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High School Dual Enrollment

Welcome to FAU High School Dual Enrollment!

The links below will help you navigate through specific information and instructions.

Eligibility Requirements
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Proof of eligibility is required for all students:

1. Have completed their freshman year of high school.
2. Receive the approval of their high school Guidance Counselor (or designee).
3. Have a 3.0 unweighted cumulative high school G.P.A.
4. Take the ACT, SAT, Accuplacer or P.E.R.T. and achieve all of the minimum scores on any one test (listed below.) Tests may not be mixed and matched.

*For information on testing at FAU, please visit The FAU Testing and Evaluation website

Dual Enrollment Student Fees
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Tuition, registration, and lab fees are waived for Dual Enrollment Students. However, there are a few fees associated with taking courses at FAU that all students are responsible for.

1. Owl Card – $10.00 (first semester of enrollment only)
2. Transportation Access – All students are responsible for paying this fee whether or not they park on campus. For current costs please visit: The Controller's Office Tuition Breakdown (In the yellow box below the tuition total)
3. Additional fees that may be incurred by the student – library fines, parking tickets, owl card replacements, late registration or payments fees, etc.

Course Selection
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Dual Enrollment students may take two classes up to eight credit hours each semester.

Students may not register for:

1. Courses that are less than three credits without a corresponding lab
2. Courses graded pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory
3. Directed independent study courses
4. Study abroad courses
5. Graduate level courses
6. Courses for which prerequisites have not been met

There are only three College of Business courses that Dual Enrollment students are permitted to take:

1. ECO 2013 – Macroeconomics
2. ECO 2023 – Microeconomics
3. GEB 2011 – Introduction to Business

Students who register for a class not listed on their permission form may be dropped without notice.

Resources to assist students in course selection:

• FAU Schedule of Classes
• Searchable Schedule - If you know the course prefix and number
• Departmental Schedule - For a broad range of courses by department
• Curriculum sheets by major
• Florida Department of Education High School Subject Area Equivalency List

Textbooks, Book Vouchers and Bookstores
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Palm Beach County Public School Students:
Obtain a book voucher from your High School Guidance Counselor. Students should take their completed form (Signed by the High School, Student, and FAU) to BookSmart located at: 145 NW 20th St, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Broward County Public School Students:
Print the Broward County Instructional Materials Acquisition Form. Students should take their completed form (signed by the High School, Student, and Parent) to the University Bookstore located on campus in the Breezeway next to Starbucks.

Non-Public, Private, Charter, or Home Education Students:
Students are responsible for purchasing their own instructional materials.

Transcripts
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Grades will be sent automatically to each High School at the end of the term. If a student is required to produce official transcripts for college applications, admissions, or any other purpose, they must order them online through MyFAU.
*Note that there is a fee of $10 per copy.

Once in FAU Self-Service:

1. Select: "Student Services"
2. Select: "Student Records"
3. Select: "Order Official Transcript"
4. Follow the instructions on the individual pages.  

Returning Dual Enrollment Students
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To continue taking Dual Enrollment classes, students must:

1. Earn a C (2.0) or better in each FAU class.
2. Maintain a 3.0 unweighted High School GPA.
3. Submit Permission Form (Complete one of the following)

Palm Beach County Public School Students
Broward County Public School Students
Non-Public, Private, and Home Education Students

4. Submit proof of current GPA.

Apply for FAU Dual Enrollment
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Applications which are incomplete or submitted after the deadline
cannot be processed.

Section 1 – General Application
High School Dual Enrollment Application

Section 2 – Permission (Complete one of the following)
Palm Beach County Public School Students
Broward County Public School Students
Non-Public, Private, and Home Education Students

Section 3 – Immunizations
FAU Immunization Form

Contact the Dual Enrollment Office
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Coordinator: Jessica Brynes
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-297-2009
Fax: 561-297-2081
Email: jbrynes@fau.edu