Students who are at least 16 years old (or with special permission) may earn both high school and college credits by successfully completing dual credit classes offered either at the high school or at Lone Star College System. In order for students to be eligible for dual credit, the following must be in place: *Student must meet Lone Star College System early college admissions requirements

Student must get approval from their high school college connections counselor and parent/guardian *Student must meet the deadlines set by Lone Star College System and Spring ISD college connection counselor Students are responsible for the costs of the dual credit class. Need based scholarships are available to those students completing a scholarship application and meeting the criteria outlined in the application.

Students must have successfully completed any required prerequisite courses in order to be eligible to enroll in the dual credit course and complete each college course with a "C" or better in order to continue in the program."

Students who enroll in a dual college course will have the grade recorded on their transcript and will receive grade points contributing to class rank. High school athletes may not take dual credit physical education and still remain eligible.

For those courses taken on the college campus, transcripts for all grades earned through dual college credit must be submitted to the high school registrar after completion of the course. For more information about Dual Credit go to www.lonestar.edu/northharris. See the college counselor or LSC college connections advisor on your high school campus for additional information.