Dual Enrollment
The Dual Enrollment program at UNG provides high school students in grades 11 or 12 with the opportunity to take college courses to earn both high school and college credit. Students may take one course or up to four or five courses (up to 15 credit hours) per semester. These courses may be taken during all terms of the school year; fall, spring, and summer semesters. For eligible students, Dual Enrollment funding is available that may cover the cost of tuition, required textbooks, and mandatory fees.
Students participating in the program are NOT permitted to live in the residence halls.
What to Expect
Admission Process
Acceptance to UNG is required in order to participate in the Dual Enrollment program. You may start as a Dual Enrollment student in a bachelor's degree program on any campus or online: Blue Ridge, Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville or Oconee. The admissions requirements necessary to participate can be found on the Undergraduate Admissions Dual Enrollment page.
Before You Get to Campus
Congratulations on your acceptance, and welcome to Nighthawk Nation!
Your UNG Dual Enrollment Advisor will be in communication with you via email regarding how to schedule an appointment with your advisor to register for UNG classes. Check your UNG email daily to make sure you’re receiving all our communication, so you stay informed.
Prior to your appointment, make sure to review the Dual Enrollment Student Checklist which provides the required steps to enroll at UNG. If you have any questions, email or make an appointment with your assigned UNG Dual Enrollment advisor, found on your Tranguid in Banner.
Semester Advising
Course registration takes place on a semester basis. As a Dual Enrollment student, you are required to meet with your assigned UNG Dual Enrollment advisor each semester you plan to take classes. Check your UNG email daily to make sure you’re receiving all our communication, so you stay informed.
During this advising appointment, ask your advisor about questions you have about majors, classes, UNG policies, and available resources. This is a great time to explore options and ask questions!
Final Semester Advising
This is the appointment before your last semester of Dual Enrollment. Make sure to bring questions about staying at UNG after Dual Enrollment, how to request your official UNG transcript, or applying to another college/university to this appointment.
Overview
Students interested in participating in the Dual Enrollment or Joint Enrollment program at UNG must meet the eligibility requirements below. More information regarding eligibility requirements may be found on the GAfutures website.
Student Eligibility
- A student must be in grade 11 or 12 and enrolled in and physically attending a participating eligible public or private high school in Georgia or an eligible participating home study program in Georgia.
- To take part in dual enrollment, a student has to be approved by the home study program or participating high school where they are enrolled.
- As part of the application process, the student and their parent(s)/guardian must complete the Student Participation Agreement (SPA) before they can participate in Dual Enrollment.
- A student must have fulfilled the requirements for admission and received approval and acceptance from UNG.
- All UNG coursework must be completed prior to high school graduation or home study completion in order to receive Dual Enrollment credit and funding.
- A student must meet federal Selective Service registration requirements, per Georgia state law. The requirement to register applies to males who were born on or after January 1, 1960, are at least 18, are citizens or eligible non-citizens who came to the United States prior to age 26.
Academic Responsibility
Dual Enrolled students are responsible for monitoring your progress and grades in each class you are registered for. Make sure you read the syllabus and are familiar with grading policies and procedures. You are also expected to follow the UNG Student Code of Conduct and violations of it (i.e. plagiarism, cheating, etc.) will be grounds for Dual Enrollment Program dismissal.
As a UNG student, you can access and are encouraged to use all student resources. These resources include Student Accessibility Services, Student Counseling, Tutoring, and the Writing Lab. Learn more about available student resources.
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory for all Dual Enrollment courses that have a designated day and time for the class meeting, and students must adhere to UNG’s holiday and break schedule which may differ from the high school. Numerous absences may result in being administratively withdrawn from the course.
Regular login to asynchronous online courses is highly recommended. Students enrolled in online classes must take an Attendance Quiz (per class) and participate in at least one activity (per class) during the first week of the semester. If a student does not participate, they may be administratively withdrawn from the class.
Eligible Courses
Courses that are available to UNG students and for which you satisfy the prerequisites are considered eligible courses. Note that the Dual Enrollment program will only pay for courses listed on the GAfutures’ Dual Enrollment Course Directory.
