< Dual Enrollment & Dual Credit Overview
Dual Enrollment vs Dual Credit
| Dual Credit | Dual Enrollment | |
| Consideration | Dual credit courses may or may not fit your specific college program requirements. Please carefully read the Requirements for Receiving Dual Credit at MTSU and discuss with your advisor. | Due to the individualized requirements of college programs, we strongly recommend that you discuss your intended program of study with the appropriate advisor within that college. |
| Summary | College credit earned upon successful completion of competency test. High school credit earned upon completion of H.S. class. | High school student in a college class. The grade earned is posted to college and high school transcripts |
| Who is the instructor? | High School Teacher | College Professor |
| Can the college credit be transferred to other institutions? | Maybe. A student must be admitted to MTSU, earn college credit, and request transcript to be sent. | Yes |
| Is college credit provided? | Optional. If student takes and passes competency exam. | Yes |
| Do I have to be admitted to MTSU first? | No | Yes |
| Do I pay college tuiiton? | No | Yes |
| Are there any other fees? | $20 per credit hour test fee for optional test if college credit is desired | No |
| Is financial aid available? | N/A | Hope Scholarship pays for $300 per semester. |
| Hope Scholarship limits | N/A | Each student is limited to a maximum of 4 courses |
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