Earning College Credit

Advanced Placement Courses

Advanced Placement courses are college-level courses offered by trained high school teachers in the regular high school setting. Typically about one-third of the students in Georgia public high schools are enrolled in AP courses. In May of each year, AP students take the AP exam(s). Students who score at the 3, 4 or 5 level may be able to earn college credit for these courses taken in the high school. For more information, click here.

Dual Enrollment

11th and 12th Grade Students are eligible to participate in DE classes assuming they have met college entrance requirements for the college they have applied to

If you are interested in participating in Dual Enrollment courses, come to guidance and speak to your counselor.

Your first steps should be to take the ACT, SAT or Accuplacer and then apply for acceptance into the college you wish to attend (Normally College of Coastal Georgia or Coastal Pines Technical College).

Once you have been accepted, schedule a time to meet with your counselor to discuss class options to ensure classes you want to take will fit into your BHS Schedule. Students will then contact the DE Coordinator at the college and finalize classes. Once the college has confirmed your classes, go to www.gafutures.org and find the link for "Dual Enrollment Application". On the next page, find "Click here to view tutorial video of the application process". Once students/parents have completed their forms, please inform your high school counselor that it has been completed.

If you need to register for the Accuplacer through College of Coastal Georgia, click here to go to the CCGA Testing Center Website. Once there, click the link under the "Ready to Register" heading to sign up for the Accuplacer. In order to register, you must have completed an online application for CCGA, and have received a confirmation email from CCGA with your CCGA Student ID number.

Dual Enrollment Checklist for the College of Coastal Georgia

If you would like to take classes at the College of Coastal Georgia during your eleventh, or twelfth grade year, and get college and high school credit for the same courses, then this is your opportunity!!!

Requirements:

3.0 GPA (unweighted, academics and foreign languages only)

Being on track with graduation credits

Testing: SAT - 1050 Composite (minimum 24 Critical Reading and 22 Math) OR

ACT - 20 Composite (minimum 17 English and 17 Math) OR

Accuplacer - 237 Reading, 258 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics, and 4 Writing

What courses can you take?

Please see the Dual Enrollment Course Catalog available on the http://www.GAfutures.org

These courses will take the place of the HS courses you would normally enroll in at Brunswick High School. Each 3 credit college course will be awarded full credit here at the HS level (1 carnegie unit) and will have a higher GPA weight (on a 5-point scale, like our AP courses). Please note that this GPA weight is only applied at the HS level, not for your HOPE GPA.

Here are the steps for the Dual Enrollment process:

Step 1:

Discuss your plan to apply for Dual Enrollment with your parents. Attend the Dual Enrollment Information Night at the college. Ensure you meet the requirements with (i.e. HOPE GPA, etc.).

Must be following an academically rigorous curriculum
High school grade point average in ACADEMIC classes of 3.00 or higher
Earn qualifying SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER score
On track toward completion of high school graduation requirements
Permission of parent AND high school counselor

Step 2:

Apply to the college for admittance by completing an online application. CCGA's application can be found on the GAFutures.org website. If you wish to speak to an Admission Counselor, please contact Mr. Shane Apps at 912-279-5776.

Step 3:

If you have not taken any of the college entrance exams, sign up to take SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER. Be sure to have scores sent to CCGA for dual enrollment.

To sign up for the SAT: www.collegeboard.com

To sign up for the ACT: www.actstudent.org

To sign up for the ACCUPLACER: Sign up in the Counseling Office OR contact CCGA's testing office. You MUST apply to CCGA BEFORE signing up for the ACCUPLACER.

Step 4:

Request an official transcript through GaFutures.org. Transcripts can also be requested from the counseling secretary.

Step 5:

After you have been accepted from CCGA, complete the Brunswick High Dual Enrollment Parent/Student Agreement.

Step 6:

Complete the Dual Enrollment FUNDING Application.

Step 7:

Contact Mr. Bailey at CCGA: 912-279-4547 to set up an appointment to register for your classes and learn the complete policies and procedures for the Dual Enrollment program.

Step 8:

Provide a copy of your college course schedule to your counselor to ensure your High School class schedule is appropriately adjusted.

Step 9:

Attend the REQUIRED dual enrollment orientation at the college.

**Steps 5- 8 must be completed for each semester the student participates in dual enrollment.

If you have further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or email your counselor or Mr. Bailey at CCGA.

Dual Enrollment Checklist for Coastal Pines Technical College

Requirements:

2.0 GPA (unweighted, academics and foreign languages only)

Being on track with graduation credits

Testing: Accuplacer - varies on program

What courses can you take?

Please see the Dual Enrollment Course Catalog available on the http://www.GAfutures.org

Here are the steps for the Dual Enrollment process:

Step 1:

Discuss your plan to apply for Dual Enrollment with your parents. Attend the Dual Enrollment Information Night at the college. Ensure you meet the requirements.

Must be following an academically rigorous curriculum
High school grade point average in ACADEMIC classes of 2.00 or higher
Earn qualifying ACCUPLACER score
On track toward completion of high school graduation requirements
Permission of parent AND high school counselor

Step 2:

Apply to the college for admittance by completing an application. Coastal Pines' application can be found in the Counseling Office. If you wish to speak to an Admission Counselor, please contact Ms. Shannon Riggins at 912-424-3688.

Step 3:

If you have not taken the ACCUPLACER, sign up in the Counseling Office.

Step 4:

Request an official transcript through GaFutures.org. Transcripts can also be requested from the counseling secretary.

Step 5:

After you have been accepted from Coastal Pines, complete the Brunswick High Dual Enrollment Parent/Student Agreement.

Step 6:

Complete the Dual Enrollment FUNDING Application.

Step 7:

Contact Ms. Riggins at Coastal Pines: 912-424-3688 to set up an appointment to register for your classes and learn the complete policies and procedures for the Dual Enrollment program.

Step 8:

Provide a copy of your college course schedule to your counselor to ensure your High School class schedule is appropriately adjusted.

Step 9:

Attend the REQUIRED dual enrollment orientation at the college.

**Steps 5- 8 must be completed for each semester the student participates in dual enrollment.

If you have further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or email your counselor or Ms. Riggins at Coastal Pines.