Dual Enrollment Programs at St. Petersburg College (SPC)

Dual Enrollment Programs at St. Petersburg College

Dual Enrollment Program at St. Petersburg College

Through this part-time program, students can take college courses at SPC or their high school and earn credits toward high school graduation requirements and a college degree. There is no cost for application and tuition, and for Pinellas County public school and home-education students, no cost for textbooks.

Students must have own transportation to classes at SPC. Students follow the SPC academic calendar.

Dual Enrollment FAQ

SPC Dual Enrollment

Early College Program at St. Petersburg College

This full-time program allows students to spend their high school junior and senior years attending all classes at SPC campuses. Here, they work toward simultaneously earning a high school diploma from their assigned school and an Associate in Arts degree from SPC. There is no cost for the college application, tuition or textbooks.

Students attend all classes at St. Petersburg College campuses and follow the SPC academic calendar. Enrollment is capped at 125 students (including juniors and seniors) per campus – Clearwater, Seminole and Tarpon Springs.

SPC Early College

Early Admission Program at St. Petersburg College

This full-time program offers students the chance to spend their senior year attending all of their classes at SPC campuses, where they can complete high school graduation requirements while earning credits toward a college degree. There is no cost for the application, tuition or textbooks. Enrollment is capped at 40 students per campus - Clearwater, Seminole, St. Petersburg/Gibbs and Tarpon Springs.

Early Admission students must be enrolled in a Pinellas County public high school for the entire second semester of their junior year to be eligible.

SPC Early Admission

Early Admission Application Instructions

FAQ About Dual Enrollment at SPC

How do I qualify for Dual Enrollment classes?

Students must meet the qualifying high school GPA and College Placement Test score requirements. Pinellas County public school students must have at least a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA based on a minimum of seven (7) high school credits in a combination of math, science, English or social studies. Students must also meet the following:

Meet any additional criteria set by the institution
Approval by a school counselor/administrator as ready for success at the college level of instruction
Have a full schedule of 7 active classes per semester, 4 of which must be at Northeast High School
Have no more than 6 college level classes (DE, AP) per semester

To remain in the Dual Enrollment program, you must maintain a college GPA of 2.0 (C average).

How do I take the Postsecondary Education Readiness Tests (PERTs)?

Check the Counseling Department website for PERT testing dates at Northeast High School...

The following steps need to be completed in order for SPC to prepare your PERT remote test:

You must have applied to SPC and received an SPC ID and Live Email Account. You must activate this account and create a password in order to be scheduled to test.

Complete and submit this form at web.spcollege.edu/survey/34098.

Allow 2 business days for SPC to get the account prepared to take the PERT.

You will receive an email from SPC with next steps. This email will be sent to the Preferred Email Account entered on the form.

Remote testing is proctored by Honorlock and requires testers to use the Chrome browser, have a photoID, and a web camera.

Please note that each student will have only two attempts per semester to take the PERT

First attempt is free

Second attempt is $15

Students are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to prepare prior to testing.

PERT Study Guide

College Success Practice PERTs

What test scores do I need to earn?

All Dual Enrollment students must have a full battery of test scores on record in the SPC system, whether or not the course requires minimum qualifying scores.

SPC uses the highest scores from the PERT, Accuplacer, PSAT, SAT, ACT, and CLT administered within the last two years. Scores used for course placement must be less than two years old.

NOTE: If you plan to use scores in lieu of PERT scores for eligibility, please download a PDF of your score report from your and submit it to your Counselor.

How do I register for classes?

Step One: Obtain the Permission Form for Dual Campus Coursework at SPC, from here or from your counselor.

Step Two: Not all SPC classes are approved for high school students, so you will need to check the List of Approved Dual Enrollment Courses to find the Course Number of the class you wish to take.

Step Three: Read the Instructions to Search for Available Classes on the SPC website so you can find the remainder of the required information for the class to include on your permission form.

Step Four: Submit the completed and signed permission form by scanning it and sending it to your counselor as an email attachment. Don't forget to include a copy of your ACT or SAT score report if those are the scores you are using for eligibility.

How do I become a Full-Time SPC Student after high school?

INTERESTED IN STAYING AT SPC AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

If you are currently enrolled in dual enrollment classes in high school, then you have already completed the SPC Application, obtained your SPC ID and SPC Live Email, and are considered a part-time SPC student.

If you want to continue your college education at SPC after you’ve met all your high school graduation requirements and graduated from high school, please complete the SPC Supplemental Application and follow the necessary steps upon completion to becoming a full-time student at SPC.

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