Concurrent Enrollment Program
Earn College Credit While
Attending High School!

How May High School Students
Earn College Credit?

Concurrent Enrollment
A high school student may enroll in a college course taught on the high school campus in the Concurrent Credit Program, or enroll in a college course taught on the TJC campus in the Early Admissions Program. Students in both programs may receive both high school and college credit or college credit only for these courses.

Advanced Placement (AP)
A high school student may enroll in a course taught on the high school campus, complete the course, and receive college credit upon both satisfactory completion of an AP examination (administered by The College Board) and posting to an official transcript by an accredited college.

Articulated Credit
Articulated credit courses are college-level technical courses that allow high school students to qualify for college credit statewide through the Advanced Technical Credit Program (ATC) or through local agreements.

Typically, courses are open to students in grades 11 and 12 who are in good academic standing. Students may have to pass a prerequisite course.

TJC can award credit once the student has a TJC transcript. The student must score a “B” or better in the course and pay a nominal posting fee.

Contact your high school counselor for details concerning approved programs and program requirements for your high school.

Who Qualifies for Concurrent Enrollment?

High School Seniors:
Must be THEA-passed or THEA-exempt in the THEA subject area relating to the course in which they plan to enroll.

High School Juniors:
Must be THEA-passed or THEA-exempt in all three subject areas regardless of the course in which they plan to enroll.

What is the THEA Test?

The THEA Test measures the reading, mathematics, and writing skills that a high school graduate should possess upon entry into higher education. It does not measure skills you are expected to acquire in your collegiate level work. Each test section is composed of about 40–50 multiple-choice questions. The writing section also requires that you write an essay of about 300–600 words. Contact your high school counselor for specific testing standards and current exemption standards.

Services Available to Concurrent Students

• Full library privileges
• Full access to Ornelas Health and Physical
• Education Center
• Full access to extra-curricular activities
  (plays, concerts, athletic events)
• Full access to on-campus student e-mail and
• computer laboratory services
• Full access to support services
  (tutoring, special needs testing)

Admission and Registration Process

1. Obtain and complete a TJC admission application.
2. Obtain a permit to enroll in concurrent credit classes and a copy of your high school transcript from your high school counselor. (Only qualified seniors and THEA-satisfied juniors may take classes as concurrent credit students.)
3. Complete the THEA examination or a state-approved alternative. THEA test results will be required at the time of registration, unless you are THEA-exempt based on ACT or SAT scores (which must be provided). High school seniors must be THEA-passed or THEA-exempt in the THEA subject area relating to the course in which they plan to enroll. High school juniors must be THEA-passed or THEA-exempt in all three THEA subject areas regardless of the course in which they plan to enroll. See your high school counselor or a TJC admissions representative for current THEA-exemption standards.
4. Turn in admission application, counselor’s permit, transcript, and test scores (THEA, ACT, SAT or state-approved alternative) to the TJC admissions office or to the admissions office representative at the time of registration on your campus. (Test scores are often posted on high school transcripts.)
5. Make class selection and pay tuition and fees at the time of registration. Contact your high school counselor for specific dates for testing, registration, and tuition payment deadlines.

Concurrent courses commonly completed
by high school students:

COMMUNICATION (Speech)
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPCH 1311)
Public Speaking (SPCH 1315)
Business and Professional Speaking (SPCH 1321)
ECONOMICS
Principles I Macroeconomics (ECON 2301)
ENGLISH
Composition and Rhetoric (ENGL 1301, 1302)
World Literature (ENGL 2332, 2333)
GOVERNMENT
American Government (GOVT 2305)
HISTORY
History of the United States (HIST 1301, 1302)
HUMANITIES
Appreciation of the Humanities (HUMA 1301)
MATHEMATICS
College Algebra (MATH 1314)
Precalculus (MATH 2412)
Calculus I & II (MATH 2413, 2414)
SCIENCE (Biology)
Majors Biology I & II (BIOL 1406, 1407)
Introduction to Human Anatomy and
Physiology (BIOL 2404)
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Introductory Psychology (PSYC 2301)
Introduction to Sociology (SOCI 1301)
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Art Appreciation (ARTS 1301)
Theatre Appreciation (DRAM 1310)
Music Appreciation (MUSI 1306)

Contact your high school counselor for the specific courses approved by your high school and the instructional methods used at your high school.