Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Program

This program allows high school students to enroll in University of New Mexico courses on campus and online while simultaneously attending high school. Additionally, college courses may be offered at some high schools through the UNM Branch campus dual credit programs. Courses taken at UNM are considered to be elective credit and may not count toward earned credit for high school graduation.

Note: Students are enrolled in a non-degree seeking status which should not be confused with undergraduate
admission.

Dual Credit Option

Dual Credit allows high school students attending approved public school districts, charter schools and state-supported schools in New Mexico to earn both high school and college credit for qualifying dual credit courses. Remedial and developmental courses may not be taken as dual credit.

Concurrent Enrollment Option

Concurrent Enrollment allows students attending non-accredited/non-approved high schools and home-schooled students to enroll in courses at UNM to earn college credit while still in high school.

Who is eligible to enroll in the Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment program?

Eligibility is at the discretion of the school district. In all instances, the final admission determination will be made by the Director of Advisement at University Advisement Center (UAC).

For more information and application procedures you may contact Scott Karlman, Coordinator of Program Advisement, at 505-277-2631.

Meeting the criteria listed does not mean that the student will be automatically admitted to the Concurrent Enrollment or Dual Credit Programs. In all cases the final admission determination will be made by the Director of Admissions.

1. The student must be a high school junior or senior.
2. The student must have the certification and unconditional recommendation of the high school as well as proof of parental consent prior to participation.
3. The high school must furnish the Office of Admissions with an official high school transcript.
4. Minimum quantitative requirement one or more of the guidelines listed below:
   
   
   1. Cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better on a 4.00 scale for 9th, 10th, and 11th grades in subjects counted toward graduation
      - or -
      
   2. Class rank in top 25%, and a minimum grade point average of 2.25 on a 4.0 scale
      - or -
      
   3. An ACT composite score of 23 or an SAT total score of 1060 and a minimum grade point average of 2.25 on a 4.0 scale.
5. A student planning to enroll in English 101 must have a minimum score of 19 on the English portion of the ACT or 450 on the verbal portion of the SAT.
6. A student planning to enroll in any math course numbered above MATH 120 must have a minimum score of 22 on the Math portion of the ACT or 510 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.

Students who have attended a non-accredited /non-approved high school or home school may apply for Concurrent Enrollment; however, they must meet the ACT or SAT requirement to be eligible.

Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Application