
There must be a signed Dual Enrollment Agreement in place between the student’s school system or home school and Calhoun.
Completed ninth grade
Minimum 2.5 Unweighted Grade Point Average (Academic Dual Enrollment)
For English or Math courses, and most science courses, students must have minimum scores on the English and/or Math portions of the ACT exam OR appropriate scores on the Accuplacer.
Students must meet all applicable pre-requisites before enrolling in Dual Enrollment for Dual Credit coursework.
Completed the Calhoun Community College admissions process.
The college provides academic adjustments and modifications for students with qualifying disabilities. For more information see Student Disability Services.
Title IX states that: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
For additional information regarding the College’s nondiscrimination statement, Title IX contact information, and Title IX formal complaint process, please see Title IX.
The Student Advocate Office was created to help students and potential students solve college-related problems by providing individual attention to each issue. Information about our student advocate office and off-campus resources are available on the Student Advocate Page.
A student who withdraws from an academic class, or who fails to earn a grade of C or better in an academic class, may appeal to continue in the Dual Enrollment program, provided the student is prepared to pay for future academic classes, and understands that no scholarship funding will be available for those academic classes.
A student who withdraws from a scholarship-funded career/technical class and who wishes to continue the Dual Enrollment program may appeal the Continuous Eligibility requirement. The appeal must be made by the student and supported by the high school counselor or home school administrator. The decision to allow the student to continue the program will be at the discretion of the college.
A student who earns a grade of D or F in a scholarship-funded career-technical class will be suspended from the Dual Enrollment program for one-semester and will be required to reapply to the Dual Enrollment program. Continued scholarship funding will not be available for a student who earns a D or an F in a career/technical class.
All appeals to the Continuous Eligibility policy will be at the discretion of the college.
