Dual Credit

• Have an 80+ GPA,
• Be classified as sophomores, juniors or seniors,
• Complete an application at ApplyTCC,
• View the Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA)
• Take and pass the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment test,
• Complete a self-registration session within the established guidelines to be enrolled in their dual credit class.

Dual credit courses are available on every high school campus. Students will take courses at their home campus, but in-district travel may be required for certain courses if they are not offered at the home campus.

Some courses may be offered online or as a blended model and some specialty courses may require students to travel to another MISD campus.

All interested students are highly encouraged to first research the college(s) they are considering to determine which courses best support their future degree plans.

• FERPA Waiver
• Instructional Agreement with Tarrant County College and MISD

1. Confirm you have an 80+ GPA through your counseling office.

2. Complete the online application at ApplyTCC. Applications typically process within the week. Once you receive your confirmation email along with your TCC ID#, share this information with your guidance counselor. (NOTE: Applications must be completed one month prior to TSI testing.)

3. Complete the Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA).

4. Take the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment. (NOTE: You will need your TCC ID# for testing. You can find this number in your application confirmation email from TCC.)

5. Bring your TSI scores to your school counselor. At that time, you can visit with your counselor about course options.

6. Complete self-registration during the designated windows each semester to complete your enrollment in dual credit classes.

7. Students new to the program will be required to complete a mandatory orientation session during one of the registration sessions. Students who do not attend one of the mandatory orientation sessions will be dropped from the program.

Effective fall 2023, the TCC Board of Trustees approved waiving tuition for all dual credit students.MISD is committed to providing an affordable option that allows students to begin earning college hours early.

MISD provides textbooks for all dual credit courses. Books are issued on the home campus and checked out to students for the duration of the course. Students are required to return books upon completion of courses.

Students are allowed to drop a course within the designated timeline established by TCC.

 

The Board recently approved an update to Policies EIC (LOCAL) and FM (LOCAL). Changes to these policies will affect how class rankings are calculated starting in the 2024-25 school year.  

MISD partners with Tarrant County College for our Dual Credit programs. Dual credit classes are graded on the TCC schedule by semester. TCC informed the District that they will no longer be providing in-progress grades (every 6 weeks). This change means that MISD can no longer calculate class rank in accordance to our previous policy by using grades available at the end of the fifth six-week grading period.

The new policy requires that the District shall calculate class rank by using grades available at the end of fall semester of the senior year for the valedictorian, salutatorian, top 20 students (or ten), summa cum laude students, magna cum laude students, and cum laude students. 

Counselors will be reaching out to the class of 2025 (current juniors) to discuss this change and provide an opportunity to make adjustments to their schedules to help ensure that all students’ schedules are in alignment with their academic goals for high school and beyond. Any high school student who has questions regarding how this policy might affect them should schedule an appointment with their counselor.

Additionally, Policy FM (LOCAL) was updated to add that TCC, AP, and Honors courses allowed by UIL are now eligible for exemption from classes required for students to pass in order to participate in any extracurricular activity sponsored or sanctioned by the District.

For more information, please review this FAQ document . 

 

Click here to review the process to follow if a student fails a dual credit course.