Dual Enrollment Eligibility

Student Eligibility

  • A student must be enrolled in and physically attending a participating eligible public or private high school in Georgia or an eligible participating home study program in Georgia.
  • A student must be approved by the participating high school or home study program at which he or she is enrolled, to participate in dual enrollment.
  • A student must have applied, completed the admission process and been accepted into Lanier Technical College.
  • All postsecondary coursework must be completed prior to high school graduation or home study completion in order to receive Dual Enrollment credit and funding.

Grade Level Eligibility

11th & 12th Graders

  • Eligible students may take any approved Dual Enrollment course listed on the GAfutures Course Directory.
  • Eligible students may elect to take courses under Joint Enrollment to receive college credit only.

10th Graders

  • Eligible students may enroll in approved Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses listed on the GAfutures Course Directory.
  • Eligible students who have a minimum SAT score of 1200 or minimum ACT composite score of 26 in a single national test administration, may enroll in any approved core or CTAE course listed on the Course Directory. Note: GSFC must have the required test score(s) on file prior to the student completing the Dual Enrollment Funding Application and the high school or home study approving courses.
  • Students that were 9th graders during the 2019-2020 school year and participated in Dual Enrollment during the 2019-2020 (FY 2020) year may enroll as 10th graders in any approved Dual Enrollment courses listed on the Course Directory for the 2020-2021 year.
  • Eligible students wanting to enroll in Dual Enrollment core courses without the minimum composite score on the SAT or ACT may elect to self-pay for the course/s, subject to high school approval.
  • Eligible students may elect to take courses under Joint Enrollment to receive college credit only.

9th Graders

  • Students in the 9th grade are not eligible to participate in the Dual Enrollment Funding Program.
  • Eligible students may elect to self-pay for courses in order to participate in Dual Enrollment, subject to high school approval.

Eligible students may elect to take courses under Joint Enrollment to receive college credit only.