To my current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students aiming to do dual enrollment classes with Athens Tech next year, I have received communication from Tracie McGhee that testing requirements for Dual Enrollment admissions will be as follows:
If you are a current 10th or 11th grade student and have a HOPE GPA of 2.6 or better by the end of the school year, there is no testing requirement. Complete your Application for Athens Tech Dual Enrollment and send your transcript using the My High School Transcript after you log in. That is it. Wait for an answer and then let Mr. Kulp know when you are done!
If your HOPE GPA is less than a 2.6, you can use your PSAT or Milestones Test scores if there is no Accuplacer/SAT/ACT scores to report. First, do the Application for Athens Tech Dual Enrollment and send your transcript using the My High School Transcript after you log in. Next, email Mr. Kulp (mike.kulp@socialcircleschools.org) to have him forward your PSAT scores or your Milestone test scores to Athens Tech. FOLLOW UP with Tracie McGhee (tmcghee@athenstech.edu) to verify receipt of these scores and the status of your admission. When you get an answer from Athens Tech on admission, let Mr. Kulp know.
If you are a current 9th grader who has not taken the SAT or the ACT, you will not be able to do dual enrollment with Athens Tech next year, if you plan on taking academic courses. You would have had to had a score a 1200 or a 26 if you did have a test score- ouch! If you want to go to Athens Tech to take CTAE-style classes (i.e.- welding, culinary arts, cosmetology), testing requirements can be met with a PSAT, Milestones or Accuplacer test score.
If you are a current 8th grader and you have not taken the SAT or ACT, you and your parents can pay for college classes at Athens Tech, but you will not be able to participate in the Dual Enrollment program where the State pays for your classes.
Biggest change in all of this is the ability to substitute a PSAT/Milestone test score for an Accuplacer. And "no," I do not know what the cut scores are for the PSAT or the Milestones tests are.
