Student Eligibility

General Requirements
In order for students to be eligible for dual credit, the following requirements must be met:

The high school must have a dual credit agreement with Lone Star College System. Please view our current list of school districts with dual credit agreements.
The student is currently enrolled in a public or private high school or home school;
Completion of the new online Enrollment Guide is required;
The student has a current admissions application on file with LSCS;
The student has an exceptional admission form with approvals from their high school administrator, college designee and parent/guardian;
The student has taken an approved assessment:
     1. COMPASS or ACCUPLACER or ASSET (reading, writing, and/or math relevant to the courses being taken) or
     2. Exempt scores based on ACT, SAT, or THEA or
     3. For students enrolling in 11th grade, 10th grade TAKS scores (2200 and 3 on English language arts section and 2200 on math section) may be used. These students do not need to retest for eligibility during the 12th grade.
     4. For students enrolling in 11th grade, PSAT or PLAN scores may be used. Students must achieve a combined score of 107 on the PSAT with a minimum of 50 on the critical reading and/or mathematics test relevant to the courses to be taken. Students must achieve a composite score of 23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in mathematics and English. However, students meeting eligibility with either of these tests must retest for dual credit eligibility in the 12th grade.
For dual credit students who do not have exemption scores in all sections of TAKS, SAT, ACT, PSAT, or PLAN additional assessment will be required;
The student must meet prerequisites in the areas that are applicable to the course including reading, writing and math, where appropriate;
The student may be eligible to enroll in workforce education dual credit courses in the eleventh and/or twelfth grade if the student achieves the minimum high school passing standard on the English/Language Arts section of the tenth or eleventh grade TAKS and meets the prerequisites of the course being taken.
Per Texas Administrative Code, high school students shall not be enrolled in more than 2 dual credit classes per semester.
Students must maintain a grade of "C" or better in each class to remain in the program.

Placement scores that are required by every student in order to be placed in college-level courses are:

12th Grade Dual Credit
Assessment	Composite Score (required for TSI)	Math	Reading	Writing
ACCUPLACER		EA 87+	78+	80+ and 6 Essay or 7 Essay Only
*ACT	23	*21 +	*19+	*19+
ASSET		IA 47+ or CA 25+	41+	45+ and 6 Essay or 7 Essay Only
e-COMPASS		A 67+ or CA 0 - 5	81+	85+ and 6 Essay or 7 Essay only
**SAT	1070 (Reading + Math)	**520+	**500+	**500+
***TAKS (11th grade TAKS)		Must be assessed, see LSC advisor	2200+ and 3 Essay (ELA)	2200+ and 3+ Essay (ELA)
THEA/QUICK THEA		275+	230+	220+
11th Grade Dual Credit
PSAT/PLAN scores (Only accepted for 11th grade Dual Credit. To qualify for 12th grade Dual Credit, student must submit scores from the above list or complete English 1301 or Math 1314.)
PSAT (Effective 10/FA) Currently under review. Policy is subject to change.	107 (Reading + Math)	50	50 (Critical Reading)	50 (Critical Reading)
PLAN (Effective 10/FA)	23	19	19 (Reading)	19 (English)

*The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requires that students also have an ACT composite score of 23 for English & Math along with the specific subject score. However, it is not needed for college - level placement.
** The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requires that students also have an SAT composite score of 1070 for Critical Reading/Verbal & Math along with the specific subject score. However, it is not needed for college - level placement.

***Courses beyond high school graduation require 11th grade exit level TAKS scores or other placement assessment scores to be submitted to the Admissions Office at any LSC campus.

Home school students who are interested in participating in the dual credit program should bring a copy of their high school transcript to meet with an academic advisor at their respective LSC college campus.

Note: Determination that a college course meets the high school TEKS/learning outcomes for a particular high school course is the responsibility of the school district or private/charter/home school. The Lone Star College System does not identify courses as meeting any particular TEA requirements for high school graduation. Lone Star College-Online has designed some online dual credit courses to meet the TEKS, but additional outcomes required by any school/district will need to be supplemented by that school/district. All decisions regarding a student's high school graduation plan should be determined by their school counselor/administrator.

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