Dual Credit
A dual credit course enables students to earn both high school and college credits at the same time. These courses can be taught either on a college campus or at a high school, but they are always affiliated with a college or university.
To be eligible for the program, courses must adhere to KRS 158.007(8), which defines dual credit as:
"...a college-level course of study developed in accordance with KRS 164.098 in which a high school student receives credit from both the high school and postsecondary institution in which the student is enrolled upon completion of a single class or designated program of study."
Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment refers to a student being simultaneously enrolled in both high school and college, where they earn college credit for specific courses without receiving high school credit for those same courses.
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. (2024, October11). Dual credit. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. https://cpe.ky.gov/ourwork/dualcredit.html
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