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What is a dual credit course?
Dual credit courses are college courses that students take while in high school, earning both high school and college credit. FBISD offers Dual Credit through Houston Community College for FREE if you reside within the HCC Taxing District. If you do not, there is a $65 fee per course per semester, which our district also pays. Students are responsible for books and materials. However, they do have the option to "opt-out" of the text books. Students should speak to their instructors about opting out. Please note that there limitations to what students can take as Dual Credit as per our agreement with HCC.
Courses offered at EHS: US Government (12th grade), US History (11th grade), English (12th grade), Speech (10th, 11th, 12th)
Online options: US Gov (12th grade), Economics (12th grade), College Algebra (12th grade), Humanities (11th & 12th), Speech (10th, 11th, 12th grades), Sociology (10th, 11th, 12th grades), Psychology (10th, 11th, 12th grades)
Summer options: Speech (rising 10th, 11th, 12th grades), Economics (rising 12th grade), Sociology (rising 10th, 11th, 12th grades), Psychology (rising 10th, 11th, 12th grades), College Algebra (rising 12th grade), US Gov (rising 12th grade), Humanities (11th & 12th)
FBISD also offers courses through UT On Ramps. This program varies slightly from the HCC program as it is Dual Enrollment. Our students are taught by a FBISD staff member and are enrolled in the UT equivalent course. They will receive 2 grades - one from the FBISD teacher and one from the UT Staff Member. There are no documents required to take these courses as there are with HCC, nor do we need to use test scores for students to qualify, they just have to be interested in earning high school and college credit. In addition, students have the option to accept or decline the college transcript, so there is very little risk.
Elkins high school will be offering Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Biology, Chemistry and Economics and Geoscience through UTOR this school year.
Please see the AP/DC/OR side by side information sheet to choose the best option.
What steps do I take to enroll in a Dual Credit course through HCC?Follow instructions sent out via Schoolinks by Ms Powis on January 9, 2025. This includes applying to HCC for the student ID#, completing the form(s) and submitting them to Ms Powis as soon as possible. Add your course to Schoolinks during course selection.Action Item
Date
Course Selection
Mid-January
Submit HCC Application
The last day to complete an HCC application is 4/14/25 for Fall courses. However, do not wait until this date as spots in courses are first come first serve and classes fill up quickly!
Submit HCC Dual Credit Waiver Form(s) to Ms Powis via email
As soon as students receive their HCC ID# after they have completed the HCC application they should send their documents via email.
Documents for summer courses are due by 2/12/25.
Student will be offered a spot in the class once everything is completed and student deemed College Ready as per above assessments
Ongoing until HCC deadline or courses are full .
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