The dual enrollment program allows qualifying students the opportunity to be enrolled in courses at post secondary institutions in order to dually earn credits for a diploma/degree at both the high school and post secondary levels. Jacksonville State University (JSU), Gadsden State Community College (GSCC), and Jacksonville High School (JHS) have established an agreement to provide this opportunity.
Dual enrollment is offered to students in grades 10, 11, and 12 who meet all eligibility requirements, have an average of 80 as computed by averaging all completed core high school courses, and have written approval of the high school principal and the superintendent of education. These courses are of the postsecondary/college level. As such, students are expected to perform work at the postsecondary/college level. Courses may be awarded elective or core credit at the discretion of Jacksonville High School.
Course offerings:
English 101/102 (for seniors only) This course will be taught at JHS by Dr. Rhodes as a regularly scheduled course and covers the senior English requirement. (Students must have scored 17 or above on the English portion of the ACT.) Offered Fall 2010/Spring 2011
Political Science 100 /Intro to American Gov't. (grades 10-12) This course will be offered by a JSU professor (Lester) as an on-line course and covers the required semester of US Government taken senior year. Offered Fall 2010
Spanish 101/102 (grades 11-12) This course will be offered by an instructor from GSCC (Bernstein) at JHS during 2nd period. (Students must have taken and successfully completed Spanish I. This course may be taken for Spanish II or Spanish III credit.) *Offered if enough students register.
Engineering 121/Engineering Graphics (grades 11-12) This course will be offered by a JSU professor (Dean) as a combination of class meetings at JSU and on-line coursework. Details as to the location and times will be provided to students by the JSU instructor. (Students must have taken and successfully completed Algebra I and Geometry.) Offered Fall 2010/Spring 2011
Art Appreciation 202 will be available Fall 2010 to eligible students. This course will be taught by a JSU professor (Stewart) as an on-line course.
FCS 122/Food Prep & Management (grades 10 - 12) This course will be offered by JSU faculty (Waits) and will meet at JSU and The Victoria in Anniston. Details concerning class meetings will be provided by the instructor.
EH 141/Oral Communication (grades 10 - 12) This course will be offered by JSU faculty (Christopher) at JHS on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:43 - 3:15.
Dual Enrollment information, including the procedure and dates for registration and making tuition payments, was provided to interested students last spring. Please see Mrs. Stallings if you need this information at this time.
Students participating in extra-curricular activities at JHS should meet with coaches/sponsors if a dual enrollment course will interfere with practices or meetings to determine how this may be handled.
