Dual Enrollment and Early Admissions

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

• Be enrolled in a Hillsborough County Public, Charter, Private or Home Education program. All schools must have an active articulation agreement with HCC.
• 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

Please complete our online Dual Enrollment application. You only need to apply one time, before your first term at HCC. A new admissions application is only required if you do not enroll for three consecutive terms.

After submitting your application, you will receive an email notifying you of your next steps, including information on setting up your HCC Login. Your HCC login is what you will use to access HCC online services like the MyHCC Portal, where you can check your Hawkmail email and access Canvas, HCC’s learning management system. 

Follow the steps below to set up your HCC Login.  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 https://my.hccfl.edu/
• Enter your Hawkmail email address (above) and 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).
• When prompted, reset your default password to one of your choosing. Password Requirements: At least 8 characters and contain a combination of at least three (3) of the following types of characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols (! $ # %, etc.).
• Follow the instructions to set up and secure your Microsoft account. Microsoft will ask for two alternative methods to verify your identity. The recommended sign-in method is the Microsoft Authenticator app. Download it now from the Google Play or Apple Store.

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 must have submitted an application for admission and received an HCC student ID number and your hawkmail. You may take the PERT test remotely or in-person one of our test centers. To request the PERT, submit our online Dual Enrollment PERT Request.

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.

For more information on PERT testing, visit the Testing Center.

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 your Dual Enrollment paperwork

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 pathways.

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 
    • Provide a letter of good standing from Hillsborough County Home Education
  • Each term:
    • 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: Instructions for book ordering coming soon. 
• Private School and Home Education: Private school and 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 pathways.

Students should select an Associate in Arts curriculum pathway 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 approval email with registration instructions. You must log into MyHCC, click on Student Forms, and complete and submit a Course Schedule Adjustment form.

If you need to add/drop or withdraw from your courses, you must complete and submit a Course Schedule Adjustment form through Student Forms from MyHCC.

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

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.

• 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: Instructions for book ordering coming soon. 
• 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 from your courses, please complete our online Course Schedule Adjustment Form.

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 at dualenrollment@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7121. For faster service, please use the email address during peak times of November - January.

Hillsborough Community College enjoys a very diverse student population which includes students with disabilities. HCC makes every effort to assist students with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations to ensure access to all academic programs, campus organizations, services and activities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and all state and federal laws protecting individuals with disabilities.

Students are eligible to receive services at HCC if they have been diagnosed with a disability including, but not limited to the following:

• Learning Disability
• Hearing Impairment
• Visual Impairment
• Physical Impairment
• ADD/ADHD
• Alcohol/Drug Abuse
• AIDS
• Speech/Language Impairment
• Psychiatric Disability
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• TBI

A student or prospective student requesting academic accommodations must self-identify and provide appropriate documentation of their disability to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. Students should contact an HCC Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities to discuss documentation guidelines.

Some of the academic accommodations that the College provides to students with disabilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Accessible furniture
• Testing Accommodations
• Note takers
• Assistive equipment
• Assistive technology software
• Alternate format materials
• Scribes and readers
• Sign language interpreters/captionist

For more information, students should access the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.