Dual credit courses will be composed of dual credit students only or of dual and college credit students.

Faculty Selection, Supervision and Evaluation

Dual credit courses may be taught on the college campus or on the high school campus, or by distance education, including Internet delivery and/or blended courses. [TAC 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter D, §4.85 (c)]

For dual credit courses taught exclusively to high school students on the high school campus and for dual credit courses taught electronically, McLennan Community College complies with applicable rules and procedures for offering courses at a distance. In addition, dual credit courses taught electronically comply with the THECB's Principles of Good Practice for Courses Offered Electronically.

For dual credit courses, high school as well as college credit should be transcripted immediately upon a student's completion of the performance required in the course. [TAC 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter D, §4.85 (h)]

All academic policies applicable to courses taught on MCC campuses shall apply to dual credit high school students enrolled in face-to-face campus, distance education, and courses, as outlined in the MCC policies and catalog. [TAC 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter D, §4.85 (g)(l)]

Students violating MCC policies relating to academic integrity will be subject to the consequences described in the course syllabus and the relevant MCC policies. Such violations will also be reported to the ISD, but college policy and consequences will have precedence in these situations.

Students taking college classes for dual credit may utilize the same services that are available to other MCC students. MCC is responsible for ensuring timely and efficient access to such services as academic advising, learning materials (e.g., library resources), and other services for which the student may be eligible. [TAC 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter D, §4.85 (g)(2)]

Dual credit students are entitled to access online tutoring or face-to-face tutoring at no cost to the student.

Students seeking 504-type accommodations for dual credit courses will arrange for those services through the MCC Accommodations/Disability Services office. For details, please visit http://www.mclennan.edu/disability/.

Dual credit students 17 years of age or older will have the same access to mental health counseling on the MCC campus as other students since parental notification is not required for this age group. Due to HIPAA regulations, requests for mental health counseling made by students younger than 17 will be referred to the respective school counselor or behavioral intervention specialist for mental health counseling.

One ISD employee per high school campus will be designated as a facilitator for dual credit students. The facilitator will maintain familiarity with MCC resources and services and assist in guiding dual credit students to those services.

The MCC Division Chair of the program area oversees instructional content for college courses taught for dual credit.

MCC shall ensure that a college course offered for dual credit at the high school and the corresponding course offered at the College are equivalent with respect to the curriculum, contact hours, course maximum, materials, instruction, and method/rigor of evaluation of student performance, regardless of student composition of the class. [TAC 19, Part I, Chapter 4, Subchapter D, §4.85 (f)]

All MCC instructors must have a syllabus on file which incorporates the policy and procedure for learning outcomes, grading policies, and disability services.

Instructors shall follow MCC grading policies for awarding college credit.

Faculty will participate in providing information for the assessment of student learning outcomes as required by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. This includes, but is not limited to, the submission of summary scores/data where such information is needed for evaluating departmental success and the submission of student work for secondary evaluation by the division to ensure that relevant learning outcomes are achieved in any given course.

MCC will provide grade reports for dual credit students each semester following the conclusion of the final exam period.

Grades will be reported via an unofficial college transcript that provides information regarding courses, letter and numeric grades, and cumulative GPA.

Progress reports may be requested by an !SD during the semester for dual credit-only courses offered on the high school campus with the following restrictions.

            a.      Requests will be made to the High School Pathways office via email and will identify the course, section, and date the progress report is needed.

            b.      A high school will request no more than two progress reports per semester.

Students enrolled in college credit courses will follow current MCC attendance policies. Attendance will be taken at MCC based on the published College Attendance Policy.

The cost of tuition and fees will be based on the current McLennan Community College tuition and fee schedule for dual credit students.

State funding for college courses offered for dual credit will be available to both the ISD and MCC based upon current funding rules of the State Board of Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. [TAC 19, Part I, Chapter 4, Subchapter D,§4.85 (i)(I)]

MCC waives tuition and standard fees for students demonstrating financial need. Information and an application form for this tuition exemption are available through the High School Pathways office and the online enrollment portal. Tuition for other students will be the responsibility of the student or the ISD.

Textbooks, transportation, classroom supplies, and special fees will be the responsibility of the student or the ISD.

MCC will consider the use of free or low-cost open educational resources for courses as may be deemed appropriate by the faculty member and MCC.