Homeschool Dual Enrollment in Connecticut
Yes. Connecticut State Community College (CT State) admits homeschooled students to dual enrollment from ninth grade. Tuition-free courses through its High School Partnership have stricter rules, so many homeschoolers pay regular tuition.
How dual enrollment works for homeschoolers
CT State is the state's public community college. Its dual enrollment courses are taught by CT State faculty, usually on a campus, online, or in a hybrid format, and your child sits in class with the college's regular students. Grades go on a permanent CT State transcript.
CT State offers two routes a homeschooler can use. The High School Partnership, a former Board of Trustees policy, lets eligible juniors and seniors take up to two courses tuition-free each fall and spring semester. Through the self-pay route, a student who meets a course's enrollment criteria can take CT State courses beyond those programs.
CT State does not allow retroactive credit: a grade cannot be added later for a course your child was not admitted and registered in by the deadlines.
Before your child can enroll
Grade point average
Your child needs a 2.0 high school grade point average, a C average, or the equivalent. Below that, a counselor, administrator, teacher, or academic tutor may send a letter explaining how your child would benefit.
Course prerequisites
Your child meets the same prerequisites as any other student in the course, which may include placement testing or other measures.
Mandatory orientation
Your child attends a dual enrollment orientation on campus, at a high school, or online before the course starts. CT State recommends that a parent attend too.
High School Partnership
Tuition-free Partnership courses are for juniors and seniors with a 3.0, or B, average who rank in the top 20 percent of their class.
Enrolling in a college course
First step
Fill out CT State's dual enrollment student application and sign your child up for the orientation.
Course and funding limits
Admission to dual enrollment does not by itself qualify your child for the High School Partnership waiver. Ask the college which route it places your child in before you register.
What it costs
High School Partnership courses carry no tuition or fees, and the student buys the books. On the self-pay route, the family pays all tuition, fees, and other costs.
When to apply
Admitted students are invited to campus orientation sessions in August, mostly for juniors and seniors using the Partnership waiver. An online orientation is available at any time.
A homeschool plan alongside college courses
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