Dual Enrollment – Current Students
Thank you for participating in GHC's Dual Enrollment Program! We hope you find the following information helpful!
Books and/or access codes
If a DE funded course you are taking has required books and/or access codes, these will be sent to you by the GHC Bookstore. Physical books or access codes on a physical card will be mailed via USPS to the address listed for you in your Charger Portal. Access codes for books that can be sent electronically will be sent to your GHC email account on a receipt with the access code toward the bottom of it.
DE students who are self-paying for a course will need to check to see if the course has required books and/or access codes and are responsible for purchasing these themselves for the class.
You can check to see if your course has required books/codes by checking on the GHC Bookstore Textbook Lookup page.
Course Registration
Dual Enrollment students at GHC do not register themselves. Continuing Dual Enrollment students will be sent an email to their GHC email account when it is time submit the DE Course Request Forms to the DE Coordinator in order to be registered for the next semester. Be sure to discuss with your high school what courses you should or are eligible to take. There is a new Course Request Form, link, and password for each semester - do not use an old link for a past semester.
Students attending a GHC DE Cohort Class that is being offered on your high school/CCA campus, will not need to submit a form as the student's high school/CCA will send GHC a list of students who need to be registered in the cohort class at their campus.
Final Grades
GHC instructors report student grades in an alphabetical format and not numerical. These grades are sent to your high school after they are finalized and posted by the Registrar's Office. If a numerical grade is needed to be sent to the high school (usually for determination of class ranking), please advise GHC's Dual Enrollment Coordinator so the DE Numerical Grade Request Form can be sent to you.
Funding Program
The Dual Enrollment Funding Application has to be completed each year. Each funding year covers summer, fall, and spring semesters.
Course Drop Versus Class Withdrawal
A drop is either prior to the beginning of the semester or during the Drop/Add dates as listed on the Academic Calendar.
With a course drop, there is no record of the students ever being registered for the class and it will not count against DE funding hours.
A withdrawal is after the Drop/Add dates but before the Withdrawal Deadline as listed on the Academic Calendar.
Dual enrollment funding will not pay for a student to retake a class that is withdrawn from or is not passed.
Students are ineligible to receive additional funding after the second withdrawal and can no longer participate in the DE Program
Course Withdrawal Process
View the GHC Dual Enrollment Class Withdrawal Process here.
Continued Program Participation Requirements
In order to be eligible to continue as a dual enrollment student each semester, a cumulative GHC GPA of 2.0 is required. If a student fails to meet this, the student and high school will be notified by email that the student has been dismissed from the program.
Cords for High School Graduation
Students should check with their high school to determine if they allow their students to wear GHC cords during honors programs and/or at graduation and if so, what their requirements are. The GHC DE Coordinator sends cords to high schools that request them. Some high school allow cords for participation in the DE Program, some require that students meet a certain number of hours, while others only allow cords if the student receives and AA/AS degree from GHC. Others do not allow cords at all.
Do I need to submit an admission application each semester?
No. You would only need to submit another GHC Admissions Application If:
- You have not attended as a dual enrollment student within a one-year time frame and are wanting to participate in the Dual Enrollment Program again.
- Will be attending GHC as a freshman after you graduate high school.
Transcripts
Dual Enrollment students are eligible for one free transcript per semester that they are enrolled. An email is sent out to all enrolled students toward the end of each semester with the link to request your free transcript. The free transcript is printed and sent by USPS to the recipient and address you request. If additional or in-progress transcripts are needed, you may request those here.
What do I do if I don't agree with a grade or have an issue with an instructor?
Students should first reach out to the instructor to see if the issue can be resolved between the student and instructor. If the student is not satisfied with the response, the next step is for the student to contact the Chair for that GHC School. Students should reach out to the Dual Enrollment Coordinator for the appropriate Chair's name and contact information. The student will need to relay detailed information about the issue to the Chair and provide them with any email correspondence as well as dates of conversations and a summary of the conversation.
What do I do if I cannot make contact with my instructor?
After you allow at least 48 hours for your instructor to respond and check the syllabus for the course to ensure you are using the correct contact information, contact the Dual Enrollment Coordinator for assistance.