K-12 Counselors/Admin

Message to the Counselors:

Thank you for encouraging your students to take Dual Enrollment courses at Chattanooga State Community College! Our goal is to meet the needs of each student, counselor, and school.

Student Eligibility:

The ideal dual enrollment student is a mature, responsible student who is college-level according to standardized test scores.

Counselor LibGuide

Student Testing Requirements for Popular Early College Courses

Chattanooga State Community College Course Catalog: https://www.chattanoogastate.edu/academics/schedules

Registering For Class with Dynamic Forms:

Students request courses through Dynamic Forms. The request first goes to the parent for a parent signature. Next, the school counselor gets the request from dynamic forms to approve.
If something is incorrect, make notes in the counselor notes section. Only reject the form if the student cannot take any DE courses.

Sending Transcripts: Naviance, or submit@chattanoogastate.edu and earlycollege@chattanoogastate.edu

Dropping Courses: The drop form to drop a course before classes start is located here: bit.ly/ECDrop . After classes have started, submit a signed drop form found here http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/friendly.php?action=82&s=ec_counselor

Common Admissions Forms: https://www.chattanoogastate.edu/admissions/forms Send all forms and documents to submit@chattanoogastate.edu AND earlycollege@chattanoogastate.edu with the student A# included

Dual Enrollment Grant Information:

Students register for DEG here: www.tn.gov/collegepays/tsac-student-portal.html
The DEG is available for any high school Junior or Senior with legal residence in the state of Tennessee for at least a year.
In order to continue using the DEG, students must maintain a college GPA of 2.75.
The DEG funds are applied for 1 course per semester.
The Enhanced Grant will allow students to use DEG funding for 2 classes in one semester. In order to qualify for Enhanced Grant, students must have a 3.0 GPA or a 21 ACT composite score.
TSAC Phone Number: 1-800-342-1663 Students must call to correct mistakes or rest the password for their account or grant application
Students must apply every year, but funding does not start over every year.

DEG Payment and Chattanooga State Costs:

Course	CSCC Cost	DEG Funds	Out of Pocket Cost to Student
Course 1 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$498	books and fees*
Course 2 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$498	books and fees*
Course 3 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$200	$298 plus books and fees*
Course 4 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$0	$498 plus books and fees*
Course 5 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$300	$198 plus books and fees*
Course 6 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$300	$198 plus books and fees*
Course 7 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$300	$198 plus books and fees*
Course 8 (3 Hours)	$498 plus books and fees*	$300	$198 plus books and fees*

* Common fees are Math Fees ($65) and Online Course Fees ($25). Books can range from $40 to $200 per course.

**Please be advised that some Math and Science courses offered are 4 hour courses which will cost $664 plus books and fees.

Chattanooga State Bookstore: https://www.bkstr.com/chattstatestore/home

Student IT Help Line for Technology Assistance: 423-697-5595

Bursars Office: 423-697-4732

Early College/High School Partnership Timeline

Fall Courses	Spring Courses
January: Course requests from High Schools Schools request DE courses and provide tentative time/days for the course offered on HS campus	September: Course requests from High Schools Schools request DE courses and provide tentative time/days for the course offered on HS campus
February/March: Student Application Opens EC Staff will visit schools/parent nights to provide technical assistance.	October: Student Application Opens EC Staff will visit schools/parent nights to provide technical assistance.
April: All Student Paperwork Due Students completing all paperwork early will receive a prize!	November: All Student Paperwork Due Students completing all paperwork early will receive a prize!
May: Counselor provides draft rosters for Fall satellite courses	November: Counselor provides draft rosters for Spring satellite courses
June: Registration complete	December: Registration complete
July/August: EC sends rosters to school counselor to verify (please double check for accuracy)	December/January: EC sends rosters to school counselor to verify (please double check for accuracy)

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