High School Dual Enrollment
Earn college credit while you're still in high school!We’re excited that you are making this step—choosing a college is one of the most important decisions you will make!
Welch College offers the opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to be dually enrolled in selected college courses before their high school graduation. These college credits can be simultaneously applied toward high school and college graduation.
Dual Enrollment Eligibility
To qualify to be dually enrolled, students must meet the following Welch College criteria:
- be classified as an 11th or 12th grader by your high school or umbrella school.
- provide a statement of good standing and transcript (with GPA) from your high school or umbrella school.
- provide an official ACT, SAT, or CLT score
- meet the Welch College Admissions requirements for DE
Students will be held to the same level of expectations as all college students taking the same course(s).
Financial Information
The state of Tennessee makes DE courses affordable for TN students through the Dual Enrollment Grant.
The Dual Enrollment Grant program is defined as a grant for study at an eligible postsecondary institution that is funded from net proceeds of the state lottery and awarded to students who are attending an eligible high school and who are also enrolled in college courses at eligible postsecondary institutions for which they will receive college credit.
For more about this grant, click the button below or visit collegefortn.org.
Dual Enrollment Courses Offered
Courses:
Click the links below to see the courses we offer:
Fall Courses
- BIB1100 Intro to Biblical Studies (2 hrs.)
- BIB1260 Evangelism & Discipleship (2 hrs.)
- ENG1111 Grammar and Composition I (3 hrs.)
- HIS2011 History of Western Civ. I (3 hrs.)
- MAT1101 College Algebra (3 hrs.)
- MAT2011 Concepts of Mathematics I (3 hrs.)
- MAT2111 Intro to Statistics and Probability (3 hrs.)
- PHY2007 Physics I and Lab (4 hrs.)
- PSC1107 Intro to American Gov. and Politics (3 hrs.)
- PSY2001 General Psychology (3 hrs.)
- SCI1217 Careers in Health Science (3 hrs.)
- SPE1000 Fundamentals of Speech (3 hrs.) **
**Prerequisite: a score of 18 or above on the English section of the ACT Examination, or successful completion of ENG 1011, Basic English Grammar, Usage & Intro to Composition, with at least a grade of C, a TOEFL score as indicated in the current catalog or appropriate college transfer credit.
Classes are interchangeable each semester upon request (i.e., Spring course may be taught in the Fall semester).
Classes not seen on this list can be requested. Please contact Jennifer in the Dual Enrollment office for more information. You can email her at jennifer.thompson@welch.edu, or call her direct number at 615-675-5343.
Spring Courses
- BIB1100 Introduction to Biblical Studies (2 hrs.)
- BIB1260 Evangelism & Discipleship (2 hrs.)
- BIO1022 Systems in Biological Science/Lab (4 hrs.)
- ENG1122 Grammar and Comp II (3 hrs.)**
- HIS2022 History of Western Civilization II (3 hrs.)
- MAT2022 Concepts of Mathematics II (3 hrs.)
- MAT2111 Introduction to Statistics and Probability (3 hrs.)
- MUS1002 Music Introduction and Appreciation (3 hrs.)
- PHY2017 Physics II and Lab (4 hrs.)
- PSC1107 Intro to American Gov. and Politics (3 hrs.)
- PSY2102 Educational Psychology (2 hrs.)
- PSY2402 Lifespan Development (3 hrs.)
- SCI1217 Careers in Health Science (3 hrs.)
**Prerequisite: a score of 18 or above on the English section of the ACT Examination, or successful completion of ENG 1011, Basic English Grammar, Usage & Intro to Composition, with at least a grade of C, a TOEFL score as indicated in the current catalog or appropriate college transfer credit.
Classes are interchangeable each semester upon request (i.e., Spring course may be taught in the Fall semester).
Classes not seen on this list can be requested. Please contact Jennifer in the Dual Enrollment office for more information. You can email her at jennifer.thompson@welch.edu, or call her direct number at 615-675-5343.
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Dr. Greg Ketteman
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives | Professor of Education | Graduate Dean of Education
Mrs. Jennifer Thompson
Administrative Assistant | Adult & Online Studies, Dual Enrollment
