CONSIDER WHAT COURSES YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE BASED ON YOUR CURRENT UNWEIGHTED, CUMULATIVE HIGH SCHOOL GPA. YOU CAN FIND THIS IN INFINITE CAMPUS.
"TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A DUAL CREDIT COURSE, A STUDENT MUST MEET SPECIFIC GPA AND/OR ACT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. A STUDENT’S GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) REFERS TO THEIR CUMULATIVE, UNWEIGHTED GPA. CUMULATIVE MEANS THE GPA REFLECTS THE AVERAGE OF ALL GRADES RECEIVED ACROSS ALL HIGH SCHOOL COURSES—NOT JUST THOSE FROM A SINGLE SEMESTER OR REPORT CARD. UNWEIGHTED MEANS THE GPA IS CALCULATED WITHOUT GIVING ADDITIONAL VALUE TO MORE CHALLENGING COURSES, SUCH AS DUAL CREDIT OR AP CLASSES, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY WEIGHTED ON A 5.0 SCALE INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 4.0 SCALE USED FOR REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL COURSES."
YOU MAY ALSO USE ACT SCORES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A DUAL CREDIT COURSE. YOU CAN FIND THESE ON YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT OR LOG INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AT MYACT.ORG AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS TO LOGIN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT.
GPA AND ACT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE PICTURED BELOW. ADDITIONAL CLARITY CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://KCTCS.EDU/DUAL-CREDIT/ELIGIBILITY-REQUIREMENTS.ASPX