Secondary/Home-School Student
Dual Enrollment Admission Process
Revised 7-15-19
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The secondary or home-schooled student admission process at Elgin Community College exists to allow college
ready students early access to higher education. These students must follow special admission procedures to
enroll in college level classes at Elgin Community College. Decisions for student admission and enrollment are
made on a case-by-case basis. Students under 16 must also receive approval from the appropriate academic dean
and the Dean of Student Services and Development or designee. The admissions office will facilitate obtaining the
appropriate dean(s) approval once courses are identified. Decision will be made based on demonstration of
college readiness and maturity of student. Secondary and home-schooled students will be limited to registering
for a maximum of six credit hours per semester and will enroll during their New Student Orientation Session
(NSO). Students seeking Dual Enrollment need to plan ahead to ensure the enrollment process is completed
before the class starts.
This process does not apply to the following student groups as these admissions are handled separately:
• Students who are enrolling in only dual credit courses organized by partnership agreements between
school districts and Elgin Community College,
• Students enrolling in performing arts courses or ensembles, or grant funded programs such as Upward
Bound.
• Sixteen (16) and 17 year old students who are separated from their high school and who are eligible by
ICCB regulations to attend ECC full or part-time because they meet ability to benefit criteria.
Students interested in enrolling must complete the following steps:
Discuss your interest in attending ECC with your high school counselor and parent(s). You will need their
approval in order to take ECC courses because we want to be sure the courses meet your needs.
Apply to the College at www.elgin.edu/apply
. Be sure to indicate you are still enrolled in high school and
include a personal email address.
Submit the following documents to the Admissions Office in one complete packet:
• Completed Permission for Secondary Admission Enrollment form. This form can be accessed at
www.elgin.edu/highschool
.
• Official transcript of school work
• Letter of reference from high school counselor or teacher
• Official ACT/SAT/PARCC/AP/CLEP scores or ECC’s placement testing as needed. See the Meeting
Minimum Competency Requirements brochure for details. Students may be exempt from placement
testing if they have met the following minimum requirements. Visit elgin.edu/testing for AP and CLEP
scores:
Plac
ement testing: Visit www.elgin.edu/testing
for Testing Center hours, locations, and other details
regarding AP and CLEP. Students will only take the mathematics placement test if they plan to enroll in
courses with a math prerequisite. Students whose placement test results indicate developmental
course placement (courses numbered under 100) will not be allowed to enroll in developmental