| Dual Enrollment Area |
ACCEL |
Dual Enrollment-HOPE |
Move On When Ready |
Articulation |
Joint Enrollment |
| Who is eligible to take dual enrollment courses |
Eligible student in grades 11-12 seeking a high school diploma from an eligible Georgia high school |
Eligible student in grades 11-12 seeking a high school diploma from an eligible Georgia high school |
Any high school junior or senior who is enrolled full-time and meets all eligibility requirements |
Any 9-12 grade students at schools with articulated agreements |
Not a dual program |
| Is college admission required to participate? |
Dual enrollment students must apply and be accepted at an eligible postsecondary institution |
Dual enrollment students must meet the dual enrollment guidelines and the postsecondary institution requirements |
Students must meet all Move on When Ready requirements of the law, Georgia Department of Education, and the eligible postsecondary institution |
No |
Yes |
| Part time or full time student status required? |
Full-time or part-time |
Full-time or part-time |
Must be full-time with a minimum of 12 semester hours per semester |
Part-time based on agreed upon courses |
Part-time |
| What courses are available? |
Approved academic courses on the ACCEL course list |
Approved courses on the dual enrollment directory |
Approved academic, career, technical, fine arts, and elective courses |
Any courses that have articulated agreements |
Any courses the college offers |
| Which campus does the student attend for the dual enrollment course? |
At or through the high school or college where the student is dually enrolled |
At or through the high school or college where the student is dually enrolled |
At or through the college where the student is dually enrolled |
High school campus |
College |
| What credit will be earned? |
Students simultaneously earn credit toward their high school diploma and college credit toward a certificate, diploma, or associate degree |
Students simultaneously earn credit toward their high school diploma and college credit toward a certificate or diploma |
Students simultaneously earn credit toward their high school diploma and college credit toward a certificate, diploma, or associate degree |
High school-college is based on the conditions of the local written agreement |
College only |
| Who pays for the dual enrollment courses? |
The Georgia Student Finance Commission will coordinate payment to the eligible postsecondary institution using state-approved funding |
The Georgia Student Finance Commission will coordinate payment to the eligible postsecondary institution using state-approved funding |
The Georgia Department of Education will coordinate payment to the eligible postsecondary institution using the system’s FTE funding |
No cost |
Hope Grant or Scholarship/Student |
| Does the local school system lose local funding for these dual enrolled students? |
No |
No |
Yes, the system will not receive FTE funding for the student, but will receive $200 annually per student for administrative costs |
No |
No |
| Will dual enrollment courses count against the Hope Scholarship hours? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |