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There are many ways you can get credits for college in high school. It's a smart thing to do — you'll save money and get ahead!

Here are the three key ways:

• Earn College Credit at Your High School
• Attend a Local College While Still in High School
• Attend a High School/College Sponsored Program

If you are interested in any of these options, please contact your high school counselor or graduation coach for more information.

Earn College Credit at Your High School

Option	Description	Student Eligibility	Credit Type	Tuition May Be Paid By	Separate College Admission Requirement?	Special Condition / Notes
Advanced Placement (AP)	Successful completion of AP college-level courses and high scores on course exams will earn college credit at all USG institutions and many private colleges. AP courses are available at high schools around the state as well as through the Georgia Virtual High School.	Determined by HS	HS-College Credit Conditional*	N/A	No	Colleges vary in scores required and credits given, not available at every HS.
International Baccalaureate (IB)	IB is a challenging two-year curriculum offered at select high schools throughout the state Completion of the diploma may earn college credits for a student who scores well on the end-of-course assessments.	Determined by HS	HS-College Credit Conditional*	N/A	No	Colleges vary in scores required and credits given, not available at every HS.

*Note: Most colleges award credit based on post-course test scores.

Attend a Local College While Still in High School

Option	Description	Student Eligibility	Credit Type	Tuition May Be Paid By	Separate College Admission Requirement?	Special Condition / Notes
Dual Academic Credit	Courses in Math, Science, Language Arts, Foreign Language and Social Studies taken at a local college can allow a student to earn both college academic credit and high school credit.	HS students from HOPE eligible HS	HS and College	Student or Accel	Yes	Only selected courses in English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Foreign Language may be taken.
Dual Technical Credit	Courses taken at a local college can allow a student to earn both college technical credit and high school credit.	Georgia residents	College-HS credit at local discretion	Student or HOPE Grant	Yes	Coursework taken is in diploma or certificate programs only.
Move on When Ready	Students can begin their college career early and receive both a high school diploma and college credit.	HS Juniors and Seniors who have attended a public school within the past year and were counted in both Full-Time Enrollment (FTE) counts. Students must be a Georgia resident.	HS and College	Local System Funding	Yes	Students must take only college and/or virtual courses - none at High School.

Attend a High School/College Sponsored Program

Option	Description	Student Eligibility	Credit Type	Tuition May Be Paid By	Separate College Admission Requirement?	Special Condition / Notes
Dual Academic Credit	Courses in Math, Science, Language Arts, Foreign Language and Social Studies taken at a local college can allow a student to earn both college academic credit and high school credit.	HS students from HOPE eligible HS	HS and College	Student or Accel	Yes	Only selected courses in English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Foreign Language may be taken.
Advanced Academy	This Academy is an early admission residential program at the University of West Georgia and is open to gifted, talented and motivated students.	Merit-based requirements set by College	HS and College	Varies	Yes	Residential
Gateway to College	Located exclusively on Georgia Perimeter College and Savannah Technical College campus. It identifies drop outs or high-risk students who have the potential to graduate to earn a diploma or dual enrollment credit in a college.	16 to 21 years old, who have dropped out of High School or are significantly behind in credits and unlikely to graduate.	HS and College	Local System Funding	No	Site specific through local agreements between local school systems and colleges.
Georgia Academy of Aviation, Mathematics, Engineering and Science (GAMES)	This Academy is an early admission residential program at Middle Georgia College and is open to gifted, talented, and motivated students.	Merit-based requirements set by College	HS and College	Varies	Yes	Residential
Early College	Early College targets students traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education: high poverty, minority, first-generation college goes, with a goal of completing one- to two-years of transferable college credit prior to graduating from high school.	Selected sites	HS and College (some HS only)	Accel	No	Available only at selected sites (currently 12 sites)
Georgia Career Academies	Courses taken at a Career Academy may result in both high school and technical college credit or may give the student a head start on the pursuit of a technical certificate or diploma.	Selected sites	HS and College (some HS only)	HOPE Grant	No	Available only at selected sites (currently 7 sites)