College Catalog 2015-16

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Students may be granted admission status at ECCC in Dual Credit courses while concurrently enrolled in high school if they meet the following admission requirements: 1. Have completed a minimum of fourteen (14) core high school units (students who do not have fourteen (14) core high school units but who have a composite score of thirty (30) on the ACT assessment may be considered for enrollment); 2. Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for high school work completed; and 3. Have the unconditional recommendation of their high school principal or guidance counselor. The credit earned at ECCC by students admitted under the Dual Credit Policy will be available for transfer or for meeting the requirements for graduation from the College after the student has received her/his high school diploma. No student shall earn more than 28 semester credit hours through the Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment program. DUAL ENROLLMENT – ACADEMIC Participation in the Dual Enrollment program at East Central Community College (ECCC) allows high school students an opportunity to earn postsecondary academic credit while still enrolled in high school. Students who qualify for Dual Enrollment are allowed to enroll in courses at the College for which they are qualified. Students may be granted admission status at ECCC while concurrently enrolled in high school if they meet the following admission requirements: 1. Have completed a minimum of fourteen (14) core high school units; 2. Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for high school work completed; and 3. Have the unconditional recommendation of their high school principal or guidance counselor. The credit earned at ECCC by students admitted under the Dual Enrollment Policy will be available for transfer or for meeting the requirements for graduation from the College after the student has received his/ her high school diploma. No student shall earn more than 28 semester credit hours in the Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment program. WARRIOR PATH TO SUCCESS (WPS) STUDENTS East Central Community College’s (ECCC) First-Year Experience Program, called The Warrior Path to Success (WPS), seeks to enhance the learning and engagement of at-risk, first-year students in order to help them achieve success in college. Eligible students are identified based on the following criteria:

1. Student is a first-time freshman. a. Student is not a transfer student. b. Student has no prior degree or certificate. c..Student is not an ECCC readmission candidate after a break in enrollment. 2. Student is enrolled as a full-time student. 3. Student meets the placement test criteria as described below.

a. ACT English < 17 and/or COMPASS Writing <= 73 b. ACT Algebra <19 and/or COMPASS Math < 36 4. Student is not dual credit or dual enrolled. 5. Student is not an on-line student.

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