Dual credit is a program whereby a high school student enrolls in a class taught at the high school for college credit. Any high school course offered for dual credit will have been approved by the appropriate academic department at Alvernia College as being comparable to the same course given on the Alvernia campus. Dual credit differs from Advanced Placement in that the student does not take a national qualifying exam to receive the credit.

Generally, the student is a junior or senior who has completed most if not all of his or her academic requirements for high school graduation.

Dual credit is growing increasingly popular. More and more freshmen are entering their institutions with college credits already on their transcripts. This means that, depending on the institution, these students may be able to get a head start on credits required for graduation and possibly even eliminate some basic courses.

Because Alvernia College is primarily interested in offering a service to area high schools and creating closer ties with them, the cost to the student is less than 30% of the standard tuition, regardless of whether the course is for 3 or 4 credits. There are no other college fees, although students are responsible for textbooks. In addition, for every 20 enrollments, Alvernia will grant the high school one free enrollment to use however it wishes.

Once courses have been approved, the high school will collect and send the fees to the Registrar at Alvernia College, along with the following information for each course:

• High school name and address, instructor's name and social security number
• Alvernia College course title, number and date offered
• A list of students, including for each student, his/her full name, address, social security number, telephone number, birth date, gender, race, religion, and citizenship   (State and federal regulations require that we obtain this information.)

If the college or university which the student first attends does not accept these credits, Alvernia College will refund the cost of the course.

Bio 103:	Principles of Biology I	(4 credits)
Com 101:	Composition & Research	(3 credits)
Com 253:	Theatre Appreciation	(3 credits)
Mat 131:	Precalculus Mathematics	(4 credits)
Mat 230:	Calculus I	(4 credits)
Spa 104:	Elementary Spanish II	(3 credits)
The 105:	Foundations of Theology	(3 credits)
and several others

• Dual Credit Coordinator:   610-796-8209
• Academic Dean's Office:   610-796-8234