It is an agreement between Macon State College and local schools that allows high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit through Macon State College.

They must:

• Have a combined Critical Reading/Math SAT score of 970 or above with a minimum Critical Reading score of 430 and Math of 400, or an ACT minimum English score of 17, Math 17, and a Composite score of 20
• Have a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 to include all attempts in academic coursework as calculated by Macon State College for admission purposes
• Evidence in the high school transcript that student is on track towards the completion of the USG RHSC(Required High School Curriculum) requirements and high school graduation.
• Be recommended by their high school counselor or principal
• Have the written consent of parent or guardian
• Exempt all Learning Support requirements

This program is designed for qualified students who, based on the combined judgments of high school and college officials, have demonstrated a level of social and academic maturity, which would enable them to pursue a full-time college course of study following completion of their junior year of high school. Students are not normally permitted to enter this program after having begun their senior year of high school.

They must:

• Have a combined Critical Reading/Math SAT score of 1100 or above with a minimum Critical Reading score of 430 and Math of 400, or an ACT minimum English score of 17, Math 17, and a Composite score of 24
• Have a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.5 to include all attempts in academic coursework as calculated by Macon State College for admission purposes
• Evidence in the high school transcript that student is on track towards the completion of the College Preparatory Curriculum or the USG RHSC(Required High School Curriculum) requirements and high school graduation.
• Be recommended by their high school counselor or principal
• Have the written consent of parent or guardian
• Exempt all Learning Support requirements

With certain restrictions, the courses are relatively free to the students. Funding can be secured through the Accel or Move On When Ready program.

The Accel program is funded by the Georgia Lottery for Education and administered by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. It allows a student to attend either on a part-time or full-time basis at Macon State College. Credit hours for which students receive payment from Accel will not be included in the maximum of 127 total credit hours of payment they can receive from the HOPE scholarship program, after they graduate from high school.

The Move On When Ready program is funded through the Georgia Department of Education. Students are required to attend college on a full-time basis and carry a minimum of 12 semester hours per term.

Students are responsible for tuition and fees above 12 semester hours. Students are also responsible for tuition and fees related to courses not covered under the college and high school equivalent courses listed in the Accel and the Move On When Ready programs.

Applicable course credit may count toward high school graduation requirements. At the same time, the courses will be applied toward the freshman year of college.

Macon State College faculty will teach the courses at the high schools or students may take courses at the main campus in Macon or the Warner Robins Campus.

Students will be expected to meet the academic challenges of college-level coursework.

They must apply during spring registration at their high schools and complete the paper joint enrollment application available here.

Application deadline for joint enrollment admission: June 1st for fall semester, and December 1st for spring semester.