SENECA R-7 SCHOOL DISTRICT

Scholarship Opportunity For Dual Credit/Enrollment Students

The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) launched the state financial aid program to reimburse students for the cost of dual credit and dual enrollment courses. The Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment (DC/DE) Scholarship will help cover the tuition and fees for students who meet program eligibility criteria. Students can submit the scholarship application and supporting documents online through the student financial aid portal and can learn more here.

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Seneca High School Dual Credit (taught by SHS staff)

            Dual credit classes allow students the opportunity to take college level classes on the SHS campus and earn both college and high school credit.  Students are allowed to obtain college credit at a reduced tuition price.

To be eligible for this program a student must:

·         Have completed his/her sophomore year of high school

·         Be at least 16 years of age

·         Have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA (cannot round up)

·         Apply and be accepted to an eligible college or university

·         Maintain 95% attendance

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              Some courses also require a specific ACT score or a qualifying alternate test score.  Currently Crowder College has chosen the alternate test platform of Accuplacer.  Arrangements to take this test will have to be made at Crowder College. This requirement is noted in the prerequisite section of each course description.    

Students that participate in this program will be responsible for any and all fees incurred with their college coursework.  Tuition fees are set by the college.  Dual credit offerings are subject to cancellation if the minimum number of students is not met.  If a class overfills, upperclassmen will take precedence.  Students will receive a grade on their high school transcript as well as their college transcript.  Only dual credit courses that are core subjects will be weighted (eng, math, science, soc stud).  The college may have deadlines for dropping courses that differ from the high school schedule.  High school schedules may only be changed within the specified time period and that may not coincide with the college schedule change dates.  Colleges often have dates well into the semester to withdraw/drop a course.  If a student makes this decision to drop in a Dual Credit course, they will remain in the high school class and the grade earned from the HS teacher will be on the HS transcript.  The student and parent will be responsible for dropping the course at the college level.

Seneca High School Dual Enrollment

            Dual enrollment is a program that allows students to attend classes at a local college and receive both high school and college credit.  Students must attend a college that has a current dual enrollment/credit agreement with Seneca High School.  To be eligible for this program a student must:

·         Have completed his/her sophomore year of high school

·         Be at least 16 years of age

·         Have a minimum 3.0 GPA

·         Apply and be accepted to an eligible college or university

·         Maintain 95% attendance

In order to verify attendance, students will complete an attendance sheet on a weekly basis.  This form must be submitted to the attendance secretary.  Failure to do so will result in the student being marked absent for their college classes.  On days when the student’s college classes do not meet the student must come to the high school and engage in homework or independent study related to their high school or college courses. 

Students enrolled in this program must take a total of six (6) classes per semester with a minimum of three classes taken on the SHS campus.  Release time for dual enrollment must occur at either the beginning or end of the school day.  Courses taken at the college or university level will be counted towards the student’s GPA.  In order to qualify for weighted credit the college course must be a minimum three (3) hour course in English, Mathematics, Science or Social Studies.  Students may not receive weighted credit for college courses in excess of the total weighted credit courses available at Seneca High School.  Student will receive half (.5) a credit of high school credit for each successfully completed three (3) hour college course.  Students will receive a full credit of high school credit for each successfully completed five (5) hour college course.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide the counseling office with an official college transcript so that grades may be entered and credit awarded.  Should a student drop a college course prior to completion the high school grade will be entered as an “F”. 

Students that participate in this program will be responsible for any and all fees incurred with their college coursework.  Students will also be responsible for their own transportation.  A copy of the student’s college class schedule must be provided to the high school counselor at the beginning of each semester.  At the end of each semester the student must provide an official copy of their college transcript.