Dual Enrollment

Dual enrollment is an acceleration mechanism that allows students to pursue an advanced curriculum
relevant to their individual postsecondary interests. Each year, more than 50,000 students participate in
Floridas dual enrollment program, and the number is continuing to grow. According to the U.S.
Department of Education, college credit earned prior to high school graduation reduces the average
time-to-degree and increases the likelihood of graduation for the students who participate in these
programs. There is also evidence that dual enrollment increases academic performance and
educational attainment.

As the emphasis on career planning increases, more students will be encouraged to select an advanced
curriculum that aligns with their postsecondary goals. With hundreds of dual enrollment courses
available, there is great potential to further engage and motivate students to take academically rigorous
courses that capture their interests. As with all acceleration options, students must be advised based on
individual needs and carefully monitored to ensure continued success. Guidance counselors play an
important role in communicating accurate information to students and parents, fostering a positive
understanding of the merits of dual enrollment and developing collaborative relationships with college
advisors and peers.

Dual enrollment is one of a number of acceleration options available that enable students to pursue a
rigorous curriculum for high school graduation, as well as earn credit toward a degree or industry
certification. The ACC Credit-by-Exam Equivalencies report
(http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/pdf/ACC-CBE.pdf) lists a number of examination programs in
which students may earn college credit for successful completion of an exam. Advanced Placement
(AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)
also include coursework for a high school diploma. Other included examinations are the College-Level
Examination Program (CLEP), DSST and Excelsior, in which students complete only the exam for
college credit.

Students may also participate in dual enrollment for courses that will lead to an industry certification.
Many industry certifications will articulate to college credit toward a degree. A listing of articulated
industry certifications may be found at
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_indcert2aas.asp.

Frequently Asked Questions

General

1. What is dual enrollment?

Dual enrollment is an acceleration program that allows secondary students to take postsecondary
coursework and simultaneously earn credit toward high school completion and an industry
certification or an associate or baccalaureate degree at a Florida public or eligible private institution.

2. What is early admission?

Early admission is a form of dual enrollment permitting high school students to enroll in college or
career courses on a full-time basis on a college or technical center campus. As with all dual enrollment
programs, students earn both high school and college/career credits for courses completed.

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Participation in the career early admission program shall be limited to students who have completed a
minimum of four (4) semesters of full-time secondary enrollment, including studies undertaken in the
ninth grade.

3. What is career dual enrollment?

Career dual enrollment is an option for secondary students to pursue in order to earn industry
certifications adopted pursuant to section (s.) 1008.44, Florida Statutes (F.S.), which count as credits
toward the high school diploma. Career dual enrollment is available for secondary students seeking a
degree and industry certification through a career education program or course.

Eligibility and Access

4. Who is eligible for dual enrollment courses?

Students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Be enrolled as a student in a Florida public or nonpublic secondary school, or in a home

education program;
Have a 3.0 unweighted high school grade point average (GPA) to enroll in college credit
courses, or a 2.0 high school unweighted GPA to enroll in career dual enrollment courses;
Take a college placement test specified in Rule 6A-10.0315, Florida Administrative Code
(F.A.C.); and meet any additional eligibility criteria specified by the postsecondary institution
in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement; and
Cannot be scheduled to graduate prior to the completion of the dual enrollment course.

Students must maintain a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA and the minimum required postsecondary
GPA specified in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement for continued enrollment in college
credit dual enrollment courses.

5. Are prospective dual enrollment students required to take a common placement test such as
the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)?

Yes. Students must still demonstrate readiness for college-credit postsecondary instruction by meeting
or exceeding the college ready score(s) established in Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C.

Public high school students shall have opportunities to test at the high school as described in the Dual
Enrollment Articulation Agreement.

For home education students seeking to participate in dual enrollment, the Florida College System
institution in the school districts service area for which the home education student is registered
should provide the opportunity to test (one administration per subtest) at that institution.

Testing opportunities for private high school students is at the discretion of the postsecondary
institution.

