801.02: Admission: Enrollment of Accelerated High School Student

Students are eligible for early admission if they desire to take courses for college credit only if they meet all of the following criteria:

• Successful completion of the 10th grade;
• Completion of an Application for Accelerated and Dual Enrollment and the Statement of Eligibility for Accelerated High School Students signed by the principal and counselor certifying that students have a minimum cumulative B average (unweighted GPA 3.0) on a 4.0 scale and recommending that they be admitted under this policy;

• Enrollment only in postsecondary courses for which high school prerequisites have been completed. For example, students may not take English Composition until all required high school English courses have been completed. High school students must have either the appropriate ACT or ACCUPLACER exam scores to place into eligible courses.

Students must satisfy admission requirements outlined in Admissions: General Admission Policies and Procedures, with the exception of proof of high school graduation or GED completion. In the absence of an Alabama driver’s license or state issued ID card, a student may provide a certified copy of their birth certificate to establish U.S. Citizenship and a printout of the student info profile sheet from iNow, signed and dated by their high school principal to establish current residency and ID.

Students may enroll in academic and career and technical courses in accordance with guidelines of The Alabama Community College System.

Exceptions may be granted by the Chancellor of The Alabama College System for students documented as gifted according to standards included in the Alabama Administrative Code 290-8-9.12. Exceptions apply only to requirements A and C.

Accelerated high school students who later enroll as regular students at Enterprise State Community College receive credit for hours earned under this accelerated high school program if the credits are applicable toward their degree program. Students attending other colleges, however, must request official transcripts be mailed to those institutions if they desire to receive credit earned through this program. College credit earned through this program may not substitute for high school credit.

This admission status is available to students attending public, private, parochial, or church/religious schools pursuant to §16-28-1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, or who are receiving instruction from a home school offering educational instructions in grades K-12, home schooled students and those receiving instruction through private tutors.