Dual Enrollment
The purpose of the Dual Enrollment program is to provide college-level instruction to qualified high school students through the effective utilization of state college programs and resources. The Dual Enrollment program is administered in accordance with State Board of Education Regulation 6A-10.0241 Articulation Plans for College Level Instruction for High School Students.
The courses to be offered under articulation agreements with Escambia County and Santa Rosa County school districts as well as eligible private schools include courses for which credit is applied to the associate degree (or certificates that lead to industry certification) and to the high school diploma. Eligibility criteria and enrollment procedures comply with Florida Law and State Board of education regulations as well as the Inter-Institutional Articulation Agreements agreed upon by the districts, eligible private schools, or eligible home education students and Pensacola State College.
Student success in dual enrollment courses is dependent upon both academic readiness and social maturity. Students who achieve minimum placement scores on state-approved placement exams, meet additional eligibility requirements as stated in the Inter-Institutional Articulation Agreement, who have attained junior-year status or higher in high school, and who meet the minimum grade point average requirements are eligible for admission in to the dual enrollment program.
Dual enrollment students are exempt from direct payment of tuition, matriculation, and laboratory fees. Public school students participating in dual enrollment may have books provided by the high school. Private school and home educated students are responsible for purchasing their own textbooks.
Admission: Dual enrollment students must meet the eligibility criteria established by state rules and specified in the applicable Inter-Institutional Articulation Agreement.
The following documents must be submitted to the appropriately assigned College Advisor:
- Dual Enrollment Application.
- Dual Enrollment Approval form signed by principal or designee indicating the course(s) to be taken through Pensacola State College.
- Placement test scores that are not more than two years of age.
- The Dual Enrollment Approval form completed by the high school will be required each term of enrollment.
Each area high school is assigned a liaison advisor for dual enrollment purposes. Interested students and their parents may contact the Advising Center for general dual enrollment information. The first step for interested students should be the guidance office at the high school.