6. What are the eligibility requirements for students in home education programs?

Home education students shall have equal access to dual enrollment as public school students. Home

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education students must present evidence to the postsecondary institution that the home education
program is in compliance with s. 1002.41, F.S. In order for the postsecondary institution to provide
dual enrollment opportunities comparable to those for public school students, postsecondary
institutions may require a declaration of student grade level upon entry to the dual enrollment
program. Postsecondary institutions may indicate the length of eligibility in terms of years. It is not a
statutory requirement that home education students present a transcript at the time of entry to the dual
enrollment program; however, there may be educational benefits to the student for sharing his or her
education background.

Each postsecondary institution must enter into a Home Education Articulation Agreement with each
student seeking enrollment in a dual enrollment course and the students parent.

7. What is a Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement?

The Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement between a school district and a postsecondary institution
establishes guidelines for implementing the program for eligible students. S. 1007.271(21), F.S.,
mandates that a school district and the local Florida College System institution enter into an
agreement. The establishment of other articulation agreements (e.g., school districts and state
universities or private postsecondary institutions, colleges and private secondary schools) is optional.

The Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement between the school district and the Florida College
System institution must be annually submitted to the Florida Department of Education by August 1.
Any amendments to the agreement may be submitted after that date. A sample format for the
articulation agreement is located at
http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/pdf/DualEnrollmentArticulationAgreement.pdf. The department has
an electronic submission system whereby each Florida College System institution may submit its
articulation agreements with school districts within its service area. The Florida Department of
Education reviews these agreements for compliance with statutory provisions and reports back to the
school district and Florida College System institution with any issues. Any agreements with
unresolved issues of noncompliance will be submitted to the State Board of Education.

8. Must a Florida College System institution enter into a Dual Enrollment Articulation
Agreement with a private secondary school?

No. Florida law requires the Florida College System institution and school district to enter into a Dual
Enrollment Articulation Agreement. It is optional for the Florida College System institution to enter
into articulation agreements with private secondary schools.

For the purposes of determining whether or not Florida College System institutions will enter into a
Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement with a private secondary school, many use the same criteria
that are applied to diploma-granting schools. The United States Department of Education passed a
financial aid regulation, effective July 1, 2011, that requires colleges to develop and follow a
procedure to evaluate the validity of a students high school completion prior to admission if the
institution has reason to believe the high school diploma was not obtained from an entity that provides
a secondary school education. Many Florida College System institutions will not enter into a Dual
Enrollment Articulation Agreement with a school if that schools diploma has been evaluated as
invalid.

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9. If a student is registered for attendance with a private online high school, may they also be
considered a home education student?

No. Students who are registered for purposes of attendance with a private provider are considered
private school students, even if all instruction takes place at the home. Students who are registered
with the school district as home education students may use a private provider to supplement the
instruction and remain eligible for dual enrollmentthese students are still considered home education
students.

10. What private postsecondary institutions are eligible to offer dual enrollment?

To be eligible to offer dual enrollment the postsecondary institution must be located and chartered in
Florida, be not-for-profit, degree-granting and be accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges
and Schools. This does not preclude students from taking postsecondary courses at non-eligible private
postsecondary institutions; however, these courses will not be considered as part of Floridas dual
enrollment program.

11. What if a student does not have the required GPA?

Participation in dual enrollment by students without the required GPA is at the discretion of the
postsecondary institution and the school district. Exceptions may be granted on an individual student
basis if both educational entities agree and the criteria for exceptions are included in the Dual
Enrollment Articulation Agreement.

There is no minimum GPA requirement for home education students.

12. May the school district establish additional dual enrollment eligibility requirements?

No. Only a Florida College System board of trustees is permitted to establish eligibility requirements
in addition to those specified in s.1007.271, F.S. These additional requirements must be included in
the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement.

13. May the school district deny participation in the dual enrollment program to a qualified
student?

No. According to s. 1007.271, F.S., school districts may not deny dual enrollment participation to
students who meet statutory eligibility requirements and any additional college readiness requirements
established by the Florida College System institution and included in the Dual Enrollment Articulation
Agreement.

14. May the college establish additional dual enrollment eligibility requirements?

Yes. A Florida College System institution board of trustees may establish additional eligibility
requirements in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement. These additional requirements may not
be arbitrary, but must be linked to college readiness.

15. May the Florida College System institution require eligible dual enrollment students to
register for courses after regularly admitted degree seeking students?

No. Access to dual enrollment may not be limited based on capacity or space available.

