Dual Credit FAQ

Dual Credit is the awarding of high school students both high school/homeschool group and college credit for the same course.

No. Dual Enrollment is when a high school student takes college classes at a college campus (either online or in-person). Dual Credit is when a high school student takes college classes at their high school and receives college credit from the regionally accredited college for those classes.

Bible Believing Christians with a Masters degree or above in a specific subject area.

Dual Credit classes are $200 per course (this is separate from the instructor's course fees).

• Affordable Additional College Classes: GSFC Dual Enrollment is free for (some 10th) 11th-12th grade students and covers 30 credit hours. Once a student has taken 30 credit hours of dual enrollment with Georgia College, they may need a cheaper option for any additional college classes they want to take.
• Early Achievers: High-achieving 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students not yet eligible for GSFC Dual Enrollment could take Dual Credit courses without requiring the SAT/ACT/Accuplacer.
• AP Alternative and/or Addition: The Dual Credit fee ($200) is slightly above the AP exam fee ($145), however it provides actual college credit. A potential negative is that highly selective universities often prefer AP classes and may not accept transfer credits.
• Personalized College Instruction: Dual Credit courses are taught at the homeschool group (not at a college campus or online), where students may have more personalized access to their instructor.
• Flexible Withdrawal: CCU Fall Term registration starts 8/15/23 and ends 11/15/23. The Drop & Refund deadline is 12/1/23, offering flexibility for partner schools and students to reassess formal registration based on performance and other factors.
• Associates Degree Path: CCU Dual Credit students can pursue an Associates of Arts degree using Dual Credit and/or Dual Enrollment credits (from Georgia Dual Enrollment and/or CCU Online Dual Enrollment), and/or AP credit. 75% of coursework may be transferred in.

Yes. Colorado Christian University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Therefore, classes from CCU generally transfer to other regionally accredited schools.

Several courses transfer to the University of Georgia, KSU, and GaTech. However, highly selective universities (for example, Ivy Leagues) typically do not accept Dual Credit or Dual Enrollment credits from any college.

Dual Credit can still demonstrate academic rigor on a homeschool transcript. For strong flagship universities, Dual Credit and/or Dual Enrollment is often viewed favorably for merit scholars as evidence that a student is likely to succeed and finish college in four years or less.

While traditional Dual Enrollment is targeted for 10th-12th graders at CCU and Georgia colleges, participation in CCU Dual Credit can be decided by the partner school/homeschool group.

The Associate Dean recommended targeting courses primarily for high school students (9th-12th), with consideration for advanced 8th graders.

DCHE has decided advanced 8th graders can be considered with qualifications of top 10th percentile on nationally normed assessment tests and/or previous successful completion of college courses. This corresponds to CLEP eligibility, which is age 13 and older.

The rigor (as demonstrated in content and assessments) is equivalent to first- and second-year college courses. The social/emotional environment should still correspond to a high school/homeschool community setting.

Academic rigor is verified with thorough syllabus evaluation. AP classes generally meet rigor criteria and instructor requirements. The syllabus should be developed by the instructor and adhere to a Biblical worldview.