Dual Enrollment – Fall 2026

Pasco County Schools

What is Dual Enrollment? Dual enrollment is an acceleration program that allows students to take postsecondary coursework and simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma, a career certificate, an industry certification or an associate or baccalaureate degree at a Florida public or eligible private postsecondary institution.

Important Links:

ELIGIBILITY:
Students must meet the following eligibility criteria per Section 1007.271(3), F.S.:

Be enrolled as a student in a Florida public or nonpublic secondary school (grades 6-12), or in a home education program;
Have a 3.0 unweighted high school grade point average (GPA) to enroll in college credits, or a 2.0 unweighted high school GPA to enroll in career dual enrollment courses;
Achieve a passing score for Reading, Writing, and Math on either the PERT, ACT, or SAT exams.

Students must maintain at least a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA and the 2.0 postsecondary GPA specified in the Dual Agreement Articulation Agreement for continued eligibility to participate in college credit dual enrollment courses. Students may be removed from dual enrollment courses if their GPA falls below the required 3.0.

Ms. Gwen Hodge

AP Over Dual Enrollment

ghodge@pasco.k12.fl.us

Pasco eSchool Registration

(Dynamic Form)

Ms. Danesha LeBlanc

College & Career

dleblanc@pasco.k12.fl.us

Testing Placement Chart

PERT Info

Spring Dual Enrollment Registration 2027

The Spring 2027 Dual Enrollment Online Registration.docx is now available and linked on our district DE webpage.

New DE students must complete an online application at https://apply.phsc.edu/apply/

· The deadline for dual enrollment applications is December 1, 2026. Students who apply after this deadline will not be permitted to enroll in courses until the following semester. New students need to have eligible test scores prior to applying.

Important Note: Students NEW to dual enrollment must submit the online application with a deadline of December 1, 2026.
- New students need to have eligible test scores prior to applying.
- Returning PHSC DE students do not need to complete another application.
Dual Enrollment students can only take courses during Fall Term I (8/17 – 12/8).
Dual Enrollment students cannot register for PHSC courses that conflict with their 26-27 high school schedule.
The number of credit hours that can be accessed are:
- Ninth grade students can take one course per semester (3-4 credit hours) The course can be at the high school campus or online at PHSC .fall (Term I), spring (Term II), and summer (Term III only).
- Tenth grade students eligible to take dual enrollment classes may choose to enroll in up to seven (7) credit hours of their maximum course load in sections of courses offered at the high school campus or on PHSC campuses or online. 10th grade students can take up to 12 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters with written permission from their high school counselor or administrator.
- Eleventh grade students eligible to take dual enrollment classes may enroll in a maximum course load of sixteen (16) credit hours in the fall (Term I) and spring (Term II) semesters and up to eight (8) credit hours in the summer semester (Term III only).
- Twelfth grade students eligible to take dual enrollment classes may enroll in a maximum course load of sixteen (16) credit hours in the fall (Term I) and spring (Term II) semesters. They may take dual enrollment classes at the high school, on PHSC campuses, or online. They are not eligible to take dual enrollment classes in the summer of their graduating year.

Students who need to pass one or more PERT tests can sign up for the test on KRAI campus at: https://krai.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=91526
Some helpful PERT resources can be found here: https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7533/urlt/pert-studentstudyguide.pdf
The list of Dual Enrollment college courses offered at PHSC (on the PHSC campuses or with PHSC online) is found at this link: https://info.phsc.edu/

Pasco eSchool DE Classes Registration

Continuing in the spring 2027 term, students will self-register for Pasco eSchool courses following the directions linked below. Registration will open following the grade level windows as outlined in the Spring 2027 Dual Enrollment Online Registration.docx. Please review the important notes below.

Students will self-register for Pasco eSchool DE courses using these directions: Dual Enrollment Self-Registration for Pasco E-School_Written Tutorial.docx
- Students MUST still have a DE application on file AND a completed/approved Dynamic form for the course(s) they select (open now!).
- If a student wants to drop or add a course, they would do that on their own like they would with other PHSC course(s )on the college campus/online.
- If all sections are filled for an eSchool course a student wants to take, they will need to wait to take it in another semester.
  - If a student is a 12^th grader and/or taking DE classes full they are not limited to taking these courses through eSchool or their high school campus and can take them however they want.
- If a student encounters an error message or concern when trying to register, they need to reach out to their PHSC Academic Advisor, list by school linked below:
  - PHSC Academic Advisor List.xlsx
- Schools, students, & parents should NOT reach out to Pasco eSchool directly, as they are not able to assist with the DE registration process.