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Western Texas College has teamed up with area high schools to offer college courses to junior and senior students. Dual Credit Enrollment allows high school students who have completed their sophomore year of high school to enroll in college credit courses either during the summer or during the long semesters while still in high school. These students earn both high school and college credit in the same course at the same time. Students can take up to six (6) hours of dual credit courses each semester; more courses can be taken with the principal's permission. Several methods of instruction are being used to deliver college classes: interactive television, Internet, DVDs, and on-site instruction - either by qualified high school personnel or WTC faculty.
Regarding UIL eligibility, students taking dual credit courses are still eligible for such competition provided they meet all requirements for full-time high school attendance.
Before enrolling, a student wishing to participate should talk with his/her parents/guardian and counselor. Then the student must get a Dual Credit Enrollment form signed by a parent/guardian and his/her high school principal. The student will need to bring this form when registering during the regular registration period. College counselors will assist the student in deciding on appropriate classes.
Dual credit students must meet the following requirements:
TSI: According to the Texas Success Initiative (TSI), an undergraduate student, unless otherwise exempt, who enters a public institution of higher education in Texas will be tested for reading, writing, and mathematics skills prior to enrolling in any college-level academic coursework. The THEA is one test that meets this requirement. Alternate exams accepted include the COMPASS and ACCUPLACER, which may be taken at a local college or university. Some students may be exempt from this testing requirement due to their TAKS scores, ACT scores, or SAT scores.
Following are the most current TSI exemptions based on standardized testing, and which are subject to change: (A student only has to meet one of the three to be exempt.)
• TAKS: A minimum of 2200 on the mathematics section and/or a 2200 with a writing sub-score of at least 3 in the English/Language Arts section of the exit-level exam. The exemption will be given for those corresponding sections only (full or partial exemption). The scores must be no more than three (3) years old.
• ACT: A composite score of at least 23 with a minimum score of 19 on the mathematics section and/or the English section. The exemption will be given for those corresponding sections only (full or partial exemption). The scores must be no more than five (5) years old.
• SAT: A combined score of at least 1070 with a minimum of 500 on the mathematics section and/or the verbal section. The exemption will be given for those corresponding sections only (full or partial exemption). The scores must be no more than five (5) years old.
The classes listed below can be taken for dual credit and are Reading/Writing intensive. Students must be TSI complete in Reading and Writing to take these classes:
BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors
BIOL 1413 - General Zoology
ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
ENGL 1302 - Composition II
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I
ENGL 2326 - American Literature
ENGL 2332 - World Literature I
ENGL 2333 - World Literature II
GOVT 2301 - American Government I
GOVT 2302 - American Government II
HIST 1301 - United States History I
HIST 1302 - United States History II
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology
SPAN 1411 - Beginning Spanish I
SPAN 1412 - Beginning Spanish II
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II
The classes listed below can be taken for dual credit and are Math intensive. Students must be TSI complete in Math to take these classes:
MATH 1314 - College Algebra
MATH 1316 - College Trigonometry (also Reading intensive)
MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences I
MATH 1325 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences II (also Reading intensive)
MATH 2413 - Calculus I (also Reading intensive)
The classes listed below are "Can Take" classes, which means that students can enroll in these classes without having passed any sections of any of the standardized tests:
COS 1300 - Introduction to Computing
DRAM 1310 - Theatre Appreciation
PHED 1238 - Fit and Well
MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation
SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking
For more Dual Credit enrollment information, contact dl@wtc.edu