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16. May a student who does not meet eligibility requirements or students who wish to take
ineligible courses participate in dual enrollment, but pay their own tuition and fees?

No. Under the dual enrollment program students must meet eligibility requirements to enroll in
eligible courses. Students in the dual enrollment program must take courses that will apply to both an
industry certification or degree and a high school diploma. Dually enrolled students also must be
exempted from the payment of tuition and fees. High school students who have not met dual
enrollment eligibility requirements and students who wish to enroll in ineligible courses may be
permitted to pay tuition and fees and participate in college courses at the discretion of the
postsecondary institution.

Implementing the Dual Enrollment Program

17. What courses are available for students to take through dual enrollment?

There are hundreds of rigorous courses available to students through dual enrollment. The Dual
Enrollment CourseHigh School Subject Area Equivalency List, which is updated annually and
approved by the Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) and the State Board of Education, is a
tool that identifies dual enrollment courses guaranteed to satisfy specific high school graduation
subject area requirements.

Additional dual enrollment courses that are not included on the Dual Enrollment CourseHigh
School Subject Area Equivalency List may be offered. Any dual enrollment course not on the
equivalency list must count, at a minimum, as an elective toward high school graduation. There is no
explicit limitation in statute regarding the number of high school elective credits a student may earn
through dual enrollment. However, districts are not prohibited from granting subject area credit for
those courses not included on the list, if appropriate.

*Note: Applied academics for adult education, developmental education, physical education skills and
recreation courses are prohibited from inclusion in the dual enrollment program.

18. May a student take online dual enrollment courses?

Yes, if allowed by the postsecondary institution. There is no distinction in law made between dual
enrollment courses taught in a face-to-face format versus those offered online.

19. Are there restrictions on career education dual enrollment courses?

Yes. Career dual enrollment is limited to students who are enrolled in college credit courses leading
toward a degree or career and technical certificate courses or programs that each lead to an approved
industry certification, as listed in the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List.

20. Does a student have to be admitted to or enrolled in a postsecondary career education

program?

No, career dual enrollment students do not have to be admitted to or enrolled in a postsecondary career
and technical certificate program. However, any postsecondary career and technical certificate course
eligible for dual enrollment must be identified as one leading toward an approved industry
certification.

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21. When and where are dual enrollment courses taught?

Pursuant to s. 1007.271, F.S., students who are eligible for dual enrollment shall be permitted to enroll
in dual enrollment courses conducted during school hours, after school hours and during the summer
term. Dual enrollment courses may be available on the high school campus, at the local career
education center, Florida College System institution or state university.

22. May a student take dual enrollment courses at a postsecondary institution outside of the
service area?

Typically, dual enrollment opportunities are available at the postsecondary institution within the
service area of the college or university. However, there is no statutory prohibition for students to take
dual enrollment courses at a postsecondary institution outside of the service area. Students should
check with their school district and the postsecondary institution of interest to determine if such
opportunities exist. Regardless of any agreements established with a college or university outside of
the service area, a school district is still required to establish a Dual Enrollment Articulation
Agreement with the Florida College System institution that serves the district. It is recommended that
dual enrollment outside the postsecondary institution service area be determined on a case-by-case
basis, in consultation with the postsecondary institution within the service area. There may be high
schools within a school district served by a Florida College System institution that are closer in
proximity to a Florida College System institution outside the service area. In cases like this, the school
district, high school, in-service area Florida College System institution and Florida College System
institution closest in proximity may establish a Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement to allow
eligible students to participate in dual enrollment at the closest Florida College System institution.

23. May a district place advanced placement and dual enrollment students in the same course?

No. A 2012 statutory change removed the authorization for joint advanced placement and dual
enrollment instruction.

24. May a student take a dual enrollment course at the college or university if that same dual
enrollment course is offered on the high school campus?

This is a local decision for inclusion in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement. School districts
and postsecondary institutions will determine if dual enrollment courses offered at the high school are
thereby ineligible for enrollment at the postsecondary institution.

25. Is a dual enrollment student required to take the high school end-of-course (EOC)
assessments?

Students who complete their U.S. History requirement through dual enrollment are exempted from
taking the U.S. History EOC Assessment. All students must, however, complete the Algebra I
assessment. For students who wish to be eligible for the Scholars diploma designation, they must
pass the Algebra I, Biology, US History and Algebra II (when available) assessments. Students who
complete related subject area coursework through dual enrollment should be advised of this
requirement and be provided material by the high school to increase their likelihood of success on
EOC assessments.

