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General InformationDual Enrollment (DE) allows qualified students to enroll in college courses through local and state colleges and universities while still in high school. Credit earned through DE can be used towards fulfillment of a high school graduation requirement and can also be used as college credit. Students who qualify may enroll in a college course, and the tuition and textbook cost is waived. No transportation is available. Students can only take courses after regular school hours, in addition to the courses they are enrolled in at their high school. In order to qualify for dual enrollment, students must have a 3.0 unweighted grade point average (GPA) and meet all the college/university criteria for admission. All M-DCPS senior high schools offer DE opportunities. ***Please remember once you enroll in a DE course, the grade you receive becomes a permanent part of your high school transcript. The DE grade cannot be changed or forgiven. We normally work with MDC and FIU for DE courses. If you decide to enroll in a DE course outside of Miami-Dade County you need prior approval from MDCPS. You need at least four months for pre-approval process. MAST Registration Dates for Dual Enrollment courses are: 4 weeks before the first day of the DE course student is planning to enroll in. For Fall/August DE courses,student registration must be complete before the end of the school year, as counselors are off from June 9th to the start of the next school year in mid-August. *Keep in mind the college has their own registration dates than the high school. The college dates are for college students. We implement our own deadlines as there is much more procedures involved for counselors, administrators, and registrar at the high school site. All documents must be submitted to the counselor before the deadline stated above. MAST Dual Enrollment Sign Up Steps: 1. Apply for Dual Enrollment Admissions & Activate Your Student Account 2. Once Admissions Application for Dual Enrollment has been processed, students will receive an assigned MDC ID number. 3. Once student receives their MDC ID number, student must activate their MDC account. 4. Student must provide MDC their SAT or ACT test scores. If student does not have scores from either of these tests, they will need to arrange to take PERT or ACCUPLACER placement at MDC. Student will need to contact their counselor for a test referral. Student must then schedule test at MDC. 5. Once student has the required college entrance exam, student will log in to MDC Portal and search the catalog for courses and complete the online dual enrollment course form. Student must meet with their counselor to review the courses selected and for approval. Remember you are allowed two college courses per semester. Counselors are off from June 9th until the beginning of school in August, if you are planning to register for Fall/August please ensure you regiser fr Fall before the end of the school year. There is no one availble to approve your courses during the summer. 6. Once you have successfully registered PLEASE provide a copy of your schedule (print or email) to your counselor. ***FIU's Procedures differ from MDC-Please follow their steps on their page but same rules follow as for how many classes you can take and also for providing the schedule to your counselor. Go to MDC's Dual Enrollment website to learn about dual enrollment and get your questions answered. https://www.mdc.edu/highschool/dual-enrollment/eligibility.aspx Go to FIU's Dual Enrollment website to learn about dual enrollment and get your questions answered. https://dualenrollment.fiu.edu/program/steps/index.html |