Dual Credit for High School Students

Admissions

Eligibility

Students seeking dual enrollment must be formally admitted to the University of Mississippi through the Office of Admissions. Upon admission to UM, students are eligible to participate in the Dual Credit program.

The University of Mississippi follows the requirements for early admission as approved by the Mississippi IHL Board of Trustees.

  • At minimum, prospective students must meet the early admission requirements of the University of Mississippi:
    • OPTION 1:
      • Be classified as a junior or senior AND
      • Have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale 
      • Submit a School Approval Form signed by principal and guidance counselor
    • OPTION 2:
      • Have a minimum composite score of 30 on the ACT (or SAT equivalent) AND
      • Have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
      • Submit a School Approval Form signed by principal and guidance counselor
  • Be in good academic and disciplinary standing.

New Student Enrollment Process

Before applying to the Dual Credit program at the University of Mississippi, students must obtain approval from their high school principal and guidance counselor to take college classes and/or approve college classes for high school credit. The Office of Pre-College Programs encourages new students to apply for undergraduate admission and Dual Credit as early as possible to prevent delay of course registration.

Below are the steps students will complete for Dual Credit and processes to expect:

Step 1. Fill out an inquiry form.
Please use a personal email account, not a school affiliated email address, as most servers block external emails.

Allow 3 business days to receive your account set-up email invitation.

Start Application

Step 2. Finish setting up your account.
You will receive an email from umprecollege@myschoolapp.com with steps to create your Admissions Portal through our Blackbaud MySchoolApp system. From there, you can immediately view your admissions checklist.

Step 3. Complete your application and checklist items.
Our admissions team will have assigned your program’s checklist for you to complete before the program deadline.

The application will include standard questions (e.g., contact information, academic history, current GPA, etc.) as well as instructions to complete the UM Undergraduate application.

You will need to submit a current official transcript and school approval to determine admissibility to the program. To avoid admission delays, we recommend uploading these two documents within 5 days of creating an account.

Optional Steps:
For Children of UM Faculty and Staff (full-time only): Complete the Application for the Child of Faculty/Staff Award and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid.

For ISTUDY Courses: (after undergraduate admission) Complete the online Flex iStudy application process as a UM student using your UM login credentials.

Returning Student Registration Process

Students wanting to continue taking Dual Credit classes at the University of Mississippi do not need to reapply for admission and/or submit all of the Dual Credit paperwork again. Before registering for courses through Dual Credit, students must again obtain updated approval from their high school principal and guidance counselor to take college classes and/or approve college classes for high school credit.

Below are the steps students will complete for Dual Credit and processes to expect:

STEP ONE
STEP TWO
  •  Send updated official high school transcript
  • Dual Credit School Approval form and transcript can be submitted to the Office of Pre-College Programs via:
    • Email: dualcred@olemiss.edu
    • Mail: Pre-College Programs
      Division of Outreach
      P.O. Box 1848
      University, MS 38677
    • Office: Jackson Avenue Center – Suite J, 1111 West Jackson Avenue, Oxford, MS 38655
WAIT… After our office receives your paperwork, the following steps are taken:
  • Submit admissions request to the Office of Admissions
  • Lift account holds, after re-admission
  • Register for courses
  • Dual Credit will upload your half-tuition scholarship and send via email a separate admission and scholarship notification including instructions on how to accept your scholarship and pay your Bursar bill.
OPTIONAL STEPS