26. May a student use grade forgiveness under the dual enrollment program?

Policies may vary among school districts and colleges. S. 1003.428(4)(d), F.S., authorizes school

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districts to establish forgiveness policies for replacing grades of D or F with a grade of C or
higher, earned subsequently in the same or comparable course. S. 1009.285, F.S., and rule 6A-
14.0301, F.A.C., authorize a Florida College System institution to allow the forgiveness of D or F
grades. It is at the discretion of the college to allow a student to retake a course for the purposes of
grade forgiveness. If a Florida College System institution has a forgiveness policy for dual enrollment
students, it must be included in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement.

27. How many credits must a student take in the early admission dual enrollment program?

Early admission students must enroll in a minimum of 12 college credit hours per semester, but cannot
be required to enroll in more than 15 college credit hours per semester.

28. May an early admission student participate in high school activities?

School district policies vary regarding student participation in high school activities. However,
students in early admission programs are eligible under the Florida High School Athletic Association
(FHSAA) to participate in high school athletics.

High School Graduation

29. May a student take dual enrollment courses even after completion of high school graduation
subject area requirements?

Dual enrollment students should be subject to the same district policy as non-dual enrollment students.
For example, if a non-dual enrollment student completes high school graduation requirements but has
not graduated by December of his or her senior year and is allowed to continue taking high school
courses in the spring term, then the dual enrollment student should also be permitted to take dual
enrollment courses in the spring term.

30. May a student take dual enrollment courses beyond the high school graduation date?

No. If a student is projected to graduate from high school before the completion date of the
postsecondary course, the student may not take that course through dual enrollment. However, the
student may pay tuition and fees as a regularly admitted postsecondary student if permitted by the
postsecondary institution.

31. How are dual enrollment courses weighted by the public school district?

S. 1003.437, F.S., specifies that For the purposes of class ranking, district school boards may exercise
a weighted grading system pursuant to s. 1007.271. For districts that use a weighted grading system,
s. 1007.271(18), F.S., states that school districts and Florida College System institutions must weigh
dual enrollment courses the same as advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced
International Certificate of Education courses when grade point averages are calculated. Alternative
grade calculation or weighting systems that discriminate against dual enrollment courses are
prohibited.

This provision relating to GPA weighting includes all dual enrollment courses, including career
education courses. In addition, there should be no differentiation between the weighting of 1000 and
2000 level courses or courses that do not appear on the Dual Enrollment CourseHigh School Subject
Area Equivalency List.

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32. Why are dual enrollment courses not listed in the Course Code Directory?

Dual enrollment courses are college courses identified with a prefix and number by the Statewide
Course Numbering System (SCNS). Dual enrollment courses and credit awarded by an area career and
technical center, Florida College System institution or university (s. 1011.62 (1), F.S.) must be
recorded by the course number and title used by the postsecondary institution to the school district
records and reported by the district to the Florida Department of Education for enrollment and high
school transcript records.

33. What dual enrollment courses count toward a Bright Futures Scholarship?

The Bright Futures Comprehensive Course Table (CCT),

https://www.osfaffelp.org/bfiehs/fnbpcm02_CCTMain.aspx, lists all courses considered for the Bright
Futures state scholarships. Dual enrollment courses are found by scrolling to the bottom of each
subject area course list. For each course, the CCT displays the number of credits applied, its
application to the different scholarship levels and if the course is identified as core by the State
University System for admissions purposes.

Courses offered through dual enrollment that are not listed in the CCT should be referred to the Office
of Articulation in the Florida Department of Education for action.

34. Will dual enrollment courses transfer to other colleges and universities?

Postsecondary courses taken through dual enrollment will transfer to any public college or university
offering that statewide course number and must be treated as though taken at the receiving institution.
However, if students do not, upon high school graduation, attend the same college or university where
they earned the dual enrollment credit, the application of transfer credit to general education,
prerequisite and degree programs may vary at the receiving institution. In addition, students who
attend out-of-state colleges should check with their intended institution to inquire whether dual
enrollment credit will be accepted in transfer. Transfer policies for postsecondary courses taken
through dual enrollment are consistent with those for students who take postsecondary coursework as
a regularly admitted postsecondary student.

