Procedures for Admission and Registration:
Step One: EDUCATION PLAN: Meet with your high school counselor to discuss your overall education plan to
include your high school program of study and the college course(s) you wish to take.
Step Two: ADMISSIONS APPLICATION: Submit an MC credit Admissions application through the college’s online
application system. MC will notify you with admissions verification and next steps. You will be admitted to
MC, but must meet the Dual Enrollment requirements in order to be eligible to enroll in college courses as a high school student.
Step Three: DE APPROVAL FORM: Obtain the written approval of your requested college courses on the completed
Dual Enrollment Approval form from a parent (or guardian) and high school counselor.
Step Four: DOCUMENTS: Submit the completed Dual Enrollment Approval Form and your most recent official HS
transcript to your designated MC Academic Coordinator. Home schooled students must also obtain
home school verification from their local school system.
Step Five: ASSESSMENT TESTING: Students with qualifying SAT or ACT scores may submit directly to MC. All
others must take the College Board's ACCUPLACER/ESL test through MC. Test authorization required.
Students seeking testing accommodations must register through MC’s DSS office.
Step Six:
ACADEMIC ORIENTATION: First-time applicants must complete the Academic Orientation and
submit proof of completion to their designated MC Academic Coordinator.
Step Seven: COURSE PLACEMENT: MC Academic Coordinator will provide Dual Enrollment program status to
student, including placement results and registration options. MC Counselors are also available to help students
select courses that will lead towards a degree and/or transfer to a four-year institution. Students seeking course accommodations must
also register through MC’s DSS office.
Step Eight: REGISTRATION: Submit a Dual Enrollment Credit Registration/Schedule Change form to your
designated MC Academic Coordinator. MC Academic Coordinator will register as appropriate and
mail student a schedule and bill.
Step Nine: PAYMENT: Pay all required MC tuition and fees, in accordance with the college’s payment deadlines.
Students seeking financial assistance must apply, complete all steps and verify status of funding prior to
start of class.
Program Regulations:
1.
Dual Enrollment (DE) students are subject to all Policies and Procedures as well as Academic Regulations and
Standards of Montgomer
y College.
2.
The College reserves the right to make the final decision on admission. Final decisions will rest with the
College in
accordance with the policy, guidelines, and procedures for admissions.
3.
DE students are eligible to take most college level courses for which they qualify. DE Students must meet the
prerequisite requir
ement and assessment level(s) for each enrolled credit-bearing course and must test at 53+
ACCU Reading to be eligible to take any college course. DE students may not enroll in developmental courses or
courses
that combine developmental and college level work.
4.
DE students may be approved to enroll in two (2) courses or up to seven (7) credits during fall, winter and spring
semesters.
5.
Students are responsible for purchasing any required textbooks, materials and supplies associated with their
registered cours
e(s).
6.
DE students under age 16, by the first day of their initial entry term, and each subsequent term will be referred by
the DE office to be int
erviewed by the appropriate College official to obtain an exception to the age requirement;
7.
Earned college credit typically may not be used to fulfill the credit requirement for the high school diploma, as outlined
by the Maryland D
epartment of Education. Only the HS principal may approve dual credit for a college course.
8.
Continued eligibility to participate in the Dual Enrolment Program is contingent upon successful completion with a
minimum grade of "C"
or better in previous college course(s). Students who withdraw with a “W” on their
transcript may be ine
ligible for future participation. Students must continue to meet the Dual Enrollment
standards and follow the same procedures for enrollment. Student must also satisfy all financial obligations to MC
prior to enrollment.
9.
Students MUST submit all appropriate documents including their most recent transcript, a Dual Enrollment
Approval Form and DE Registration/Schedule Change form with appropriate signatures for each semester
they intend to tak
e college courses.
www.montgomerycollege.edu/dep
dualenrollment@montgomerycollege.edu
Office of Academic Initiatives
Dual Enrollment Information Sheet
AY 2018-19