Frequently Asked Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Dual Credit is the ability to earn college credit as a high school student.  In some cases, a student may also earn a high school letter grade for taking Dual Credit courses
  • The Dual Credit program offers college-level courses for high school students in a cooperative arrangement with local school districts.
  • Getting a head-start on your college education and joining the KSU Dual Credit program can help you:
    • Graduate from college earlier;
    • Spend less money on college;
    • Prepare in advance for university and career settings.
  • On-site Team Teaching: These courses are team taught in the high school by high school and college faculty. Check with your high school counselor to see if a class of this type is taught at your high school.
  • On campus: These courses are taught on the Kentucky State University campus only. Students must commute to campus to participate.
  • Virtual Asynchronous: These courses are taught on the Kentucky State University campus. Students at the high school remotely join the college class at the same time using the Blackboard learning management system and other synchronous technologies.
  • The Dual Credit Office works with school districts to assess their course needs and interests.
  • If a student is an individual Dual Credit program student, then he or she may contact the Dual Credit Office directly to determine which courses they can take.  The Director of Dual Credit, Ally Barfield-McClure, can assist in advising students on courses and any other support services needed. dorothy.barfield@kysu.edu 
  • 2.5 GPA
  • Be enrolled in a public high school, private high school, or home schools. 
  • Meet prerequisites for course work including any ACT or KYOTE requirements. 
  • Your School Counselor is responsible for registering all Dual Credit program students. Your School Counselor will communicate the course registrations to the Dual Credit program. 
  • If applying independently of your school, please contact the dual credit office for assistance. 
  • Dual Credit students may check their WIRED accounts to verify their midterm and final grades.
  • Tameka Clark of the Bursar’s Office is responsible for invoicing, she can be reached at Tameka.Clark@kysu.edu .
  • Instructions on how to pay your dual credit bill can be found: Pay My Bill 
  • Please email the Kentucky State University IT Help Desk for initial Blackboard concerns. The email address is HelpDesk@kysu.edu.  After contacting the Help Desk, please reach out to the Dual Credit office.