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GCU HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT
Accelerate Your College Academic Journey

Earning college credit provides students with college-level academic skills while still in high school and an accelerated college pathway that reduces time to graduation. Grand Canyon University’s dual enrollment classes offer an affordable way for high school students to get a head-start on earning their college degree.

  • Cost-Effectiveness: All GCU dual enrollment courses are offered at a discounted rate -- $52.50 per credit. Compared to courses while in college, GCU’s dual enrollment opportunity offers the potential for significant cost savings in the long-run.
     
  • Same Academic Experiences: High school students in dual-enrollment classes experience the same level of instruction and academic rigor as our traditional college students. This way, students will be prepared to succeed at the next academic level of study when they enter college.
     
  • Support & Services: Student support resources available to both undergraduate and high school students in the dual enrollment program include the Academic and Career Excellence (ACE) Centers, tech support, Learning Management System orientation, student IDs for accessing campus library assistance and more.
     
  • Easy Registration Process: Registration is typically completed in under 10 days. Registration is guided by a counselor who is dedicated to enrolling students in classes that best suit their needs, interests and goals.

Dual Enrollment Benefits

High School District and Grand Canyon University

  • Increases high school graduation rates
  • Promotes high school student motivation and engagement
  • Provides students with more advanced, rigorous coursework, as well as more diverse course offerings and electives
  • Helps build college awareness
  • Supports college access for a wide range of students
  • Prepares students for the academic and behavioral expectations of college

Faculty

  • Instructor recognition
  • Professional development opportunities

Student

  • Eligibility for standard scholarship opportunities at GCU
  • Access to the ACE Centers (online and walk-in tutoring) and GCU library services
  • Open invitations to GCU campus and sporting events
  • Savings in college tuition, books and fees by completing degree in three years
  • Early career exploration with professional support by the ACE Centers

Easy Transferability

GCU dual enrollment courses easily transfer into GCU degree programs. Additionally, high school students who attend GCU will be eligible for freshman scholarships. GCU is regionally accredited, so in general, universities that accept transfer credits should accept dual enrollment credits. However, it is at the discretion of the receiving university whether or not to accept credits for transfer.


Student Qualifications

  • High school juniors or seniors with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or above
  • High school sophomores with an unweighted GPA of 3.25 or above
  • All students taking English or math courses will be required to take an online placement test

Dual Enrollment Courses Online

Online dual enrollment classes are seven weeks in length and are designed to offer high school students the flexibility and convenience. Dual enrollment courses enable students to start earning college credits on their schedule, among many other benefits. GCU's various online offerings also help high school students earn the credits they desire. See the table below to view a list of dual enrollment courses offered online.


Dual Enrollment Courses on GCU's Main Campus

Students can attend lectures and labs in person on GCU's main campus and get a glimpse into college life at Grand Canyon. Courses may be available during traditional semesters and/or summer. See a list of dual enrollment courses offered on GCU’s main campus in the table below.


Dual Enrollment Courses at High Schools

High school dual enrollment classes are available for students who attend eligible Arizona high schools. These dual enrollment courses range from general education classes to individual courses that can help students find their purpose before attending college.

View Dual Enrollment Courses

Build a Semester-Long Custom Cohort

High schools and homeschool co-ops can create a custom 15-week online cohort modality program to give students a head start on earning their college degree. This format allows your students to acclimate to the academic rigor of college coursework from the comfort of their current environment. Course curriculum is 15 weeks; however, we understand that scheduling can be difficult. To best accommodate you, our scheduling is flexible in terms of extending the course. For example, the course can be adjusted to 16 weeks with one week off to accommodate for fall break.

Choose from any of our seven-week courses below and build your own dual enrollment program based on your school’s needs and schedule, as well as your student’s interests. to ensure that your students have plenty of time for regular schoolwork and extracurricular activities, each course in the custom cohort runs for fifteen weeks. You’ll work directly with GCU’s dual enrollment team to create your custom cohort program based on your desired courses and dates.

The new 15-week course option allows for a collaborative experience between GCU and your institution, if desired. All 15-week courses will staff a GCU instructor as the teacher of record. However, if there is a faculty member at your school who would like to guide classroom discussion and participation for the course, then we can ask our instructor to work with the facilitator to create a joint experience. Discussion and participation would be the only things guided by your instructor. GCU will take care of all grading, feedback on assignments and course materials. Of course, if a hands-off approach is more appropriate for your faculty, then we will have the GCU instructor handle all aspects of the online course, including discussion and participation.


Dual Enrollment Instructors

Dual enrollment instructors are trained to deliver content that incorporates best practices in teaching, technology, classroom engagement, ethics and more in a specific area. GCU and instructors collaborate to provide academic support, curriculum approval and monitoring of the course effectiveness. Dual enrollment instructors receive ongoing training, support and professional development from GCU faculty.

Instructor Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in the content area OR a master's degree with 18 graduate hours (500+) in the content area
  • Exceptional expertise qualifications set and approved by the colleges
  • Completed online dual enrollment adjunct faculty application with resume and unofficial transcripts (official transcripts are required for final approval)

Curriculum Approval

  • Create syllabus that incorporates university templates, standards and objectives into current curriculum
  • Utilize university benchmark exams/assignments and grading rubrics
  • Provide course materials for approval
For more information regarding dual enrollment, contact 855-GCU-LOPE
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