Dual Enrollment

If you have any questions regarding Dual Enrollment please contact the school counselor or ESE liaison at your child's school.

The following is information from Santa Rosa County's Special Policies and Procedures:

6.6045 Dual Enrollment

A. Any student in Grades 6 -12 who meets the eligibility criteria as stipulated in the articulation agreement between the Santa Rosa County School Board and the post-secondary institution presenting the course(s) will be eligible to participate in dual enrollment programs.

B. Dual enrollment courses to be substituted for specific high school courses required for graduation must be acceptable substitutes which meet or exceed the requirements of the Curriculum Framework and Student Performance Standards of the high school course and must be taken in a normal subject area progression.

C. The course number and title used by the post-secondary institution must be used to schedule the student in the school district’s records and be reported by the district to the Florida Department of Education.

D. Career and Technical Dual Enrollment is available to students who meet eligibility requirements. See Section 8.303 for eligibility requirements.

E. Instructional material assigned for use within dual enrollment courses shall be made available to these students free of charge. Students enrolled in post-secondary instruction not to be used for credit towards a high school diploma shall be required to assume the cost of instructional materials.

F. The Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreements will serve as a means for students to increase the depth of study and shorten the time necessary for a student to complete the requirements associated with a degree or post-secondary credential. This agreement was developed by an articulation committee established by the Superintendent of Schools and the president of the local college and shall address the following items:

  • Ratification;

  • Courses and programs available for dual enrollment students;

  • Instructional responsibilities regarding student screening prior to enrollment;

  • Responsibility for providing student transportation; and

  • Conversion of college credits to high school credits.

G. During the traditional academic year, college campus part-time academic dual enrollment participation may be permitted if said courses are not offered or available as dual enrollment courses on the high school campus. The total courses taken on the high school campus and the college campus may not exceed two (2) courses (plus any companion labs) each semester for students in grades 6 -10, four (4) courses (plus any companion labs) each semester during the junior year, and may not exceed five (5) courses (plus any companion labs) each semester during the senior year, and no more than two (2) courses (plus any companion labs) during any summer semester. The total number of college credit hours shall not exceed eighteen (18) in any fall or spring semester or eight (8) in any summer semester. In addition to the above-mentioned student eligibility requirements, students wishing to become a full-time early admission dual enrollment student must have attained junior status (Fall Semester) and be enrolled in a Santa Rosa County high school or another public high school for one (1) semester prior to admission in the early admission dual enrollment program. A full-time dual enrollment student will enroll in four (4) off-campus dual enrollment courses each semester. See Section 6.6046 Early Admissions (Full-time student). Requests for part-time students to deviate from the number of courses allowed for an academic year will be reviewed on an individual basis. In order for a request to be granted, both the district grade level director and the post-secondary institution must endorse the request.

H. A student who qualifies as full-time as indicated by G above, and is involved with an extracurricular activity, may enroll in a co-curricular course taking place on campus if it is connected to the extracurricular activity.

I. If a dual enrollment course is offered at the high school and at the college, part-time dual enrollment students will enroll in the dual enrollment course on the high school campus unless the high school campus class is considered at capacity. Capacity will usually be defined to be at maximum 30 students, but may vary by course.

J. Students receiving a grade of W in any course within the college’s fall semester will lose their dual enrollment program eligibility for courses on the college campus for the following semester. Student’s receiving a grade of W in any course within the college’s spring semester will lose their dual enrollment program eligibility for courses on the college campus for the following summer and fall semesters.

K. Students receiving a D+, D, or F in the fall semester will lose dual enrollment program eligibility for courses taking place on the college campus for the following spring semester. Students receiving a D+, D, or F in the spring semester will lose dual enrollment program eligibility for courses taking place on the college campus for the following summer and fall semesters.

L. All course grades received from post-secondary institutions will be in the form of an alpha (letter) grade. When these grades are posted numerically on the student’s high school transcript, the following numerical conversion will occur:

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  • A 95

  • B+ 88

  • B 85

  • C+ 78

  • C 75

  • D+ 68

  • D 65

  • F 55