Dual Credit

Earn college credit as a high school student

At our five Alamo Colleges, the Dual Credit programs allow you to earn college credit for identified high school courses as an eligible high school student. For you to participate, your high school must be approved to offer dual credit courses or verification of your home school status.

If you qualify for Dual Credit, you may take courses in the 42-hour core curriculum listing or from the Professional and Technical Education (PTE) programs. Courses taken should be aligned with your degree plan or career choice.

BenefitsIcon.png  Benefits of Dual Credit

  • Earn up to 42 hours of college credit before graduating from high school.
  • Increase the likelihood you will complete high school, enroll in, and complete college.
  • Waive tuition and fees and reduce your overall time and cost to complete a college degree.
  • Enter the workforce earlier and begin earning wages.

Conversation-Bubbles.png  Next steps

  1. Contact your high school counselor and ask about dual credit at your campus.
  2. Home school students, contact your nearest Alamo College High School Programs Department.
  3. Complete and submit the ApplyTexas application online.
  4. Coordinate with your high school counselor on TSI test dates and testing requirements.
  5. Take the TSI Placement Exams for ELAR and MATH.
  6. Submit a signed Parent Consent Form.

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 High school counselor responsibilities

  1. Schedule Dual Credit Information Sessions with respective college staff and high school staff.
  2. Schedule ApplyTexas application and AlamoENROLL modules completion days.
  3. Communicate TSI Placement Exam and qualifying scores to prospective Dual Credit students.
  4. Schedule students to take the TSI Placement Exam in writing and essay, reading, and math.
  5. Collaborate with High School Program staff at respective college to submit the following completed documents:
    • Parent Consent Forms
    • Verification of Eligibility
    • Dual Credit Student
    • Recommendation List with all eligible student information and course recommendations
ISD Partners
  • Alamo Heights ISD
  • Bandera ISD
  • Boerne ISD
  • Center Point ISD
  • Charlotte ISD
  • Comal ISD
  • Comfort ISD
  • East Central ISD
  • Edgewood ISD
  • Floresville ISD
  • Fort Sam Houston ISD
  • Harlandale ISD
  • Ingram ISD
  • Jourdanton ISD
  • Judson ISD
  • Kerrville ISD
  • La Vernia ISD
  • Lackland ISD
  • Leakey ISD
  • Lytle ISD
  • Marion ISD 
  • Medina ISD
  • Natalia ISD
  • Navarro ISD
  • New Braunfels ISD
  • North East ISD 
  • Northside ISD
  • Pearsall ISD
  • Poteet ISD
  • Poth ISD  
  • Randolph Field ISD
  • San Antonio ISD
  • Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City 
  • Seguin ISD
  • Somerset ISD
  • South San Antonio ISD
  • Southside ISD
  • Southwest ISD
  • Stockdale ISD
Charter and Private School Partners
  • Anne Frank Inspire Academy
  • Bracken Chrsitian School
  • Brooks Academy
  • Calvary Chapel Christian School
  • Compass Rose Academy
  • First Baptist Acadmey
  • Founders Classical Academy of Schertz
  • George Gervin Academy
  • Gloria Deo Academy
  • Grace Christian Schools
  • Harmony Science Academy
  • Incarnate Word High School
  • Jubilee Academy
  • KIPP Academy
  • Lifegate Christian School
  • Living Rock Academy
  • Meadowland Charter School
  • Milton B. Lee Academy
  • New Frontiers Public Schools
  • New Life Christian Academy
  • Positive Solutions
  • Premier High School
  • River City Believers Academy
  • River City Christian School
  • School of Science and Technology
  • Southwest Prepatory School
  • St. Gerard Catholic High School
  • SunnyBrook Academy
  • Town East Christian School
  • University of Texas Charter Schools
  • Vanguard Christian Institute

 

For more information, contact:

High School Programs Office at District

Sara Mann
Chief High School Programs Officer
smann33@alamo.edu
alamo.edu/hsprograms

High School Programs Offices at our five Alamo Colleges

Northeast Lakeview College

Northwest Vista College

Palo Alto College

St. Philip’s College

San Antonio College