Have questions? The Dual Enrollment staff is available to meet with you onsite, virtually or by phone.
To schedule a dual enrollment advising or registration appointment, please email either:
- Gwen Baker gwendlyn.baker@593c18ac56.nxcli.net
- or Heath Daws heath.daws@593c18ac56.nxcli.net.
Dual Enrollment / Dual Credit is a program that allows eligible high school students to enroll in college classes concurrently with high school classes, either at the college campus or at the high school, and receive both high school and college credit.
The Dual Enrollment office is located on the Calhoun Decatur Campus in Room #111 of the Noble Russell Building (see Decatur Campus map). Appointments are available on the Huntsville-Research Park Site on designated days. Feel free to contact any of our staff below for more information.
Eligibility
Continuous Eligibility: Students who meet the criteria for initial admission to a Dual Enrollment for Dual Credit Program, as specified in the Chancellor’s Procedures for Dual Enrollment, will maintain continuous eligibility so long as they earn a grade of C or better in all attempted college courses.
Students in the 10th 11th & 12th Grade with a 2.5 Overall GPA, with written approval of the high school principal, counselor or designee are eligible to participate in the dual enrollment program.
There must be a signed Dual Enrollment Agreement in place between the student’s school system or home school and Calhoun.
Requirements to Participate
Completed ninth grade
Minimum 2.5 Unweighted Grade Point Average (Academic Dual Enrollment)
For English or Math courses, and most science courses, students must have minimum scores on the English and/or Math portions of the ACT exam OR appropriate scores on the Accuplacer.
Students must meet all applicable pre-requisites before enrolling in Dual Enrollment for Dual Credit coursework.
Completed the Calhoun Community College admissions process.
The college provides academic adjustments and modifications for students with qualifying disabilities. For more information see Center for Student Disability, Counseling, & Support Services.
Title IX states that: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
For additional information regarding the College’s nondiscrimination statement, Title IX contact information, and Title IX formal complaint process, please see Title IX.
Student Advocate Office
The Student Advocate Office was created to help students and potential students solve college-related problems by providing individual attention to each issue. Information about our student advocate office and off-campus resources are available on the Student Advocate Page.
Calhoun Dual Enrollment Continuous Eligibility Appeals Policy
A Dual Enrollment student who withdraws from an academic class, or career technical class, that is wholly or partially funded by a Dual Enrollment scholarship, or who fails to earn a grade of C or better in any scholarship funded class, will be suspended from the Dual Enrollment program for one semester.
A student may reapply for Dual Enrollment following the one-semester suspension, with the approval of their high school or home school counselor or administrator.
A student who failed to earn a C or who withdrew from one scholarship funded class will be eligible for scholarship funding upon returning to the program.
A Dual Enrollment student who withdrew or who earned a grade of D or F in more than one class, technical or academic, will not be eligible for any future Dual Enrollment scholarship funding.
All decisions regarding Continuous Eligibility for Dual Enrollment and scholarship funding, including student appeals, will be at the discretion of the college and in compliance with ACCS Dual Enrollment policy.
