Dual Credit Information
What is Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment?
Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment is an option for qualified high school students to take courses that satisfy requirements for earning both a high school diploma and a college degree. This option gives high school students the opportunity to receive credit for high school and college by taking courses that are taught in the high school, during the regular high school day, and taught by qualified high school teachers.
In November, 2005, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education passed a policy regarding dual credit courses to reflect their commitment to increasing the probability of academic success in college. This Policy on Dual Credit Courses Taught in High Schools by High School Faculty is intended for all Indiana public postsecondary institutions, and becomes effective Fall 2007.
PNC has offered a dual credit program for superior high school students from area high schools/home-schools for a number of years. Qualified high school students would take PNC courses on campus or at one of the off-campus sites, taught by PNC instructors, for both college and high school credit.
During 2006/2007, PNC developed new Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment partnerships with several area high schools to reflect the goals and commitment of the Commission for Higher Education. At this time, we have approximately 100 students taking courses for dual credit.
"I wanted to let you know that the dual credit classes that my son took have paid off. He registered last week at Purdue and has three freshman engineering classes out of the way since he took the dual credits with PNC. He will finish freshman engineering at the end of the first semester and will be a sophomore second semester." - quote from a parent |
Current Partnerships with PNC:
- Chesterton High School
- Portage High School
- Wheeler High School
- La Porte High School
- La Lumiere High School
- Michigan City High School
- New Prairie High School
- North Judson-San Pierre High School
- Winamac High School
- Kankakee Valley High School
- Hebron High School
- Victory Christian Academy
Courses typically taken for dual credit from PNC:
(not limited to these listed)
- English Composition I and II
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus
- Biology II
- Chemistry II
- Physics
- Statistics
- Spanish
- German
- French
Students from area high schools are enrolled in one, two or several of these courses. Some students have graduated from high school with up to 24 hours of college credit.
Benefits of Participating in the Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Program
- A better understanding of rigorous college coursework.
- Increased likelihood of graduation from college.
- Possible reduced time to graduation from college.
- Financial benefits to parents due to the reduced tuition costs and early graduation.
- Opportunities for study abroad and internships.
Cost for Dual Credit Courses
One of the benefits of taking dual credit courses in the high school is the tuition assistance program. Tuition fees for the Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Program are $85 per credit hour with no additional fees, as compared to more than double the cost of tuition and fees for on-campus classes. Students taking dual credit courses in their high school who qualify for free/reduced lunch receive 100% tuition assistance.
For more information on dual credit opportunities at PNC, contact Sue Wilson, Director of School Partnerships at (219) 785-5236, (219) 531-4200, or swilson@pnc.edu.
