Collegiate Academy & Dual Credit

  • The Collegiate Academy is an innovative program being offered at Lake Dallas High School. The Academy allows 9th and 10th grade students with demonstrated outstanding academic performance and capability to enroll in specific Dual Credit courses designated by their high schools.  In addition, the Dual Credit program at NCTC provides an opportunity for eligible juniors, and seniors in high school to enroll in college-level courses.  Students can earn both college credit AND high school credit simultaneously by taking NCTC classes at any NCTC campus and/or at their high school and/or online.

     

    What's Going On?

    • Last day to drop a fall course with a "W" is November 1, 2022. 
    • Spring registration will open in November 2022.  See your counselor regarding courses wanting to take.
    • Spring Dual Credit approval process will open in September 2022.  See your counselor during course selection for application information.  Deadline to complete ALL steps of the process:  November 4, 2022

      

    Mission of Dual Credit at NCTC: The Dual Credit Program provides a collegiate experience and pathway for exceptional high school students who are college bound and who meet eligibility requirements to successfully bridge from high school to college.

    Vision of Dual Credit: Students in the Dual Credit Program experience the rigor of college level courses, obtain high school and college credit simultaneously, and acquire the confidence to succeed academically and socially in the college level learning environment.

    For more information about the Dual Credit Program at LDHS, click here

    TSI score requirements for dual credit.  TSI Score Chart

    If you are interested, have never taken Dual Credit before, or just have general questions about the Dual Credit Program, please see your Counselor.

    A - D 

       

     Jenifer Lovejoy

       

     jlovejoy@ldisd.net 

    E - M 

     

     Brittany Dinsmore

     

    bdinsmore@ldsid.net

    N - Z

     

     Stephanie Canales

     

    scanales@ldisd.net

    All 9th Grade

     

     Lyndsey Shaw

     

     lmshaw@ldisd.net

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NCTC Contacts

    Susan Cooper - NCTC Dual Credit Director      scooper@nctc.edu

     

    May Dobbs - NCTC Dual Credit Coordinator      mdobbs@nctc.edu                                                                                                                                                                         

                    

    Scholarship Opportunity 

     

     

    • This opportunity is for Dual Credit students only. 
    •  Complete a General Application.  Your application will be automatically matched to ALL scholarships for which you are eligible based on the criteria of the scholarship.

      There may be additional scholarships you are eligible for that may require you to answer a few more questions.  To get to those scholarships you must complete your General Application and THEN click on the recommended button.  If any additional scholarships exist, it will take you to an additional list of scholarships for which you may apply by answering more questions or completing the donor required essay.

      If you have already completed the General Application, you may update information in your application to be considered for spring awards.

    • To apply for scholarships, complete a General Application. To access the General Application new users Sign Up and existing users Sign In. After the General Application is submitted, you are automatically matched to scholarship opportunities for which you immediately qualify. No further action is required for these auto-matched scholarships. However, if you see a Recommended" under Opportunities, click on it and it will take you to an additional list of scholarships for which you may apply by answering more questions or completing the donor required essay.  For additional instructions see the Scholarship Application Guide.

     

     

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