Dual Enrollment and Early Admission of High School Students

Clayton State University provides academically talented high school students with opportunities for acceleration of their formal academic programs via participation in:

  1. a dual enrollment program or
  2. early admission program.
  • Dual Enrollment Program – offers qualified high school juniors and seniors the option to begin working toward a college degree, while still pursuing a high school diploma. This program enables participants to fulfill high school graduation requirements by taking college courses that provide dual credit-- simultaneously fulfilling high school course requirements.
  • Early Admission Program – enables qualified high school students the opportunity to enroll as a full-time college student following completion of the junior year in high school.

Generally, students participating in dual enrollment or the early admission program take college-level courses from the University System Core Curriculum or courses for which Core Curriculum courses are prerequisites or co-requisites

Participation Guidelines

To participate in either program a student must be enrolled in public or private secondary high school, which is accredited by one of the following:

  • Regional accrediting association (such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)
  • Georgia Accrediting Commission
  • Georgia Private School Accrediting Commission (GAPSAC)
  • Accrediting Commission for Independent Study (ACIS)
  • Public school regulated by a school system and state department of education.

Dual Enrollment (DE) Program Funding

Students who are interested in dual enrollment or early admission may be eligible for funding under Dual Enrollment (DE) via the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC). The DE Program provides qualified Georgia high school students with the financial assistance and opportunity to earn college degree-level credit hours, while they simultaneously meet their high school graduation requirements. To receive DE Program funding, authorized participants must complete an DE Program application. Courses funded under the program must come from the GSFC approved course directory.

For additional information, including application and admission requirements, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions webpage.