Welcome to Augusta University

Funding

Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program provides students enrolled at an eligible public or private high school or home study program in Georgia the opportunity to earn high school and college credit at a participating eligible postsecondary institution in Georgia. It also offers students the opportunity to experience college courses and begin their college academic career while still in high school and provides for standard tuition, mandatory fees and required books. The program is offered during all terms of the school year.

Dual Enrollment Funding Awards

• The approved award rates to be paid for Tuition, Mandatory Fees and Book costs are annually published and subject to change each year.
• The Dual Enrollment Funding Cap is 30 semester or 45 quarter hours.
• The award is available for the per term maximum of 15 semester or 12 quarter hours and a maximum of three semesters or four quarters per award year depending upon the student’s eligibility.
• Postsecondary institutions must waive all mandatory and non-course related fees and cannot charge eligible high school students participating in the Dual Enrollment program additional tuition, mandatory fees or book costs for courses approved for Dual Enrollment funding.
• Institutions must provide required textbooks at no cost to participating students for courses approved for Dual Enrollment funding. If the course textbook and/or course homework delivery method is provided online or online materials are used in lieu of a physical textbook, the institution must provide the access code at no cost to the student for courses approved for Dual Enrollment funding.

Student Responsibility

• The postsecondary institution may charge a Dual Enrollment recipient a fine for a lost or damaged book which was loaned to the student, up to $75 or the cost of the book minus the book allowance, whichever is less.
• If the student chooses to enroll in courses not covered by Dual Enrollment funding, the postsecondary institution may change the student for tuition, books and fees as other students are charged.
• Upon reaching the Funding Cap, the Eligible Postsecondary Institution may charge Tuition and a prorated portion of the Mandatory Fees and book costs, based on credit hours not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.

Funding Cap

• The Dual Enrollment Funding Cap is 30 semester or 45 quarter hours.
• The Funding Cap is a hard cap based on hours paid by the Dual Enrollment Funding Program for terms of enrollment (as invoiced by the postsecondary institutions).
• The Funding Cap does not include dual credit coursework attempted and paid by other sources.
• All first-time students effective Summer term 2020 and beyond are subject to the Dual Enrollment Funding Cap.

Reaching the Funding Cap

Once a Dual Enrollment student reaches the Funding Cap, a student may:

• Self- Pay for college courses; the college may charge the student tuition, fees and books based on credit hours of enrollment not covered by Dual Enrollment funding.
• Dual Enrollment funding is available up to the student’s high school graduation or home study completion date or the Funding Cap, whichever occurs first.

Retaking and Withdrawing from a Dual Enrollment Course

• A student may not receive funding for the same course twice. Courses taken Summer term 2020 or later cannot be retaken and receive funding; does not include courses taken through Spring term
• Students become ineligible to continue to receive Dual Enrollment funding after their 2nd course.

Other Options

• Students choosing to enroll in courses not on the Dual Enrollment Directory or not eligible for a course on the Directory due to grade level requirements may self-pay
• The college may charge the student tuition, fees and books based on credit hours of enrollment as other students would be charged.

Tuition, Mandatory Fees, and Books

The specific Dual Enrollment award amount will vary based on the postsecondary institution and the number of credit hours in which a student is enrolled. Complete Dual Enrollment award amounts are available on GAfutures.org. In most cases, the program covers all required standard tuition, mandatory fees and required book expenses. Students are responsible for lost or damaged books, books that are considered optional or specific course-related fees, such as a lab fee.

For a complete guide to the GAfutures Funding and Award policies, visit GAfutures.