Georgia’s Dual Enrollment (DE) program ​is designed to prepare students for college and career opportunities leading students to postsecondary institutions for an industry recognized certification or licensure, an associate and/or higher college ​​​degree, and successful employment. Georgia has created a singular program known as Dual Enrollment for students in grades 10-12 who qualify to participate. Students may enroll on a part-time or full-time basis as a Dual Enrollment student and take college courses at their high school or on a postsecondary campus. Students will receive high school and college credit simultaneously when attending and passing approved college classes.

The postsecondary options rule provides for a student who is in a Georgia public high school to take approved courses, full-time, or part-time, at a Georgia public college or university where he/she has been accepted and will receive postsecondary credit hours, high school Carnegie unit credit and state funding.

A student shall be eligible to participate in the programs if he or she is:

• Enrolled in a Georgia public school
• Has not received a high school diploma
• Has been recommended by a counselor or administrator
• Has been accepted by an eligible institution (each institution establishes their own criteria for admissions and it is the student’s responsibility to research admissions requirement to ensure they meet the minimum standards)
• Must provide own transportation, unless student rides school-provided bus. All grades from colleges and universities will be reported as A, B, C & F. These letter grades will be entered into our transcript file at Pickens High School as 95 (A), 85 (B), 75 (C) & 65 (F). D’s will be recorded as a 70 if it is a passing grade from the school. If a D is not passing it will be recorded as a 65.

Dual enrollment course selection must be approved by the high school counselor or administrator, and the advisor at the college or university.