Students can earn college credit by taking advanced high school courses and dually enrolling in the college’s reciprocal course. Under the guidelines from the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE), the following requirements must be met:
Juniors and Seniors
- Juniors and seniors with an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) are automatically eligible for dual credit classes.
- Juniors and seniors with an overall grade point average between 2.5-2.99 (on a 4.0 scale) must provide a signed letter of recommendation from their principal or school counselor and provide written permission from a parent or legal guardian.
Freshmen and Sophomores
- Freshmen and Sophomores must have an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
- Freshmen and Sophomores must provide a signed letter of recommendation from their principal and school counselor.
- Freshmen and Sophomores must provide written permission from a parent or legal guardian.
- Freshmen must score at the 90th percentile or above on the ACT or SAT.
In addition to meeting the requirements outlined by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE), all admission and prerequisite criteria outlined by the higher education institution must be met as well for course enrollment. These criteria are set by each individual higher education institution, not by Lincoln County R-III, and may change at the discretion of the institution.
Dual credit programming may not be taken with a higher education institution without payment. All payments must be paid in full by the deadline to receive college credit. All questions and payments for dual credit must go through the higher education institution where credit is being earned and will not be managed by TBHS.
Actual courses available for college credit change annually based upon approval of courses by the higher education institution, student enrollment, and teacher certification requirements.
Parents and students are advised that a college may not accept college credit earned through any of the programs. It is the student’s/parents’ responsibility to check with the college that they are planning on attending to see if the college will accept college credit obtained through these advanced credit programs.
CORE 42: The core transfer curriculum, known as CORE 42, is a framework for general education that all Missouri public two-and four-year institutions of higher education have adopted. The goal of the CORE 42 is to facilitate the seamless transfer of academic credits. The completion of the CORE 42 at any public institution of higher education will transfer to every other public institution of higher education in the state and substitute for the receiving institution’s general education requirement. Individual courses that comprise the CORE 42 are guaranteed to transfer one-to-one among all public (and participating independent) colleges and universities in Missouri.
After graduation, transcripts will need to be requested from any dual credit institution in which the student was enrolled in order for the college credit to be transferred.
* Dual enrollment students are expected to follow the programming set forth by the college/university/higher education institution. This includes, but is not limited to, tuition costs, changes in course offerings, and other policies.
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