Dual Enrollment and Early Admissions

Dual Enrollment (enrolled in up to 10 credit hours per term)

• Be in enrolled in a Florida Public, Private, Charter, or Home Education Program
• Have an unweighted 3.0 high school GPA

Students must maintain a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA and a 2.0 HCC GPA to remain eligible.

Early Admission (enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours (Full time) and a maximum of 15 credit hours per semester)

• Entering 12th grade
• Have an unweighted 3.5 high school GPA at the end of 11th grade
• Not in the running for a distinction (Valedictorian or Salutatorian)
• Have completed all requirements for high school graduation or have one or more of the following courses remaining:
  • 1 credit of English and/or
  • 1 credit of Math and/or
  • 0.5 credit of Economics and/or
  • 0.5 credit of American Government
• Score at college level on SAT, ACT and/or PERT

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• Create an account (use an email address that you check regularly)
• Start completing Dual Enrollment Application – complete all required fields, click “certify,” and submit the application

When you complete your application, you will receive an email with your HCC student ID number and your Hawkmail email address.  You MUST retain this information – it will be required for the remaining steps in this process and for the duration of your time at HCC.

When you register, or activate, your NetID, you also create your password for all of your HCC accounts:

• Hawkmail email account,
• WebAdvisor where information about your schedule and grades is posted, and
• Canvas, HCC’s learning management system. 

Follow the steps below to activate your NetID and password.  Please note that your Hawkmail email account is your official email that HCC will use to send you important information about registration and courses.

• Go to the NetID Portal. Then click Register with Password Manager.
• Enter your NetID (Your NetID is the first part of your HawkMail address above before the "@" sign). Select Student as the role.
• When prompted, enter your default password which is the upper-case letter of your first name, lower-case letter of your last name, followed by your student ID number listed above (i.e. Ab0999999).
• Create your Question & Answer Profile.
• You can now go to Manage My Passwords to change the default password to one of your choosing.
• To access your e-mail go to Outlook 365.
• Login with your full e-mail address listed above and password you just created.
• Need help? Contact technical support at 877.736.2575 or via the HCC Live webpage.

SAT, ACT, or PERT scores may be used to determine college placement. If you need to take the PERT test at HCC, you do not have to send in your scores – the dual enrollment office can access them. If your SAT or ACT scores appear on your high school transcript or Student Summary Worksheet, you do not have to submit the scores separately. If your scores are not on your high school transcript or on another official document, you will need to obtain your test scores from your respective test score account:

• SAT scores
• ACT scores

If you are submitting SAT scores, you must detail into your score report and print the portion of the report that has the two-digit test scores—not the three-digit section scores. An example of test scores is shown below.

Your scores cannot be older than two years from the first day of the semester you plan to attend.

If you need to take the PERT test, you may do so as long as you have submitted an application for admission.  Under current conditions, you must take the PERT test remotely.  To do so, You must email an HCC campus advising office for your remote referral. You must email from your hawkmail with your HCC student ID number. Please choose your preferred campus to email. 

• Brandon Campus: bradvising@hccfl.edu
• Dale Mabry Campus: dmadvising@hccfl.edu
• Plant City Campus: plantcityadvising@hccfl.edu
• SouthShore Campus: southshoreadvising@hccfl.edu
• Ybor Campus: ybadvising@hccfl.edu

You will need to obtain a test referral pass from the Student Services Office prior to testing which can be done on the same day except for Saturday testing at the Ybor City campus. You must have a picture ID to obtain a referral and to test.

Your initial test is given at no charge. If you do not place at college level in one or more sections, you may retest for a fee of $10 per section and you must wait 24 hours between testing.

This table shows the minimum placement test scores required for eligibility.

* MAC 1105 requires 123 for PERT, 27.0 for SAT and 21 for ACT

All paperwork has to be submitted to the Dual Enrollment office for approval and prior to student registering for classes. Students may not bring paperwork to the HCC campuses for approval.

Submit required paperwork to the Dual Enrollment office

If you are unsure about which courses to take, please follow the steps below:

• Students should consult their high school guidance counselor for high school graduation requirements or the Course Equivalency List.
• Students can sit down with an HCC Advisor to discuss degree transfer tracks.

Follow the guidelines below for specific high school student types for submitting paperwork with the approval form:

• All Students:  Effective fall 2020, all dual enrollment students and their parents or guardians must sign the Dual Enrollment Student and Parent Agreement and submit it as part of their paperwork for approval to register for classes. 
• Public and Charter School students: 
  • First Term:  Complete the Dual Enrollment Student and Parent Agreement
  • Each Term:  Meet with your high school guidance counselor
    • Obtain the Authorization Form B and
    • Your Student Summary Worksheet (high school transcript).
• Private School students:
  • First Term:  Complete the Dual Enrollment Student and Parent Agreement
  • Each Term:  Meet with your high school counselor or official
    • Obtain a Letter of Authorization and
    • Your transcript.
• Home Education students: 
  • First term: 
    • Complete the Dual Enrollment Student and Parent Agreement
    • Review the Home Education Articulation Agreement and submit the signature page 
  • Each term:
    • Request a letter of good standing from the Home Education Office
    • Provide a home school transcript,
    • Provide a Home Education Approval Form.

Once the Dual Enrollment office has reviewed the submitted paperwork, the student will receive an approval email to their Hawkmail email account with registration instructions. Students will then search for classes each term on the HCC website.  For more information about selecting classes, please see the Selecting Classes topic below.