If a student wishes to take a course not on the Dual Enrollment Course Directory, the student must meet the course prerequisite, have approval from the high school counselor as well as the Dual Enrollment Advisor, and will be responsible for payment of tuition, fees, and the textbook.
Registration Process
When registration for a semester opens, the steps below must be completed in order for a student to be registered for approved classes. Both newly accepted and continuing students are prevented from self-registering, adding/dropping classes, withdrawing from classes, or any other registration related activity. The student must schedule an advising appointment with the Dual Enrollment Advisor to make any changes to their class schedule for the semester based on course availability.
New Dual Enrollment Student Checklist
Review the Dual Enrollment Student Checklist, which provides the required steps to enroll at UNG.Returning Dual Enrollment Student Checklist
- Speak with your high school counselor or home study official to confirm course recommendations and high school or home study requirements. The student is expected to know how many classes they are enrolling for the semester, which classes (subjects) to take, and what days and time the student is available.
- Submit a GAfutures Dual Enrollment funding application through the GAfutures website if not already completed for the school year. The academic year for the funding application runs summer, fall, spring. The next year’s funding application is made available in February and must be completed prior to registering for Fall semester classes. If a student plans to partially or fully self-pay for a course, the non-state funded course approval form must be completed with all required signatures prior to course registration.
- Complete the advising agreement sent via email and make sure it has been electronically signed and submitted. The student will receive an email copy of the agreement for future reference.
- Make sure holds are resolved and cleared. The “DE-Dual Enrolled Student” hold is the only hold that should be listed on the student’s account. All other holds must be resolved before the student can be registered for courses. Reference the Student Holds website for an explanation of other holds and how to remove them.
- Log in to the UNG Advising Appointment System to schedule an appointment with a Dual Enrollment Advisor. Advising appointments are available Monday – Friday during normal business hours. Dates to schedule advising appointments for course registration will be provided via email by the assigned Dual Enrollment Advisor.
Final Grades
The final grade reported on the UNG official transcript is a letter of A, B, C, D, F, W, or WF.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
A Dual Enrollment student must maintain a 2.50 or higher post-secondary GPA and complete 67% of all attempted classes to remain in good academic standing.
A student who earns a 2.0 to 2.49 overall GPA at the end of a semester will have one semester to raise their overall GPA to a 2.50. The student is also required to complete an academic success plan with a Dual Enrollment Advisor by the start of the next semester. Failure to earn an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher will result in dismissal from the UNG Dual Enrollment program.
A student who earns below a 2.0 overall GPA at the end of a semester will be immediately dismissed from the Dual Enrollment program.
Transcripts
UNG will provide an official transcript at the end of the semester to the student’s high school at no cost to the student. Transcripts are typically sent the week after the scheduled finals week.
A student who needs an official transcript sent to another college must make this request via UNG’s official transcript request process. The transcript fee does apply.
For eligible students, Dual Enrollment funding covers the cost of the standard tuition rate for bachelor’s degree courses, semester fees, and required textbooks.
Funding Cap Eligibility
- The Dual Enrollment Funding Cap is 30 semester hours.
- The Funding Cap is a hard cap based on hours paid by the Dual Enrollment funding program for terms of enrollment.
- The Funding Cap does not include dual credit coursework attempted and paid by other sources.
- Dual Enrollment funding per term is a maximum of 15 semester and a maximum of three semesters per award year based on approved enrollment and available Funding Cap hours.
Course Retake & Withdrawals
- A student may not receive funding to repeat or retake a course.
- A student is no longer eligible to continue to receive program funding after withdrawing from Dual Enrollment course(s) two (2) times.
Refer to the GAfutures website for more information on Dual Enrollment eligibility requirements.
