What are Dual Enrollmentand Early Admission programs?Eligible high school students currently attending anaccredited Palm Beach County public or private highschool or home education program can take freecollege-level courses and earn high school andcollege credit concurrently.

What placement test scoresare required?All students must take the ACT, SAT, CPT and/orPERT. Any combination of scores may be used.

The ACT, SAT, CPT or PERT scores may not be olderthan two years.

Please see your high school counselor forinformation regarding your one-time free PERT.For more information on testing, visit:www.palmbeachstate.edu/testing.xml.

How do I get started?Contact your high school counselor to get completeinformation and the forms you will need to apply.Home educated students should contact the HomeEducation Office of Palm Beach County SchoolDistrict for information and forms.

Will I have to pay?No, in most cases you are exempt from tuitionand laboratory fees for the courses takenthrough dual enrollment and early admission.

Textbooks are provided to public schoolstudents free of charge through the SchoolDistrict of Palm Beach County; however,students enrolled in home educationprograms or private secondary schoolsmust purchase their textbooks.

All students are responsible for their owntransportation.

What else do I need to knowabout the programs? Dual enrollment students must earn agrade of “C” or higher in all collegelevel courses to continue enrollment;earning a “D” or “F” will result indismissal from the program andprevent you from enrolling in anyadditional dual enrollment or earlyadmission courses.

• Have completed 9

th grade.

• Have a minimum of 3.00 GPA/HPA.

• Have “college ready”

test scores in

English, math and reading on the ACT,

SAT, FCELPT (CPT) and/or Postse

condary

Education Readin

ess Test (PERT). Testin

g

must be completed p

rior to enrollment.

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• See your high school coun

selor.

• Submit an application

for admission.

• Submit an official let

ter from your high school

principal recommending you for

this program.

• Meet all course pr

erequisites.

• Complete the Palm Beach County

Dual Enrollment

Program Permission and Registration

Form. Home

education studen

ts must also complete th

e legal

Compliance and Eligibility Fo

rm each semester.

• Enroll at Palm Beach State f

ull time (12 semester

hours or more) and

maintain a full-time status

for

the fall and/or spring

terms only of the senior

year.

Early admission students must maintain a cumulativecollege GPA of 2.0 or higher and 12 credit hours persemester to remain in the program.

The credits that students earn will count towardboth a high school diploma and a college degree orvocational certificate. It is important to check withyour counselor to determine how specific coursesapply toward yourhigh schoolgraduationrequirements andwhat credits areawarded.

Remedial education,physical educationskills and somerecreation coursesare not available fordual enrollment.

SAT: 440 Verbal/Reading440 Math

ACT: 18 Reading17 English19 Math

CPT: 83 Reading Comprehension83 Sentence Skills72 Elementary AlgebraPERT: 104-150 Reading

99-150 Writing113-122 Math

State-designated minimum“college ready” test scores:

Students who:

For Dual Enrollm

ent,

you must:

• See your high school coun

selor.

• Submit an application

for admission

and test scores

.

• Meet all course p

rerequisites inc

luding

test scores.

• Complete Palm Beach County

Dual Enrollment

Program Permission and Registratio

n Form.

Home education stu

dents must also

complete

the Legal Compliance and Elig

ibility Form

each semester.

• Enroll in cour

ses up to a maximum 8 cred

its

per semester (

fall, spring or sum

mer).

Who is eligible for

Dual Enrollment?

Note: Attend a mandator

y Palm

Beach State Information/Advising Session.

www.palmbeachstate.edu/dualenro

ll.xml

Students who dual e

nroll prior to sp

ring

2012 are not requ

ired to attend

a

session, but it i

s recommended.

Who is eligible for

Early Admission?

• Have completed 1

1th grade.

• Have a minimum of

3.00 GPA/HPA.

• Have “college ready

” test scores

(see Placement Test

Scores section

in the College Catalo

g for

additional inform

ation).

Students who:

For Early Admission, y

ou must:

Students in these programs should obtain a Palm Beach StateID card: www.palmbeachstate.edu/panthercard.xml

Answers toyour questions!

Dual Enrollment and EarlyAdmission are cooperativeprograms provided throughthe Inter-InstitutionalArticulation Agreementof the School District ofPalm Beach County,Palm Beach StateCollege and FloridaAtlantic University.

For more information, contactyour high school guidancecounselor or visit:www.palmbeachstate.edu/DualEnroll.xml

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What are Dual Enrollment andEarly Admission programs?

What placement test scoresare required?

How do I register?

Will I have to pay?

What do I need to knowabout the programs?

www.palmbeach.k12.fl.uswww.palmbeachstate.edu

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