• Public School: Hillsborough County Public Schools has created detailed instructions on obtaining textbooks HCPS textbook information. The Hillsborough County Public School Textbook Warehouse can have an order time of up to 15 days. If a student registers for classes less than 15 days prior to a class starting, they run the risk of not having a textbook when the course starts. The Dual Enrollment office does not have access to textbook ordering.
• Private School: Private school students are responsible for purchasing required textbooks and materials.
• Home Education: Home Education students are provided required textbooks from the HCC bookstore. After registering for classes, please wait for at least 72 hours for your account to be set up by the bookstore. Please bring a valid ID with you. You  must visit the campus bookstore that is the same campus where your class is being offered.
• Charter School: Charter school students need to check with their high school on purchasing textbooks.

Students should consult their high school guidance counselor for high school graduation requirements or the Course Equivalency List.

Students can sit down with an HCC Advisor to discuss degree transfer tracks.

Students should select an Associate in Arts curriculum transfer track that prepares them for their major. 

Dual Enrollment students cannot take preparatory or remedial courses, physical education courses, or courses less than 3 credit hours.

Students can search for classes each term on the HCC website.

After the Dual Enrollment Office approves your paperwork, you will be sent an email with a course selection form attached to the email and a link to the email inbox where you should send your completed course selection form.  You must use your Hawkmail email account to email the completed course selection form.

You may not register or make schedule changes through your Hawknet account in WebAdvisor. You must use the course selection form that will be emailed to you by the Dual Enrollment Office, and you must email your completed course selection form to the email address that is included in your approval letter.

If you need to Add/Drop/Withdraw your courses, you must complete the Student Drop/Add Adjustment form (link to form) and email it from your Hawkmail email account to your preferred campus e-mail address listed below. 

• Brandon Campus: BR-ARR@hccfl.edu
• Dale Mabry Campus: DMARR@hccfl.edu
• Plant City Campus: PC-ARR@hccfl.edu
• SouthShore Campus: SouthShoreARR@hccfl.edu
• Ybor City Campus: YB-ARR@hccfl.edu

You may also take the form into a campus student services office in person.  You must take your HCC ID or an acceptable alternative ID with you.

Please consult the HCC Academic Calendar for deadlines to add/drop your classes or to withdraw from your classes.

• Public/charter/private school students:  take your schedule back to your high school counselor to make adjustments to your high school schedule and to discuss book ordering. 
• Home Ed Students:  order your textbooks.  Home Education students are provided required textbooks from the HCC bookstore.  Please wait for 72 hours after you register for courses that your account can be set up by the bookstore to obtain your textbooks.  Please bring your student ID with you, and you must visit the campus bookstore that is the same campus where your class is being offered.

You can access which textbooks are needed for your course by visiting the campus bookstore or accessing the online bookstore.

• Public School: Hillsborough County Public Schools has provided detailed instruction on how to order textbooks.
• Private School: Private school students are responsible for purchasing required textbooks and materials.
• Home Education: Home Education students are provided required textbooks from the HCC bookstore.  Please wait for 72 hours after you register for courses that your account can be set up by the bookstore to obtain your textbooks.  Please bring your student ID with you, and you must visit the campus bookstore that is the same campus where your class is being offered.
• Charter School: Charter school students need to check with their high school on purchasing textbooks.

• Withdraw: Students who drop a class after the published drop date will receive a W on their transcript, and this will count as an attempt of the course. Withdrawing does not affect the student’s high school or college GPA. Dual Enrollment students are eligible for one attempt per course.
• Earning a grade below a C: Students who earn a D or an F in a course will be considered "not passing." The grades will go back on their high school transcript and be permanent on their college record.
• Students who have earned a W, a WN, or a non-passing grade can use a one-time Dual Enrollment Petition. Students are to submit petitions to the Dual Enrollment office for review, and the student will receive an email whether the petition is approved or denied (this can take up to 6 weeks.)

If you need to Add/Drop/Withdraw your courses, you must complete the Student Drop/Add Adjustment form and email it from your Hawkmail address to one of the addresses listed below. 

• BR-ARR@hccfl.edu
• DMARR@hccfl.edu
• PC-ARR@hccfl.edu
• YB-ARR@hccfl.edu
• SouthShoreARR@hccfl.edu

You may also take the form into a campus student services office in person.  You must take your HCC ID or an acceptable alternative ID with you.

Please consult the HCC Academic Calendar for deadlines to add/drop your classes or to withdraw from your classes.

Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment is a program that allows motivated high school students to earn credit toward a postsecondary diploma, certificate, or degree at a Florida public institution and toward a high school diploma.

Students who successfully complete dual enrollment courses will save time toward their college degree and save money with free tuition and, if a public school student, free textbooks. Private and home-schooled students are responsible for instructional materials.

Early Admission

Early Admission students are admitted through the early admission option of dual enrollment when they register at HCC as a full-time student during their senior year of high school.  Additional requirements apply – see “Meet Eligibility Requirements.”

Credits for the courses completed satisfactorily at HCC will apply toward both the high school diploma and toward an associate or baccalaureate degree.

The application fee is waived and tuition is waived for early admissions students for all courses taken through this program while they are still in high school. Students must begin Early Admission in the first semester of their senior year.

Dual Enrollment staff can assist you if you have additional questions: 813.253.7121, 813.253.7062 or dualenrollment@hccfl.edu