Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Dual Enrollment (DE) program provides high school students with access to six credits of college-level courseworkÌýandÌýoffers wrap-around supports to help them adapt to the college environment. These supports includeÌýan early warning system to monitor students’ behavior (e.g., absences, tardiness) and academic progress. Additional mentoring and counseling are also made available at students’ respective schools and at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.
The only dual enrollment program in the Washington, DC, region with an education/teacher preparationÌýfocus, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DE program faculty coordinator, works one-on-one with students on course scheduling and educational planning linked to long-term career and/or education goals. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DE also introduces students to an array of services on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus, particularly academic advisors, who can provide both an overview of coursework students can anticipate at the postsecondary level and an actual introduction to college campus life.Ìý
The DE experience introduces 12³Ù³óÌýgrade students to college life, while supporting their plans to apply and enroll in an institution of higher education. The DE students are welcomed and celebrated throughout Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, and at all levels beginning with the Office of the President and ending with their classmates in their classes. DE is now a core part of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Strategic Plan, and it is the first step of recruitment inÌýthe School of Education’s Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Teacher Pipeline.