Expenses Not Covered by Dual Enrollment Funding
- Language Lab Fee
- Science Lab Fee
- Course specific materials
- Online test proctoring
- Test proctoring through the UNG Testing Center
- Charges or fines due to student action (parking ticket, library fine, etc)
- Lost or damaged textbooks
- Scantrons
Self-Pay Option
A student who has reached the 30 credit hour funding cap may continue taking Dual Enrollment courses by self-paying for the tuition, semester fees, and textbooks. The courses taken must be approved by the high school and requires the completed Non-state Funded Course Approval Form.
A student wishing to retake a course may be responsible for paying for the tuition, semester fees, and textbook. In order to be registered for the course, the student must have approval from the high school and submit the fully completed Non-state Funded Course Approval Form.
The Dual Enrollment (DE) funding program covers the cost of required textbooks. Students must obtain them through the UNG Barnes & Noble Bookstore and return the textbooks in good condition at the end of the semester. Any recommended textbooks or supplemental course materials may be purchased by the student. The UNG Dual Enrollment program does not offer reimbursement of course materials purchased by the student.
Refer to the information below for instructions on how required textbooks covered by Dual Enrollment funding are acquired at the start of the semester and returned at the end of the semester. If books are not returned in new/resell condition, the student may be charged up to $75 per book.
Textbook Pick-up
The pick-up process detailed below applies to course materials for DE courses that are paid either in part or in-full by state DE funding. For DE courses that require full self-payment, the student is responsible for purchasing his/her own course materials.
| If your course is taught on/via... | Your textbook will be... |
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Cumming or Blue Ridge campus |
Mailed to your home address |
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UNG Online |
Mailed to your home address |
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Gainesville campus |
Available for pick-up in the Gainesville bookstore the week before the start of the semester |
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Dahlonega campus |
Available for pick-up in the Dahlonega bookstore the week before the start of the semester |
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Oconee campus |
Available for pick-up in the Dahlonega bookstore the week before the start of the semester |
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eCore |
Embedded in the course |
Refer to the UNG Barnes & Noble Bookstore website to find the format and status of required materials for a specific class.
| If your materials are a(n)... | You will... |
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Physical Textbook |
Receive a physical book (either by mail or pick-up). You will need to identify yourself to the bookstore staff as a dual enrollment student and show your photo ID to pick up your books. |
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Ebook |
Receive an email from bookstorecustomercare@bncollege.com with the link to access them. This email might be in your junk/other folder. If you can't locate it, visit the Yuzu website and log in with your UNG email address. Once you’ve reset your password, the ebook will be in your library. If the ebook includes an access code, you will need to be logged in on a computer to reveal the access code in your library. |
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First Day |
Access your materials via D2L. Your professor will have more information for you. You will receive a welcome email with information about your First Day Inclusive Access and options for opting out. Do not opt out! UNG pays for your First Day Inclusive Access fees. |
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No text required or Free ebook online |
Not use a book. Your professor will provide the link to any free materials that are online. |
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Backorder/Preorder |
Receive a physical book or an access code from the bookstore. When the book and/or access code arrives, you will receive an email. |
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Access Code |
Use the access code that is given for that class. Your professor will give you instructions on where to use the access code. |
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Missing Adoption |
Receive an email with further information about the required textbooks for this class once the professor has let us know what they are using. |
Textbook Returns
All physical textbooks provided for courses paid in-part or in-full by state DE funding must be returned in good condition to the UNG Barnes & Noble Bookstore via one of the methods listed below by the end of finals week of the semester in question. If books are not returned in new/resell condition, you may be charged up to $75 per book.
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Were the textbooks picked up from the bookstore? |
Return them in person to the same campus bookstore as they were picked up from. |
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Were the textbooks shipped to a home address? |
Check your email inbox and/or junk folder for a shipping label from UPS. You can use any box/package from your home to ship your books back to us. If you don't have access to a printer to print the shipping label, use the "Get Mobile Code" link that appears after you click on the shipping label link in your email to have a barcode sent to your phone. Go to the UPS Store with your book package, show them the barcode on your phone, and they will print the label for you. |
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Were some textbooks picked up and some shipped? |
You can ship all of the books back together or return them all directly to the bookstore. |
Prices/fees are subject to change without notice.