Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program provides students enrolled at an eligible public or private high school or home study program in Georgia the opportunity to earn high school and college credit at a participating eligible postsecondary institution in Georgia.

Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program offers students the opportunity to experience college courses and begin their college academic career while still in high school and provides for standard tuition, mandatory fees and required books.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Be aware of deadlines:

    • Fall Term Application: April 1st

    • Spring Term Application: November 1st

  • YOU CANNOT DROP OR WITHDRAW FROM A DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS after the high school drop/add window.

    • You are committed for a minimum of 1 semester.

  • Grading Policies:

    • Bartow County BOE Policy

    • A dropped course will show up as a 65 on the student's high school transcript.

    • Dual Enrollment grades are included in determining a student's high school HOPE GPA as determined by the GSFC.

    • Dual Enrollment hours do NOT count towards the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship hours limit and are not included in a student's postsecondary HOPE GPA.

  • Student must meet college admission requirements.

  • Funding is capped at 30 semester hours.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

STEP ONE: Contact the High School Dual Enrollment Coordinator to discuss plans for course selection.

Adairsville: bren.lewis@bartow.k12.ga.us

Cass: monal.nabulsi@bartow.k12.ga.us

Woodland: kristin.anderson@bartow.k12.ga.us

BCCCA: alison.whitehead@bartow.k12.ga.us

STEP TWO: Complete the GAfutures DE Funding Application

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The student must first create a GAfutures account profile that includes the student’s correct information (legal name, email address, home address, social security number and date of birth).

  • Upon selecting the Dual Enrollment funding application, the student’s GAfutures account profile will prepopulate the funding application.

  • Within the application the student must provide a parent/guardian’s email address for the parent/guardian to electronically complete and sign the Dual Enrollment Participation Agreement for their student.

  • The student will receive an application ID upon submission of the application and should provide the application ID to the parent/guardian.

  • The parent/guardian will receive an email with instructions to complete and sign the Dual Enrollment Participation The parent/guardian will be prompted to provide the student’s date of birth and the application ID (as provided and emailed to the student) or student’s social security number and date of birth. The parent/guardian may visit GAfutures.org\DE Parent Agreement to access the paper agreement.

  • The high school and postsecondary institution must approve the student’s online application prior to the term and by the deadlines set by the school and college or last day of the term at the latest.

STEP THREE: Complete the College DE Admissions Application

Students must apply for admission as a Dual Enrollment student to the postsecondary institution they plan to attend.

Chattahoochee Tech DE Application Page

STEP FOUR: Monitor personal email for further instructions and college acceptance.

Helpful Links:

GAfutures DE Information

GA DOE DE Information

Technical College System of Georgia DE Information

University System of Georgia DE Information