Note: If you are interested in your student doing dual enrollment, please email us at Gateway_@bellsouth.net (with a subject line of "Dual Enrollment") in May or early June so that we can start getting all the paperwork in order. We will also send you an early registration form to fill out so that everything is in order for dual enrollment.

Dual Enrollment Form in PDF Format

Dual Enrollment Guidelines in PDF Format
(Be sure to read these guidelines in addition to filling out the Dual Enrollment Form!)

Students must be enrolled with Gateway for the school year in which they plan to do
dual enrollment. Be sure your application includes an educational plan with specific high-school
course titles for all subjects. Our new applications are available in the summer before each year
and we begin processing applications for the coming year by June 1. Please write “Dual
Enrollment” in the upper right of the Gateway application. We strongly suggest that all
necessary paperwork be sent together. We are usually able to send out recommendation letters
and sign consent forms for dual enrollment two weeks after the student is enrolled for that
year.

Current grades must be turned in to Gateway early enough to allow our Dual
Enrollment Department to review them and post on the transcript. Be sure Grade/Attendance
Reports include the date(s) the semester(s) ended, parent’s signature(s), and appropriate course
titles, grades and credits. If the Dual Enrollment Department encounters problems with the
grade reports, they will contact the parent to discuss revisions. Please read carefully the teacher
instructions on the back of the grade report as well as the high-school guidelines in order to
record grades properly and to avoid delays.

Report ACT/SAT scores. ACT/SAT scores of students who used our high-school code
(431-421) when registering for the test are automatically sent directly to Gateway as well as to
the parents. If, however, our high-school code was not used, the parent should send us a copy
of the results. Please mention recent ACT/SAT scores in your correspondence when applying
for dual enrollment so that we can ensure their inclusion. Keep in mind that most colleges
require the student to have taken an ACT or SAT and to have an acceptable score in order to be
accepted for dual enrollment. (Many colleges require at least a 17 on the pertinent subsection.)

Fill out Gateway’s Dual Enrollment Form at least two weeks before you need Gateway
to send information to the college. Be sure to include all of the necessary information with this
form (course descriptions; college dual enrollment forms, if applicable; ACT/SAT scores)

Supply Gateway with a copy of the course description(s) from the college catalog for
the courses that the student plans to take at the college. (Must be included with Gateway’s Dual
Enrollment Form.)

Fill out the online form at TSAC if you desire to receive the Tennessee Dual
Enrollment Grant (usually $300 per class). TSAC is no longer accepting paper copies of the
grant form. You can find the link at TSAC’s website: www.tn.gov/CollegePays.

Dual enrollment allows a high school student who has completed the 10th grade (or higher) to take college courses and receive both college and high-school credit. [Other programs may allow a student to receive college credit but not high-school credit (joint enrollment) or high-school credit but not college credit (concurrent enrollment).]

Please allow at least two weeks for completion of this process. Dual enrollment
paperwork requires more than just our signature. Please note that Gateway must:

• Verify Gateway enrollment for appropriate school year (Remember that students must be
  enrolled with Gateway for the year in which they will be dual enrolled before dual enrollment
  paperwork can be processed.)
• Make sure that current grades are received and post all high-school grades on the transcript
• Check for updated ACT/SAT scores and post on transcript
• Calculate and post student’s GPA
• Determine appropriate high-school credit for specified college course(s) based on student’s
  updated transcript
• Send forms to the college or university, keeping copies of all forms for the student’s file

Not all college courses have a high-school equivalent. A high-school credit can
sometimes be earned by completing three to six college “credit hours.” Some college courses
are beyond the scope of high school while others are too narrow to cover the full scope of a
high-school course. If the student has taken the course previously, no high-school credit will be
given. A Gateway counselor must determine whether the chosen college course can receive
high-school credit.

Students must take some core courses at home to remain a part of the Gateway
program. Dual enrollment may be used to supplement home studies. Students taking all of
their courses at another institution, however, will not be considered students of Gateway. Also,
please note that as soon as a student completes the minimum requirements for graduation,
he/she is considered a graduate. Diplomas will be mailed approximately two weeks after we
receive final grades.

Check with the college admissions counselor, website, or catalog for more information.
You can usually obtain information about the Tennessee Grant Form (for dual enrollment) and
a consent form (if required) from the college.

The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) administers the Tennessee
Dual Enrollment Grant (and the Tennessee Hope Scholarship for college students) with funds
from the Tennessee lottery. (See www.CollegePaysTN.com.)

The Gateway Dual-Enrollment Department is here to help you with dual enrollment.
You, the parent, however, are primarily responsible for making sure that everything is in order
and all requirements have been met. We have more than 1500 juniors and seniors each year and
many request dual-enrollment services. We handle dual-enrollment requests on a first-come,
first-served basis. Our phone lines are often busy due to the nature of our counseling services.
If you are unable to reach us by phone, you may fax your request to (901) 454-9814, leave a
voice message on our main phone line (901) 454-1606, or email us at Gateway_@BellSouth.net.
Address your requests to the Dual Enrollment Counselor.