Learner Support Services

High School Student Information

Concurrent Student Enrollment

Do you qualify?

A student admitted under "concurrent enrollment" admission is one who is currently enrolled in high school, grades 9-12, and enrolling for classes on the NWACC campus. In addition, the student must have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading system. Students who wish to take courses that do not require a standardized placement score must have a high school GPA of 2.5. Please view the NWACC Credit Course Placement Chart for a list of courses that may be taken with a minimum GPA of 2.5.

HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION AND REGISTER

Requirements:

• Meet with your high school counselor/home school primary instructor to review your transcript and discuss the courses you would like to take at NWACC.
• Complete the Application for Admission - $10.00 fee.
• Complete the Concurrent Student Registration form. Obtain all required signatures.
• Request a current high school transcript showing an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher, on a 4.00 scale
• Achieve college level placement test scores (COMPASS, ACT, or SAT) in the subject area in which you would like to take a class.

For advising appointment contact:
Dennis Wagemann in Bentonville at 479-619-2294
Kathy Casserly in Springdale at 479-927-3330
Paula Carollo in Fayetteville at 479-444-3058, ext. 109

Conditions:

• Students may not enroll in developmental/academic skills courses.
• Students will not be eligible to participate in institutionally or federally funded financial aid programs.
• Concurrently enrolled high school students will be expected to earn a grade of “C” or better, in each college course attempted, in order to continue concurrent enrollment.
• Students must submit the Concurrent Student Registration form prior to each semester of concurrent enrollment. An updated transcript is also required every semester.
• Concurrents students wanting to change their status to freshman must submit the Concurrent to Freshman form to the Records office

For a complete list of guidelines and instructions, please click here.

NOTE: Concurrent students are limited to enrolling in seven credit hours, including college courses taken on the NWACC campus and at your high school.

Concurrent students must maintain a grade of "C" in all college pre-requisite coursework to be eligible to re-enroll for the following semester.

An appeal to the NWACC Vice President for Learning may be submitted by those students who have a grade point average slightly below 3.0 and/or would like to take more than seven (7) college credit hours during a given semester. A high school student may also appeal a grade received in order to continue in the Concurrent Enrollment Program and/or to retake the class.

For questions or comments, please contact Dennis Wagemann.