Catawba Valley Community College

Admissions

Dual Enrollment Breaking News!

The North Carolina General Assembly decided late last week to eliminate funding to community colleges for certain Dual Enrollment (Huskins and concurrent enrollment) college courses for high school students. The following course prefixes will NOT be available to high school students at any N.C. community college this year:

Courses Not Available
ACA- College Student Success	HIS- History
ANT- Anthropology	HUM- Humanities
ART- Art	MUS- Music
CHI- Chinese	PED- Physical Education
COM- Communications	PHI- Philosophy
DRA- Drama	POL- Political Science
ECO- Economics	PSY- Psychology
ENG- English	REL- Religion
FRE- French	SOC- Sociology
GEO- Geography	SPA- Spanish
GER- German

All course prefixes NOT on this list will continue to be available to dual enrolled high school students. Registration for any "Learn & Earn Online" (LEO) designated courses must be handled through a high school guidance counselor. NOTE: Private school and home school students are NOT eligible for LEO courses.

All CVCC fees related to dual enrollment for spring semester must be paid on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Concurrent Enrollment At CVCC

Preparing for concurrent enrollment requires action on the part of a student, his/her High School Counselor and CVCC. We are able to assist students who have fulfilled the following procedures:

The Process for STUDENTS

Complete CVCC Application and mark “Concurrent Enrollment” as your program of study. If you choose to complete your CVCC Application online, you must do so in time to make your admissions visit on or before the December 11, 2009 deadline.

Complete CVCC Concurrent Enrollment Form and have your High School Counselor sign the form. (This is a triplicate “NCR” form and not available online; please come by Student Services to get one.)

Bring your completed CVCC Application and Concurrent Enrollment Form to the CVCC Student Services Office and meet with a CVCC admissions counselor on or before the December 11, 2009 deadline.

Take COMPASS Placement Test. At your visit with an Admissions Counselor, you will be provided a schedule of test dates. You do not need an appointment to take placement testing and there is no fee to take the test. (If you have SAT or ACT scores that you wish to use, you must have an official copy sent to CVCC Student Records by the published deadline date. We no longer use SAT or ACT scores provided by your high school.)

The above items must be completed and received in the CVCC Student Services Office by the published deadline or you cannot register for classes. If for any reason you are unable to meet with your High School Counselor to obtain his/her signature on the Concurrent Enrollment Form, you will not be allowed to register at CVCC.

The Process for HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Certify the student is 16 years old AND certify the student is enrolled in one half of the school day.

Send the student to the CVCC Student Services Office with their completed CVCC Application and the SIGNED Concurrent Enrollment Form where they will meet with a CVCC Admissions Counselor. (COMPASS scores cannot be loaded into our data system until the application is activated. The application is activated following a meeting with an Admissions Counselor.)

Additional Notes

Course/seat availability is limited and offered as available.

Students should bring to their admissions visit a list of 2 nd,3 rd,4 th, 5 th choices for courses.

Deadlines for application materials and testing are critical.

Students need to plan carefully to ensure that all signatures are secured for their concurrent enrollment paperwork, especially during the summer months.

There are fees for concurrent enrollment (TBD).

The Concurrent Enrollment Form must be submitted for each semester of concurrent enrollment.

Students who are Home Schooled need to provide a copy of their Home School Verification document with their application paperwork.

DEADLINE FOR SPRING, 2010

The Process for Students noted above must be completed no later than

Friday, December 11, 2009, at 4:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING, 2010*

Registration for students who met the December 11 deadline with paperwork and testing is

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

in the Student Services Office

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

*ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION ON DECEMBER 16, 2009

Please be advised that the CVCC Student Services Office is able to assist students who have completed ALL parts of the concurrent enrollment process: completed CVCC application, signed Concurrent Enrollment Form, a copy of the Home School Verification Form if students are home schooled, a meeting with a CVCC Admissions Counselor and Placement Testing by the December 11, 2009 deadline. There are no exceptions to this process.

Course selection and availability is limited and offered on a “space available” basis.

If you have questions, please contact:

Laurie L. Wegner, CVCC Director of Admission
828-327-7000, Ext. 4618
lwegner@cvcc.edu