35. Is a student who completes dual enrollment credits considered a freshman for state
university admissions?

Yes. According to Board of Governors Regulation 6.002, first-time-in-college freshmen are defined as
students who have earned a standard high school diploma from a Florida public or regionally
accredited high school, or its equivalent, and who have earned fewer than twelve (12) semester hours
of transferable college credit after receiving a standard high school diploma or its equivalent.

Dual Enrollment Funding

36. Do students pay the college tuition for dual enrollment courses?

A student who is enrolled in a dual enrollment or early admission program through Florida College
System institution or state university is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees, pursuant to s.
1009.25, F.S. The fee exemption includes application, registration, tuition and laboratory fees for
courses taken through dual enrollment.

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37. How are the dual enrollment costs shared between the school district and the Florida College
System institution?

For dual enrollment courses offered on a Florida College System institution campus, the school district
pays the standard tuition rate per credit hour from the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP). For
2013-2014, the standard tuition at a Florida College System institution is $71.98 per credit hour. For
dual enrollment courses offered on the high school campus by college faculty, the school district must
reimburse the college for costs associated with the proportion of salary and benefits of the instructor
and other actual costs. For dual enrollment courses offered on the high school campus by a high school
teacher, the school district is responsible for the colleges actual costs associated with dual enrollment.

38. Does the law require that the Florida College System institution receive tuition payments for
the dual enrollment of home education students?

No. The law regarding payment of the standard tuition rate is included within the school district and
Florida College System institution Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement, not the home education
articulation agreements. A Florida College System institution may not charge tuition for dual
enrollment courses taken by home education students to either the student or the school district.

39. Does the law require that the Florida College System institution receive tuition payments for
the dual enrollment of students at eligible private secondary schools?

No. However, a Florida College System institution may enter into a Dual Enrollment Articulation
Agreement with a private secondary school and may negotiate for payment from the private secondary
school for students eligible to participate in dual enrollment.

40. Does the law require that the school district pay the standard tuition for dual enrollment at a
state university?

Yes. If the school district and state university enter into a Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement,
the statutory language mandating that the school districts pay the standard tuition for dual enrollment
courses also applies to dual enrollment at the state university.

41. Does the law require that the school district pay the standard tuition for dual enrollment at
an eligible private postsecondary institution?

No. The law applies only to public postsecondary institutions. This does not preclude dual enrollment
at an eligible private postsecondary institution (see question #10).

42. Are registration and laboratory fees included in the school district payment of the standard
tuition rate for dual enrollment at the Florida College System institution?

No. Registration and laboratory fees are not included in the school district payment; however, students
are exempted from paying any registration, tuition or laboratory fees.

43. Does the school district have to pay the Florida College System institution tuition for dual
enrollment taken during the summer?

No. The law states that the tuition payments are from funds provided in the Florida Education Finance
Program (FEFP). School districts do not receive funds under the FEFP for the summer. This does not
preclude the college from offering dual enrollment during the summer term.

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44. Does the school district have to pay the tuition if a student participates in dual enrollment at
a college outside of the service area?

Yes. The Florida College System institution outside of the service area will enter into a Dual
Enrollment Articulation Agreement with the school district, to include the same funding provisions
contained in s. 1007.271(21), F.S.

45. If a student already is enrolled for six secondary courses (one full FTE) is the district still
required to pay for dual enrollment courses outside of school hours?

Yes. A school district earns FTE for dual enrollment courses regardless of whether the course is taken
before, during or after school hours during the school year. A school district must pay the standard
tuition rate for any dual enrollment taken during the school year, either before or after school. A
school district may not deny an eligible student from participating in the dual enrollment program
even if the student is taking six secondary courses during the school day.
46. Does the school district get a tuition refund for student withdrawals?

Policies regarding tuition payments will vary among school districts and colleges. In the Dual
Enrollment Articulation Agreement the school district and Florida College System institution will
determine the methods of payment for student withdrawals. However, the school district may not
charge a student for the dual enrollment tuition if that student withdraws from the course.

