The Dual Enrollment Program is available to any junior or senior who meets the criteria adopted by both the State and the District.  The program allows a student to attend Middlesex Community College, Mt. Wachusett Community College, UMass Lowell or Fitchburg State University on a full time basis, while still enrolled as a high school student.  The student’s family must be prepared to pay for tuition, fees and books, as well as provide transportation.

Eligibility criteria are based upon a rubric point system consisting of:

· Attendance

· Discipline

· Grades

· Instructor Recommendations

· Standardized Test scores

The following minimum eligibility criteria must be met:

· Student earned a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0 (85%) while in high school

· Student must have passed Algebra I with a C or better

· Student must have positive recommendations from all instructors, the Assistant Principal, and the Principal

· Student must be either a junior or senior next year

· Student must have earned 80 points or more on the dual enrollment rubric

Once the student qualifies for Dual Enrollment, a meeting is scheduled with both the student and parent to sign a Dual Enrollment Agreement and complete a Dual Enrollment Application.  The student will then take a placement test at the college.  This placement test is required for all incoming students.  If the student does not meet the Dual Enrollment requirements for that school, he/she will not be allowed to go out on Dual Enrollment for that college.