The following is information about participation in the SouthArk Community College ECS program:
1. To be eligible for the Early College Start program, you must currently be enrolled in a high school, reside in the
SouthArk service area, and be able to show documentation, if requested, by SouthArk.
2. Participation in the Early College Start Program requires students to abide by all rules and regulations of the college.
This includes submitting ADD/DROP forms if there are changes to your schedule after registration.
3. Students are responsible for the cost of tuition and fees of courses not covered by the Arkansas Concurrent
Challenge Scholarship. Payments must be made to SouthArk according to the college’s course schedule for the
appropriate semester; students will receive account holds and may be dropped for non-payment.
4. If you do not consent for SouthArk to report college records to high school officials, you must submit a letter in writing
to SouthArk’s Advising & Career Services department. In addition, you must provide an official SouthArk transcript
to your high school to transfer grades. Other student information, such as test scores, withdrawals, and attendance
must be reported directly by you as required by your high school if you do not consent.
5. You must meet all academic skills and college course prerequisites applicable to the course(s) for which you enroll.
SouthArk reserves the right to withdraw a student who does not meet requirements.
6. College courses taken while a student is still in high school count toward Federal Student Aid policies; therefore,
failure of concurrent courses could result in a student entering college on academic probation.
7. You own your college academic records. Even if you are a minor, your academic records may not be released to
your parent or guardian without your consent under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
8. The decision to use any SouthArk course for high school graduation requirements rests with the high school, per
the policies of the independent school district.
9. A student’s semester grade reflects only the work prescribed in the SouthArk syllabus for that course. This means
that his or her SouthArk grade may be different from the grade he or she receives on the high school report card if
the instructor/teacher includes units of instruction beyond what is required in the college course or if the student
receives bonus points for extra work not covered in the SouthArk syllabus.
10. SouthA
rk reserves the right to modify its programs, policies, or procedures as needed without prior notice.
New Students Returning Students
Visit your guidance counselor for concurrent
options and course approval.
Visit your guidance counselor or SouthArk’s
Early College Coordinator for Early College
Start forms.
Complete the “CONCURRENT CREDIT”
application for admission online: southark.edu
Return completed Early College Start (ECS)
form signed by student and parent to SouthArk’s
Early College Coordinator.
An application is not complete until the ECS
form is submitted and the following forms
are sent to SouthArk:
a. An official transcript
b. Test scores (ACT, ACCUPLACER)
c. Immunization records
Optional: Submit the FERPA form to consent
release of your academic records to your
parent/guardian.
Check your e-mail for important information
regarding your registration and SouthArk log-in.
Pay course fee at the SouthArk’s bookstore in
person or via phone: 870-864-7163
Complete the Concurrent Credit Student
Orientation.
To schedule the ACCUPLACER Next Generation,
call SouthArk’s Testing Center at 870.864.7196.
Alejandra Muñoz
Early College Coordinator
870.864.8416 l earlycollegestart@southark.edu
El Dorado Conference Center 241
Visit your guidance counselor for concurrent
options and course approval.
Visit your guidance counselor or SouthArk’s
Early College Coordinator for Early College
Start forms.
Return completed Early College Start (ECS)
form signed by student and parent to
SouthArk’s Early College Coordinator.
Optional: Submit the FERPA form to consent
release of your academic records to your
parent/guardian
Check your e-mail for important information
regarding your registration and SouthArk log-in.
Pay course fee at the SouthArk’s bookstore in
person or via phone: 870-864-7163
Complete the Concurrent Credit Student