Dual Enrollment Program

Dual Enrollment is an opportunity for high school students to earn college credit through concurrent enrollment, early college, and/or high school students taking college courses during school or outside regular hours (hereinafter referred to as dual enrollment).

PCCC partners with several area high schools where high school students have the opportunity to earn college credits outlined by an articulation agreement while they are still enrolled in high school. Students taking college-level courses at their high school participate in concurrent enrollment classes, which may result in the ability of the student to fulfill both college and high school degree requirements simultaneously.

Whether a student is participating in a concurrent enrollment class or dual enrollment class at the College, they are considered a PCCC student. All PCCC students are responsible for adhering with the rules and regulations of PCCC. Students and parents must understand that enrollment in courses will generate a permanent PCCC transcript.

Dual Enrollment Eligibility

The student should be enrolled in courses in 11th or 12th grade at their high school or if home schooled provide proof of the same, and complete a dual enrollment application Dual Enrollment Application.
Students must provide evidence of college level proficiency through scores on the Accuplacer, SAT or ACT exams.
Students may be exempt from placement testing if:
- 3-year cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Completion or enrollment in Composition III, with a grade of B or better in each semester of Composition (non-ESL).
- Completion or enrollment in Algebra II, with no math grades below a B up to and including Algebra II.
The student must have parental consent to enroll in the course.

Required cutoff scores are as follows: *

	Cutoff Score	Valid for:
High School Transcript AND Required Courses after Junior Year	3.0 (83)	3 years
ACT - Math	22	5 years
ACT -Reading	22	5 years
ACT - Writing	18	5 years
SAT - Math	500	5 years
SAT - Evidence Based Reading and Writing	450	5 years

Note: Enrollment in upper level math courses, like Pre-Calculus or Calculus 1, will require higher SAT/ACT or Accuplacer scores, or placement through a challenge exam, at the discretion of the Mathematics Department Chair.

More information can be found on the Dual Enrollment website or please contact the Director of Early College and Dual Enrollment: Tanya Da Silva, tdasilva@pccc.edu or 973-684-6606.