DUAL CREDIT PROCESS
Dual Credit is open to juniors and seniors who meet the qualifying criteria set by the Board of Regents and other higher education institutions. If interested in Dual Credit, follow these 5 steps:
4. Email the registration document and the documents from your school counselor to your school counselor. They will email everything to the post-secondary school.
5. The student will receive a registration email from the post-secondary school.
6. Complete Dual Credit Application Form (listed below) and submit to your WHS counselor.
- Get started at https://sdmylife.com/ by selecting "prepping for college".
- Look at the documents for general information.
- Use the dashboard to look for classes to take.
- Contact the post-secondary school you would like to attend for advice regarding classes.
- Contact your school counselor to see if it will work in your schedule and complete the application form listed below.
4. Email the registration document and the documents from your school counselor to your school counselor. They will email everything to the post-secondary school.
5. The student will receive a registration email from the post-secondary school.
6. Complete Dual Credit Application Form (listed below) and submit to your WHS counselor.
| Dual Credit Criteria |
| Dual Credit Application Form |
| Dual Credit Form @ Augustana or USF |
Eligibility
Source: SD Board of Regents website
Student Eligibility Requirements - students must meet the criteria below to participate.
3.1. High school junior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements: a) earn an ACT composite score of 24 reflective of the 70% percentile; or b) rank in upper one-third of their graduating class; or c) earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale;
3.2. High school senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements: a) earn an ACT composite score of 21 reflective of the 50% percentile; or b) rank in the upper one-half of their graduating class; or c) earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale;
3.3. High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets all of the following Undergraduate admissions requirements: a) ACT score of 18 (or 21 for USD & SDSM&T); and b) Successful completion of coursework Requirements • Four Years of English • Three years of advanced mathematics • Three years of laboratory science • Three years of social studies • One year of fine arts AAC Guideline 7.1 – Dual / Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines (Last Revised 07/2020)
3.4. High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meet the benchmark scores on one of the assessments listed below: a) Smarter Balanced – Score Level 3 or higher on the English Language Arts AND Mathematics 11th Grade Assessments. b) 10th Grade ACT Aspire Summative Assessment – (Score 434 or higher) c) ACCUPLACER Classic (Sentence Skills – Score 86 or higher AND Elementary Algebra – Score 76 or higher)2 d) ACCUPLACER Next Generation3 (QAS – Score 255 or higher AND Writing Score 263 or higher)
Dual Credit Scholarship Opportunities
SDSU Dual Credit Scholarship
Information is available at
https://www.sdstate.edu/continuing-distance-education/dual-credit-scholarship-opportunities
USD Dual Credit Scholarship
Information is available at
https://www.usd.edu/admissions/dual-credit/south-dakota-dual-credit-scholarship
Source: SD Board of Regents website
Student Eligibility Requirements - students must meet the criteria below to participate.
3.1. High school junior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements: a) earn an ACT composite score of 24 reflective of the 70% percentile; or b) rank in upper one-third of their graduating class; or c) earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale;
3.2. High school senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements: a) earn an ACT composite score of 21 reflective of the 50% percentile; or b) rank in the upper one-half of their graduating class; or c) earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale;
3.3. High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets all of the following Undergraduate admissions requirements: a) ACT score of 18 (or 21 for USD & SDSM&T); and b) Successful completion of coursework Requirements • Four Years of English • Three years of advanced mathematics • Three years of laboratory science • Three years of social studies • One year of fine arts AAC Guideline 7.1 – Dual / Concurrent Credit Administration Guidelines (Last Revised 07/2020)
3.4. High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meet the benchmark scores on one of the assessments listed below: a) Smarter Balanced – Score Level 3 or higher on the English Language Arts AND Mathematics 11th Grade Assessments. b) 10th Grade ACT Aspire Summative Assessment – (Score 434 or higher) c) ACCUPLACER Classic (Sentence Skills – Score 86 or higher AND Elementary Algebra – Score 76 or higher)2 d) ACCUPLACER Next Generation3 (QAS – Score 255 or higher AND Writing Score 263 or higher)
Dual Credit Scholarship Opportunities
SDSU Dual Credit Scholarship
Information is available at
https://www.sdstate.edu/continuing-distance-education/dual-credit-scholarship-opportunities
USD Dual Credit Scholarship
Information is available at
https://www.usd.edu/admissions/dual-credit/south-dakota-dual-credit-scholarship