47. Are students required to pay for textbooks?

S. 1007.271(14), F.S., specifies that Instructional materials assigned for use within dual enrollment
courses shall be made available to students from Florida public high schools free of charge. In
addition, early admission is listed in subsection (7) as a form of dual enrollment so all of the same
statutory provisions apply. This provision of instructional materials includes electronic access codes
for these materials.

Students enrolled in home education programs or nonpublic secondary schools must provide their own
materials. Any fines relating to instructional materials (e.g., late return or lost book fees) should be
included in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement.

48. How are dual enrollment courses reported for FTE funding?

S. 1011.62(1)(i), F.S., states that Dual enrollment full-time equivalent student membership shall be
calculated in an amount equal to the hours of instruction that would be necessary to earn the full-time
equivalent student membership for an equivalent course if it were taught in the school district.
Therefore dual enrollment courses generate the same level of funding as a comparable semester-length
high school course. Funding is not based on the amount of postsecondary or high school credit
awarded for the course.

Charter Schools

49. Are charter school students eligible for dual enrollment?

Yes. Charter school students are eligible to participate in dual enrollment subject to the eligibility
criteria described s. 1007.271(3), F.S., (also described in question #4).

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50. Are charter school students exempt from tuition, registration and laboratory fees?

Yes. S. 1007.271(2), F.S., states that any student enrolled in dual enrollment is exempt from the
payment of registration, tuition and laboratory fees.

51. Do charter school students have instructional materials provided free of charge?

Yes. Students at charter schools are public school students; under s.1007.271(17), F.S., instructional
materials for dual enrollment courses are made available for Florida public high school students free of
charge.

52. Must the charter school enter into a dual enrollment articulation agreement with the local
postsecondary institution?

The statute does not specifically mandate that charter schools enter into dual enrollment articulation
agreements. However, the charter school may be included in the school district articulation agreement,
or may negotiate its own agreement with the postsecondary institution.

53. Does the charter school have to pay the costs associated with dual enrollment?

Any payments to the postsecondary institution for charter school student participation in dual
enrollment will be established in the Dual Enrollment Articulation Agreement between the
postsecondary institution and the school district (if the charter school is included in the agreement), or
between the postsecondary institution and the charter school.

Accountability

54. Is dual enrollment an academically rigorous acceleration option?

Yes, dual enrollment is a rigorous academic option that represents one of the accelerated mechanisms
by which high school students can advance their course of study towards a postsecondary goal. The
postsecondary institution is responsible for dual enrollment, whether it be delivering the instruction on
a college campus or oversight for instruction delivered on a high school campus. Pursuant to s.
1007.271(5) and (6), F.S, faculty must have college level teaching credentials and eligible students
must prove college readiness evidenced by GPA and college placement test scores. Courses taught on
the high school campus must be equivalent in rigor and content to those taught on the college campus.
To ensure comparability, teachers are evaluated by the postsecondary institution.

55. Is dual enrollment right for everyone?

The dual enrollment program is an opportunity to take challenging courses and accelerate education
opportunities. Students who successfully complete dual enrollment courses will save time toward their
college degree and save money with free tuition and textbooks. Students should understand, however,
that dual enrollment courses are college courses and the amount of work necessary to succeed in dual
enrollment courses may be much greater than in high school courses. In addition, dual enrollment
courses become a part of a students permanent college transcript and are calculated into the students
permanent postsecondary GPA. Poor performance as a dual enrollment student can ultimately impact
ones postsecondary career, including academic standing and financial aid eligibility. It is important to
do well in these courses to realize all the benefits of dual enrollment.

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56. How does dual enrollment impact the Florida high school accountability system (i.e. high
school grades)?

Fifty percent (50%) of the schools grade is based on FCAT-related factors and 50 percent is based on
other factors that include participation and performance of students in dual enrollment and other
acceleration mechanisms. Students who enroll in dual enrollment courses will be counted toward
participation points and those students who earn a grade of C or better in a dual enrollment course
will be counted toward performance points. In other words, the more students who participate and
succeed in dual enrollment courses, the more points a high school can earn toward its school grade.

For questions relating to the dual enrollment program, please contact

Matthew Bouck
Director, Office of Articulation
Florida Department of Education
matthew.bouck@fldoe.org

Tamaria Williams
Coordinator of Academic Success
Division of Florida Colleges
Florida Department of Education
tamaria.williams@fldoe.org

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