Dual Enrollment Program

To qualify for BSU's Dual Enrollment Program, you must:

1. Be a high school junior or senior (anticipated graduation in 2024 or 2025).
2. *Have maintained a 3.0 Grade Point average or better in high school. (*Students with a recalculated GPA of 2.50-2.99 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Letter of recommendation from guidance counselor required for those students with a GPA between a 2.5-2.7. Additional information may be requested upon review.)
3. Be recommended by high school principal, teacher or guidance counselor.
4. Have written approval from parent or guardian.
5. Students who have done poorly in a previous Dual Enrollment semester may not be eligible to participate and will need to meet with the coordinator.

Please note: For students who are home schooled, please submit your high school approval plan from the Superintendent of your school district. We will still need a transcript for home schooled students.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 5 p.m.

NOTE: Students currently enrolled in a course must reapply every semester.

Please consult our course search to access up to date course availability online:

1. For Term, select Fall 2023
2. For Credit Type, select Undergraduate
3. For Campus, select Main Campus

You will then be able to search for classes based on subject.

Dual Enrollment students will continue to take in-person and online formats for their classes. Online classes will continue to have an additional fee and in-person is the recommended format for dual enrollment. First-year seminars and honors program classes are not permitted nor are classes below the 100 level. Placement testing may be required for certain foreign language classes. You must meet prerequisites for courses that are of higher levels; this can include AP exams. All students are required to complete Math & English placement testing.

Please note: Course selection does not guarantee course availability

Dual Enrollment students register for classes after all other matriculating students attending Bridgewater State University. Please note that courses that are fully online (CO designation) carry the additional web fee cost. Please consider traditional numbers and the CS designated sections.

Courses at 8 a.m. or later in the evening (after 3 p.m.) tend to have the highest availability. It is recommended to not take any courses above the 200 level as students will not meet the prerequisites for those classes. 100 level is considered freshmen level and 200 level sophomore level.

Examples of courses taken by Dual Enrollment students last semester include but are not limited to the following courses:

• ARTS270 – Ceramics I
• CHEM131/CHEM131L – Survey of Chemistry w/ Lab
• COMD231 – Sign Language I
• COMP143/COMP151 – Computer Science I w/ Peer Assistance
• CRIT111 – Foundations of Logical Reasoning
• CRJU271 – Crime Victim Political Process 
• ENGL101/102 – Writing Rhetorically/ Writing Rhetorically w/Sources
• HIST221/222 – US History/Const to 1865/ US History/Cons since 1865
• MATH130 – Discrete Mathematics
• MATH261 – Multivariable Calculus
• MGMT200 – Marketing Principles
• POLI172 – Intro to American Government
• PSYC100 – Introductory Psychology

The application should be completed and submitted directly to the Office of Admissions through your high school guidance office (emailed directly to the coordinator is fine considering the current pandemic). Your application will not be considered complete until we receive the following:

1. A completed application form (course selection(s) must be filled in); this includes high school and parental approval.

2. A copy of your high school transcript.
    

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An orientation for Dual Enrollment students will be scheduled in January for the spring semester and August for the fall semester. It is required for new students and optional for returning students. It typically will fall on the Thursday or Friday before the start of the term, however, selected students will be notified by email/mail of the orientation details.

During this required orientation you will learn about school policies and procedures, hear from a student panel, and be able to ask questions about the registration process. Please discuss this possibility in advance with your guidance counselor and parents and be prepared with other course options if your preferred courses are full come the opening of registration. All students will live register for their courses the Friday before the term begins. Pre-seating through the registrar will not be available.

Since this program is designed for students who need an academic challenge, those who reapply to the program should be maintaining a 2.5 or better GPA in their college level classes and receive no grade lower than a C- as that is the lowest possible grade to receive transfer credit for. These standards are higher than our degree seeking students due to the advanced nature of the program. 

Those students who do not keep a 2.5 or better or have received a D+ or lower in a course, will need to schedule a meeting with the Dual Enrollment Coordinator about their status in the program and crafting a plan for the next semester before registering for courses the following semester. This may include repeating a course with a D+ or lower grade or reviewing the resources available at the AAC for additional support. 

The minimum standards for BSU for a degree-seeking or non-degree student to maintain good academic standing at Bridgewater State University, their cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) must remain above 2.0. Students should review the chart below to determine if their GPA will result in an academic warning, probation, or separation from the university: