Lawson State Community College is authorized to establish Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit programs with local Boards of Education in the college service area.  Courses offered by postsecondary institutions shall be of postsecondary level.  Enrolled students must pay their college tuition as required.  This program allows qualified high school students to earn dual credits for a high school diploma and/or a postsecondary degree.

Dual Enrollment High School Student Defined:

A student who is attending high school and, at the same time, wishes to attend LSCC for college and / or high school credit.

Steps for Enrollment:

1. Complete and submit a completed application for admission, including the "Accelerated / Dual Enrollment High School Student" form.
2. Request that your high school records official or counselor send your official high school transcript to either location of the Admissions Office.
3. Register for the appropriate class for which no pre-requisites exist or for which pre-requisites have been met.
4. Pay applicable tuition / fees.  
5. Contact the Director of Admissions at 205-929-3416 if you have questions.

Eligibility

• The student must in be grade 10, 11 or 12. 

• The student must complete an Application for Admission with an official transcript attached.

• The student must have written approval from the appropriate principal and the local superintendent of education that the student be admitted in this program.

• The student must have a B average in completed high school courses.

• The student must meet the entrance requirements in order to receive transferable credits.

• The student must have six semester credit hours at the postsecondary level that equal one credit at the high school level in the same or related subject.  Partial credit agreements shall be developed between Lawson State and the local Board of Education.

• Parental permission and travel for courses offered off the high school campus during the normal school day will be administered under the auspices of local boards of education.

• Student may enroll in career occupational/technical courses/programs in accordance with guidelines of Department of Postsecondary Education.

• Students enrolled in courses offered during the normal high school day on or off the high school campus shall have prior permission from the students principal, superintendent, and President of Lawson State Community College.

• EXCEPTIONS may be granted for a student documented as gifted or talented according to the standards included in the State Plan of Exceptional Children and Youth.  EXCEPTIONS apply only to bullets #1 and #3 above.