Dual Enrollment

Within the context of the University mission, the Dual Enrollment Program provides qualified high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses at their schools or on the Barry University campus. Through the Dual Enrollment Program, students can test their ability to perform at the college level and earn transferable college level credits.

• Enables students to earn high school and university credits simultaneously.
• Adds rigor and broadens the scope of high school curriculum.
• Acclimates students to university level coursework and expectations.
• Accelerates time to degree completion
• Can increase academic performance and educational attainment.

• Learn what it is like to take a college class.
• Gain access to tutoring at Barry along with library, career, and counseling services.
• Get an official Barry transcript with college credits, transferable to most universities.
• Save money on college tuition and potentially graduate college early.
• Receive an annual tuition discount as an undergraduate student at Barry.

For further information regarding the dual enrollment program, email or call us:

Barry University
OFFICE OF DUAL ENROLLMENT
11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33161
Email: dualenrollment@barry.edu
Fax: (305) 899-3346
Whitney Watkins, Ed.D., Director
Phone: (305) 899-7861
Pauline Brown-Jones, M.S., Coordinator
Phone: (305) 899-3568

Participation in the Dual Enrollment program will give students a head start in their college degree and the comfort of knowing that it will be completed in a shorter time. Barry University offers a wide variety of college courses that can be taken at your school or on campus. If you are interesting in dual enrollment, reach out to your High School Liaison at your school.

The dual enrollment program is an opportunity to take challenging courses and accelerate educational opportunities.

• Students who successfully complete dual enrollment courses will save time and money toward their college degree with free tuition and textbooks.
• Students should understand, however, that dual enrollment course are college courses and the amount of work necessary to succeed in dual enrollment courses may be much greater than in high school courses. In addition, dual enrollment courses become part of a student’s permanent college transcript and are calculated into the student’s permanent postsecondary GPA.
• Poor performance as a dual enrollment student can ultimately impact one’s postsecondary career, including acceptance to a state university, academic standing and financial aid eligibility. It is important to do well in these courses to realize all the benefits of dual enrollment

Students must:

• Be enrolled in a course of study which will fulfill requirements for high school graduation
• Be in either 11th or 12th grade
• Have a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA
• Must attend a partner high school
• Acquire parent/guardian and high school’s approval needed
• Approved Dual Enrollment application
• Have the minimum standardized college placement or readiness score according to the Florida Department of Education’s Common Placement Testing
  • Additional minimal test scores may be required for higher level courses

Dual Enrollment grades impact both your high school and college GPA.

• Grades can affect your acceptance into colleges and universities.
  • Some colleges and universities will consider your dual enrollment GPA in their admissions decisions.
• Dual Enrollment grades can affect your Bright Futures Scholarship.
• Earning less than a “C” in a dual enrollment course may cause your college/university application to be rejected or rescinded and could be cause for program dismissal.
• Dual Enrollment grades can affect your acceptance into limited access majors and/or your admission to graduate school.
• They remain on your college and high school transcripts forever, and cannot be forgiven on your transcripts.

To get more information about the dual enrollment program, read about it in our Dual Enrollment Students Handbook.

1. Student Resources – access to all student related matters
2. Barry Student Handbook – handbook for students at Barry University
3. Accessibility Services – accommodation for students with disabilities
4. Student Library Guide – access to the library resources
5. Email Access or Reset Email Password
6. Applying to Barry University - If you wish to continue taking Barry courses after high school, you must formally apply to the university.

Barry University through the Office of Dual Enrollment partners with public and private high schools to offer courses at the high school or on the main Barry campus. Students who enroll in the program and successfully complete the course receive college credits from Barry University.

Barry University through the Office of Dual Enrollment partners with public and private high schools to offer courses at the high school or on the main Barry campus. Students who enroll in the program and successfully complete the course receive college credits from Barry University.

The Office of Dual Enrollment works closely with High School Liaison, who is typically the Guidance Counselor or a representative provided by the school who oversees the program. The High School Liaison plays a critical role in creating a greater Barry University presence at the high school; identifying prospective instructors and students at the high school. In addition, the liaison will ensure academic consistency is aligned with Barry University’s policies and procedures.

Courses are taught by instructors from Partner High Schools who are credentialed to teach, or by adjunct instructors who currently teaching at Barry University. For a high school instructor to become a dual enrollment instructor at Barry University, he or she need to be in compliance with the adjunct faculty credentialing requirements and SACSCOC. The dual enrollment instructor must have a master’s degree or 18 credit hours of graduate-level coursework from an accredited college or university in the field of study. Read more about the role of an instructor in the Dual Enrollment Adjunct Faculty Handbook.