College Catalog 2020-21

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DUAL ENROLLMENT – CAREER & TECHNICAL Participation in the Dual Enrollment program at East Central Community College (ECCC) allows high school students an opportunity to earn postsecondary technical 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 a minimum overall high school GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; 2. Will be classified as a sophomore, junior or senior; and 3. Have the unconditional recommendation of their high school principal or guidance counselor or CTE instructor. 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 her/ his high school diploma. No student shall earn more than 28 semester credit hours through 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: 4. Student is not dual credit or dual enrolled. If a dual credit or dual enrolled student does not meet the placement test criteria listed above and has not successfully passed English Composition I and College Algebra with a “C” or better, the student is eligible for Warrior Path to Success. 5. Student is not an on-line student. The College places three requirements on students eligible for Warrior Path to Success: 1. Attend a First-Year Experience Orientation for Advisement and Registration. 2. Enroll in LLS 1313, a course designed to assist first- year, first-semester students with skills such as .orientation to facilities and services; career exploration and lifelong learning; critical thinking; goal setting, self-motivation, and personal responsibility; managing money and minimizing debt; self- awareness, health and wellness; and study skills, learning styles, and time management and test-taking skills. An effective mastery of these skills will enhance retention and persistence to graduation. The course is three lecture hours, and the students will receive three semester hours credit. 3. Successful completion of LLS 1313 will be required for graduation from East Central Community College. .Successful completion is defined as an earned grade of “C” or better. PART-TIME STUDENTS Part-time students must meet the same admission requirements as full-time students. LEGAL RESIDENT STATUS East Central Community College observes the following definitions with regard to residential status of applicants and students as interpreted from laws engaged by the Mississippi Legislature. The College’s district 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 appropriate Accuplacer score(s) b. ACT Algebra <19 and/or appropriate Accuplacer score(s)

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