Accelerated
High School Program:
Lawson State Community College offers qualified high
school juniors and seniors the opportunity to enroll
in a special academic program. During the junior
and senior years in high school, a student may take
college courses that will fulfill college
requirements. Upon graduation from high school, the
student may continue at Lawson State or transfer the
college credits to another postsecondary
institution.
Accelerated High School Student Defined:
A student who is attending high school and at the
same time, wishes to attend LSCC to earn college
credit.
Steps for Enrollment:
Complete and submit a completed application
for admission, including the "Accelerated / Dual
Enrollment High School Student" form.
Request that your high school records
official or counselor send your official high
school transcript to either location of the
Admissions Office.
Register for the appropriate class for which
no pre-requisites exist or for which
pre-requisites have been met.
Contact the Director of Admissions at
205-929-3416 if you have questions.
Eligibility:
The student must have successfully completed the
10th grade and the student must
submit a completed application for admission
with an official transcript attached.
The student must have completed any required
high school prerequisites (for example: a
student may not take English Composition until
all required English courses have been
completed)
The student must have a minimum cumulative B
average with certification from the principal or
his / her designee, the superintendent or his /
her designee certifying the students GPA and
recommending admission to the program.
The student must meet the entrance requirements
in order to receive transferable credits. The
student may enroll in 3 semester hours per fall
and spring semester and 6 semester hours during
the summer.
Parental permission to 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.
The student must provide proof of a minimum of
16 ACT composite score if he/she is enrolled at
a non-accredited high school.
Students may enroll in career
occupational/technical courses/programs in
accordance with guidelines of the 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 or superintendent.
All college credit completed at Lawson State
Community College prior to earning the high
school diploma or GED is conditionally awarded.
The students transcript will read CONDITIONAL
CREDIT until the Office of Admissions and
Records has received an official high school
transcript showing the date of graduation.
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.
