Can you decline dual enrollment credit?

tdy123
Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:57:35 +0000

DE generally means that for a single given class, a student gets a grade on a HS transcript and a grade on a college transcript.

Whether or not that DE college transcript grade will be considered by any individual college the student eventually enrolls in as worthy of transfer credit, and/or qualify the student for advanced coursework that might otherwise require a prerequisite is up to the individual college. Generally speaking, the more selective the college, the less likely they are to grant credit and/or placement.

One exception is in Law school admissions where grades from college transcripts earned as part of HS dual enrollment classes will be counted as part of the undergraduate GPA regardless of whether or not credit is granted by the students undergraduate institution.

Overall, absent any consideration for future law school admissions, don’t worry about it. No selective school that I’m aware of would require a student to take a more advanced course against their will based on a DE class.