EKU DUAL CREDIT –ADMISSION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURE CHANGES FOR 2020-21

EKU DUAL CREDIT

ADMISSION CRITERIA

2019-2020 Admission Criteria 2020-2021 Admission Criteria

High School Juniors and Seniors High School Juniors and Seniors

High School GPA of 3.0 (weighted or unweighted) High School Unweighted GPA of 3.0 (2.9 with 3.0

weighted will be considered).

College Readiness in English No College Readiness Scores Required.

Meet Course Pre-requisites Meet Course Pre-requisites.

EKU DUAL CREDIT PROCESSES FOR 2020-2021

Exciting News!Current juniors who are enrolled in EKU Dual Credit classes this year (2019-2020), will not need to reapply for next year!

For students who did not participate in the EKU Dual Credit Program during 2019-2020, the Fall 2020 EKU Dual Credit application is now available online. This application is located at: https://dualcredit.eku.edu/how-do-i-apply-0.

Students who do not plan to enroll in Fall 2020 classes, but who plan to enroll in Spring 2021 classes, should not apply online until they return to high school in the fall.

EKU DUAL CREDIT ADMISSION PROCESSES FOR 2020-2021

TRANSCRIPTS

We are encouraging students to request their transcripts through Parchment.

Admissions will not be requiring 2019/2020 end-of-year transcripts for Fall 2020 applications.

Mid-year transcripts with a full slate of classes or prior year, end-of-year transcripts, will be accepted.

This means that most transcripts ordered through Parchment will meet the application criteria.

Students are prompted to order transcripts through Parchment while completed the EKU Dual Credit online application.

Parchment helps everyone to avoid handling paper that could have been exposed to COVID-19.

EKU DUAL CREDIT ADMISSION PROCESSES FOR 2020-2021

CONSENT FORMS Consent forms need to be signed by a parent/guardian (even if a student is 18 or over).

These can be scanned or photographed by parents/guardians and uploaded directly into the online application (there is a prompt at the end of the application).

The uploading of consent forms helps everyone to avoid paper handling which could expose someone to COVID-19. We are not requiring the counselor consent portion to be signed.

TEST SCORES

Though college readiness test scores (typically ACT) are not required to be admitted into the EKU Dual Credit

Program, test scores are required to meet pre-requisites.

ENG 101 – College Readiness in English and Reading

MAT 114 – 22 Math ACT sub-score

STA 270 –ACT Math sub-score of 23 or higher

PSY 200 – College Readiness in Reading No pre-requisites.

Others as required. Please contact our office if you have questions.

The 2019-20 Academic Readiness Course Placement Equivalency Chart can be found at:

www.testing.eku.edu This chart may be updated prior to the start of the 2020-2021 academic year.

ADDITIONAL TESTING

Using PSAT scores to meet course pre-requisites. We are looking into equivalencies at this time.

EKU Placement Tests - http://testing.eku.edu/.

Due to Covid-19, EKU offices are currently closed to public walk-in access.

All academic testing, including placement testing, has been temporarily halted. Please continue to monitor the testing website for

updates at www.testing.eku.edu or for assistance, please email academic.testing@eku.edu .

We have been informed that the proctor service used by EKU does intend to resume services within the month. Though EKU’s

placement tests are free, if a placement test is proctored, there are some minor charges involved.

TIPS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER!

Most schools prefer to call all interested students to a computer lab and have them apply at once. This way, they can also hand out the consent forms at one time and there are very few stragglers. Some schools have students sign rosters indicating their intent to apply as well. We understand that this may not be possible if classes do not resume in face-to-face format this year. Please note that the online application is very simple and should take no longer than 5 minutes. Students should be able to complete this application without assistance if they do not return to their high school buildings this year. In this instance it would help if you used One-Call, Remind or similar technology to encourage your students to apply.

Students should go to http://dualcredit.eku.edu/how-do-i-apply-0 and hit the Apply Now button.

Students should select the Dual Credit application and create an account. When given the choice, students should apply as EKU Dual Credit Students, NOT as High School Special Students, freshmen or graduate students.

The EKU Dual Credit application deadline for Fall 2020 is June 15th, but we will accept the June ACT scores. Most high schools like to set their own internal deadlines that fall prior to the end of their school year (possibly May 1st or later depending upon high school revised schedules). Please note, in an effort to increase student success, late applications and enrollments are being highly discouraged as we move forward. Should it become necessary, due to COVID-19, we will work with your schools and EKU Admissions to adjust deadlines.

TUITION

EKU Dual Credit is a Participating Post-

Secondary Institution in the KY State

Dual Credit Scholarship Program.

Tuition will follow the KY State Dual

Credit Scholarship Program guidelines.