Jackson State Community College partners with high schools within their 14 county
service area to offer local dual credit opportunities in PHED 2050 Health and Wellness,
BUSN 1300 Personal Finance, COL 1010 College Success, and CITC 1308 Computer Literacy.
Additional local dual credit options may be available. Students have the opportunity
to earn credit that may be applied at Jackson State. Faculty at the college train
high school faculty on the learning objectives for each course and provide challenge
exams to determine if credit may be awarded (minimum grade of 70 required). For more
information regarding local dual credit, contact Jennifer Cherry at jcherry@jscc.edu or 731-425-8822.
Each High School will need to fill out the student information template for each Local
Dual Credit course. Use the example template listed below, and send the completed
template back to Jennifer Cherry at jcherry@jscc.edu and Jessica Reece at jreece1@jscc.edu.
Local Dual Credit Exam: Personal Finance, Health and Wellness, College Success