Dual Credit

What is Dual Credit?

Dual Credit allows eligible high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses at their high school. Students receive credit from both MAC and the high school. Dual credit courses are taught by qualified high school instructors. Dual credit and dual enrollment courses will appear on a student’s official MAC transcript which is a permanent record. Consult with your counselor and parent/guardian prior to enrolling.

How do I get started with Dual Credit?

Complete the High School Admissions Application if you have not taken MAC classes before. You will then receive a letter in the mail with directions on how to access your MyMAC and MAC email accounts.
Have the high school send your transcript and ACT or Accuplacer test scores to MAC. (Students planning to enroll in a MAC course that has a pre-requisite the student took at another college, must have that official college transcript sent to MAC.)
Talk to your high school counselor about how to enroll in dual credit courses each semester. Eligible students will complete a Dual Credit Enrollment Form which must have the student and parent/guardian signatures. The counselor will set a deadline to submit the forms which will be prior to Sept. 1 for the fall semester and prior to Feb. 1 for the spring semester.

Does my high school offer dual credit through MAC?

The following schools offer selected dual credit courses through Mineral Area College:

Check with your high school counselor or the MAC Dual Credit Coordinator for selection of courses at your high school.

How do I drop a course?

Students who want to drop a course must complete the Drop Form, located on MyMAC (under the Student tab). Check the Registration Guide at www.MineralArea.edu for the withdrawal deadline. Read the payment policy below prior to dropping a course.

How much do dual credit courses cost?

Dual Credit Tuition: $60 per credit hour
Dual Credit Textbooks & Materials: Check with your high school
MAC is not responsible for purchasing required books and materials
(Tuition and fees are subject to change.)

How do I pay for the courses?

Once a dual credit student (and parent/guardian) signs the Dual Credit Form and it is approved by the Dual Credit Office, the student (and parent/guardian) are financially responsible for tuition and any additional costs associated with the course(s) they selected.

Students will be notified via MAC Email and Text Message (if applicable) when term billing statements are available. Students who have an outstanding balance cannot view/request transcripts or enroll in additional courses until the balance is paid in full. Eventually, unpaid accounts are sent to a collection agency.

Methods of payment:

In person at the MAC business office during normal business hours using: Cash, Check, Money Order, or Debit/Credit Card
By phone, during normal business hours, using Debit/Credit Card by calling: 573-518-2115
Online: Login to MyMAC, select "My Account Info," on the right choose "My Account Balances;" then "Make a Payment"
Mail a check or money order to: Business Office, Mineral Area College, P.O. Box 1000, Park Hills, MO 63601. Write the Student ID # on the check.

Fall Semester Dual Credit Payment Deadline: December 1

Spring Semester Dual Credit Payment Deadline: May 1

Summer Semester Dual Credit Payment Deadline: July 1

REQUIREMENTS
High school students must meet the following requirements to enroll:

Freshmen – 90th percentile composite score on the ACT
Sophomores – 3.0 GPA or higher & high school recommendations from the principal &
counselor
Juniors – 2.5 GPA or higher & high school recommendation from the counselor
Seniors – 2.5 GPA & high school recommendation from the counselor.

Unweighted GPA is used. GPA is calculated on a 4.0 scale.

Additionally, high school students must meet the same pre-requisites to enroll in a course as adult
students. Students are responsible for ensuring their test scores and college transcripts (if
applicable) are on file with MAC’s Admissions Office prior to enrolling. Course pre-requisites are
located in the college’s catalog at www.MineralArea.edu.

Dual Enrollment

What is Dual Enrollment?

Dual enrollment allows eligible high school and home school students the opportunity to take college courses. Some high schools allow the college credit to also be used for high school credit. (Check with your high school to see if this is an option.) Dual enrollment courses are taught by MAC faculty either on the MAC campus, at a MAC outreach center or online. Dual credit and dual enrollment courses will appear on a student’s official MAC transcript which is a permanent record. Consult with your counselor and parent/guardian prior to enrolling.

How do I get started with Dual Enrollment?

Complete the High School Admissions Application on MyMAC if you have not taken MAC classes before. You will then receive a letter in the mail with directions on how to access your MyMAC and MAC email accounts.
Have the high school send your ACT or Accuplacer test scores to MAC. Home school students can take the Accuplacer at MAC or have ACT send the student’s test scores to MAC. (Students planning to enroll in a MAC course that has a pre-requisite which the student took at another college, must have that official college transcript sent to MAC.)
Students can enroll in dual enrollment courses on MyMAC or by contacting MAC’s Dual Credit Coordinator. Students must register for dual enrollment courses prior to the first day of MAC’s semester.

How do I drop a course?

Students who want to drop a dual enrollment course must complete the Drop Form, located on MyMAC (under the Student tab). Check the Registration Guide at www.MineralArea.edu for the withdrawal deadline. Read the payment policy below prior to dropping a course.

How much do dual enrollment courses cost?

Dual Enrollment Tuition: $60 per credit hour
Dual Enrollment Fees: Students are responsible for fees including, but not limited to: $30 per semester Dual Enrollment Student-Support fee; $15 per credit hour web-course fee
Dual Enrollment Books: Students are responsible for purchasing books and required materials unless the high school does so
(Tuition and fees are subject to change.)

What is the payment policy and when is the deadline?

Dual enrollment students are financially responsible for tuition and any additional costs associated with the course(s) they enroll in unless they drop the course(s) prior to the start of the MAC semester.

