Overview

Dual Credit is an opportunity for high school students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously. Students demonstrating college readiness through a college placement exam can earn college and high school credits in the same course by attending classes at their high school, on a Lone Star campus, and/or online. We partner with independent school districts, private schools, and homeschool families to offer courses in the core curriculum, foreign languages, and workforce education. 

Lone Star College waives the tuition (the price you pay for class by credit hours) for dual credit courses. Student pays for fees (charged to all students and provides services such as libraries, learning centers and computer labs) and textbooks. Initial test fees for the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment are waived for dual credit students. Textbooks and other instructional materials may be purchased from the campus bookstore or other textbook retailers in new, used, rental, or e-book formats.

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To be eligible for dual credit you must:

• Be enrolled in public, private, high school or home school with an agreement with Lone Star College
• Obtain approval from the high school designee and parent/guardian for dual credit enrollment
• Complete college admissions requirements for exceptional admissions into the dual credit program
• Meet minimum college readiness test scores in reading, writing, math and/or prerequisites for the course(s) you want to take for dual credit
• Complete each college course attempted with a grade of C or better in order to continue in the dual credit program. Students age 15 or younger must have a parent, legal guardian or authorized responsible adult at the LSC campus, center or facility to monitor the student's activities outside of class and to be immediately available in case of an emergency.

Note: Secondary Schools (ISD, or private) may select a different deadline that supersedes Lone Star College's published deadline.  Please confirm the secondary school's deadline with your dual credit high school designee or counselor.

Dual Credit Students

To find information and resources, select the type of dual credit student you are.