Dual Credit Enrollment

A Dual Credit Enrollment (DCE) student is a high school student who is allowed to register for college courses while attending high school or home school. DCE students may take a maximum of 15 credit hours per semester. DCE students are not eligible to take evening, hybrid or online courses.

To be eligible for the DCE program at Piedmont College the student must:

• Be enrolled as a high school student in a public or independent high school or home study program;
• Apply and be accepted in the same manner as a regular undergraduate student, meeting the specific requirements for DCE students. These requirements are:
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • SAT: Minimum 1080 Total score, 530 Math and 550 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 

or

• ACT: Minimum 21 Composite, 21 English and 21 Math

Students wishing to participate in the DCE program must submit to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions the following documents:

• Application for admission with the required essay
• Official high school or home study transcripts
• Official copy of the SAT or ACT score report
• Completed Teacher Recommendation Form signed by the principal, one high school teacher and a college/guidance counselor or home school administrator.
• Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in DCE classes to be allowed to return for another semester.