Dual Credit

TSI Assessment (effective January 2021)

English Language Arts & Reading (ELAR):

• College Readiness Classification (CRC): 945+ and Essay: 5+

OR

• CRC < 945 and Diagnostic Level: 5+ and Essay: 5+

Math

• CRC: 950+

OR

• CRC < 950 and Diagnostics Level= 6

Students can take all or a portion of the TSI assessment in order to meet TSI

Dual credit – Dual credit courses are college courses that also count toward high school requirements. These courses may be taken at the high school (or at the college) during the regular school hours and are taught by a high school teacher with appropriate credentials, or by adjunct or regular college faculty. Successful completion of the course can earn high school credit as well as college credit.

Concurrent Credit – Concurrent courses are college courses taken by a student outside of high school hours and not associated with the high school or the high school curriculum. Successful completion of the course results in college credit.

Both concurrent and dual-credit courses may meet criteria for the Distinguished Achievement Program.

Dual credit –With dual credit the single grade earned from the course taught by a single professor counts for both the high school requirement and college credit. It will appear the same on both the high school transcript and the college transcript.

Dual enrollment – With dual enrollment, there are two instructors – the college professor and the high school teacher – who each give an independent grade. The student earns a high school grade from the high school instructor which goes on the high school transcript, and earns a college grade from the college professor which goes on the college transcript if credit is earned and accepted. The grade may be different on each transcript.

Concurrent Credit – Concurrent courses are college courses taken by a student outside of high school hours and not associated with the high school or the high school curriculum. Successful completion of the course results in college credit.

Both concurrent and dual-credit courses may meet criteria for the Distinguished Achievement Program.

Dual credit is open to high school students who meet TSI requirements for the desired course. To take college courses, students must receive both the principal’s and parent’s prior approval.

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is the statute that requires all Texas public institutions of higher education to determine the readiness of entering undergraduate students to enroll in freshman-level academic courses. Students may qualify for an exemption by meeting college readiness benchmarks on the SAT or ACT, or taking the TSIA2. High school students may also qualify to take dual credit courses with PSAT scores.

• Evidence-Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) = 460+
• Math = 510+
• TSI Resources
  • Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 Student Brochure
  • TSI Site
  • EBSCO Learning Express
  • TSI Assessment Preperation

RRISD partners with Austin Community College to provide dual credit course options to students.

Partnership agreement between ACC and Round Rock ISD for Dual Credit Educational Partnerships

Students who take a college course offered by the high school during the school day will receive simultaneous high school and college credit. During the summer or outside school hours, students who satisfactorily complete pre-approved college courses on the dual credit list will receive high school credit after they present their college courses transcript/grades for placement on the high school transcript. To receive credit, the grade in the course must be a C or better; to receive Distinguished Achievement Program credit as an advanced measure, the grade must be a B or better. If all conditions are met, credit is given for the course.

Credit earned through dual enrollment counts for college and high school credit and fulfills high school graduation requirements if the college course covers required state curriculum. Interested students should check the course catalog online or with counselors who will have updated lists.

• Approved Dual Credit Courses
• Course Catalogs

Round Rock ISD is part of the ACC taxing district, allowing students to take up to 12 courses tuition free. Students pay all other costs associated with the courses, such as textbooks and parking pass if needed.

Does dual credit count for grade point average and class rank?
Dual credit coursework is not included in calculating the student’s grade point average (GPA) or class rank.

How will colleges and universities accept dual credit coursework?
Dual enrollment credit is accepted by Texas public state schools. Students who plan to attend a private or out-of-state school should check with schools on their policy of accepting dual or concurrent enrollment courses. It may help to refer to the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

The Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) is a voluntary, co-operative effort among 139 Texas community colleges and universities to facilitate transfer of freshman and sophomore level general academic coursework. TCCNS provides a shared, uniform set of course designations for students and their advisors to use in determining both course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. When students transfer between two participating TCCNS institutions, a course taken at the sending institution transfers as the course carrying the same TCCNS designation at the receiving institution.

Texas Common Course Numbering System