Methods of payment:

In person at the MAC business office during normal business hours using: Cash, Check, Money
Order, or Debit/Credit Card
By phone, during normal business hours, using Debit/Credit Card by calling: 573-518-2115
Online: Login to MyMAC, select “My Account Info”; on the right choose “My Account
Balances”; then “Make a Payment”
Mail a check or money order to: Business Office, Mineral Area College, P.O. Box 1000, Park Hills, MO 63601. Write the Student ID # on the check.

Fall Semester Dual Enrollment Payment Deadline: December 1

Spring Semester Dual Enrollment Payment Deadline: May 1

Summer Semester Dual Credit Payment Deadline: July 1

REQUIREMENTS
High school students must meet the same pre-requisites to enroll in a course as adult students.
Students are responsible for ensuring their test scores and college transcripts (if applicable) are on
file with MAC’s Admissions Office prior to enrolling. Course pre-requisites are located in the college’s
catalog at www.MineralArea.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment FAQs

Q. What’s the difference between Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment?

Dual Credit classes are taken at your high school, with your high school instructor. The instructor teaching a dual credit course has the same credentials required to teach a class at MAC. Dual Credit classes count as both high school credit and college credit.

Dual Enrollment is a class that is taught by a MAC instructor. The class can be taken online, at the main campus, or at one of our outreach centers. In most cases, Dual Enrollment courses can be applied as high school credit, however, each district varies. It is important to work with both your high school counselor and the Dual Credit Coordinator, Sarah Rodgers, at MAC to ensure you are taking classes that fulfill both degree requirements.

Q. How much is it?
The tuition for Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment courses is the same: $60/credit hour. Most classes are 3 credit hours, meaning the tuition would be $180. Dual Credit classes do not have course fees and your high school will provide the textbooks and required course materials. Dual Enrollment courses are subject to course fees, this amount varies per course, and students are required for obtaining their textbooks.

Q. I will have A+, why should I pay for these classes now?
A+ covers only the cost of tuition. It does not cover course fees, textbooks, or other required course material. Depending on the class, textbook(s) and course fees could exceed the cost for a Dual Credit class.

Q. I am planning on attending a 4-year university after high school, will my classes transfer?
Any class that is assigned a MOTR number (Missouri Transfer Number) will transfer to a public institution within the state of Missouri. If the school you are planning to attend is out of state or is a private institution, we can research to see if they will accept the course(s) you want to take while in high school.

Q. How do I get signed up?
There are a few steps to take to get enrolled.

1. Complete the online, high school student application. Visit: mineralarea.edu, select APPLY NOW found in the middle of the screen. Choose Step 1: Submit An Application; then choose the High School Student option

2. If you have taken the ACT or Accuplacer, ask your high school counselor to send your transcripts to MAC. If you have not taken the ACT or Accuplacer, ask your counselor how to get registered. Most classes will require qualifying placement scores on file to get enrolled.

3. Get Enrolled!

Dual Credit classes: At the beginning of each semester (August and January), Enrollment forms will be available indicating what classes are available to take at your high school.

Dual Enrollment classes: Meet with your counselor to ensure you have time in your schedule for dual enrollment courses and if they have any recommendations. Your counselor can help you enroll or the Dual Credit Coordinator can enroll you.

Q. Can I graduate High School with an Associate degree?
Absolutely! Graduating high school with both your high school diploma and your Associate degree is completely possible. However, it requires a lot of time and effort. You will likely have to take dual enrollment courses during the summer. If this is your goal, please meet with your counselor and the MAC Dual Credit Coordinator as soon as possible.

Still have questions?

No Problem! Feel free to call or email Sarah Rodgers, Dual Credit Coordinator.
Email: srodgers@mineralarea.edu
Phone: (573) 518-3805

FERPA

MAC complies with the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended. In accordance with this federal law, the institution has adopted policies and procedures governing the confidentiality of student educational records. No individual shall have access to, nor will the institution disclose any information from, a student’s educational record without the written consent of the student, or as otherwise authorized by FERPA. The college affords students the right to inspect official records directly relating to them.

Students must complete the FERPA form if they wish to grant parents, guardians, spouse, and/or others access to their educational records maintained by the Registrar’s Office, Business Office/Cashier’s Office and Financial Aid Office. The FERPA form is located on MyMAC (under the Student tab).

Articulated Credit

Articulated credit is credit earned at a career and technical center (see below for locations). High school and adult students can enroll in approved programs at a career and technical center. The transcripts of those classes will then be sent to Mineral Area College at the student’s request where they will be held in escrow until a student earns 15 hours of college-level credit at Mineral Area College. (Students must earn the 15 hours of MAC credit within 5 years of high school graduation otherwise the career and technical credits will not be transcribed.) Please see the college catalog for eligible programs articulated with career and technical centers.

Programs of Study

The primary purpose of Programs of Study is to provide successful student transitions between secondary and postsecondary education. The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 called upon states and local education agencies to create secondary-to-postsecondary sequences of academic and career education coursework that lead students to attain a postsecondary degree or industry recognized certificate or credential. The Program of Study lists the courses that should be taken each year, from 9th grade through 12th grade. It also includes courses that are available at the local career and technology centers as well as dual credit courses that are available so students can earn both college credit and high school credit at the same time.

To get started, find the broad career cluster that contains the type of careers in which they are interested. For instance, a student who is interested in working with computers, either as a video game designer or as a computer maintenance technician, would select the Information Technology Career Cluster. Then click on your high school for your Program of Study. (If your high school is not listed, select the career and technical center associated with your high school).

Click here for examples of careers in each cluster.

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