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Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment

What is Dual Enrollment?

Dual Enrollment is a CCAP partnership between Poway High School and Palomar College. CCAP is the California College and Career Access Pathways, which allows high school students to take college courses, taught by college faculty, on the high school campus. High school students are provided an opportunity to achieve high academic goals through college coursework in a challenging, supportive, and motivating setting. Students may earn college credit, as well as credits towards a high school diploma.

 

Things to Consider Before Taking a College Course:

  • Grades: They become part of your official college record.
  • Impact on Financial Aid: Failing a class could negatively affect future financial aid.
  • Transferability: Not all courses are transferable to every four-year university.
  • College Expectations: Adjusting to college-level content and faculty expectations may be challenging.
  • Privacy (FERPA): As a college student, parents/guardians cannot speak to professors directly regarding your academic matters.

 

Requirements:

  • Students must be in the 10th - 12th grade to sign up
  • Minimum GPA requirement of 2.50
  • Must meet the minimum school day attendance requirement (10th and 11th Grade students can only have 1 off-roll per trimester)
  • Fall Courses: Students must request a 1st-period off-roll in the 1st & 2nd Trimester.
  • Spring Courses: Students must request a 1st-period off-roll in the 2nd & 3rd Trimester.

 

2026-2027 Dual Enrollment Course Offerings:

Art of the Cinema - CINE 100

 

Fall 2026
Trimester: 1 and 2

First Day of Class: Aug. 24, 2026

Tues and Thurs
 
To Be Announced - check back!
 
 Spring 2027
 

Enrollment Process 


Step 1: See your school counselor to add the dual enrollment course

 

Step 2: Apply to Palomar College

 

  • If you have previously enrolled in a Dual Enrollment course:
 
 

Step 3:

  • Use your new CCC ID username and password to continue onto the official Palomar application to complete it for the upcoming term.  Once it is submitted, you can verify your current Palomar College application on your main profile page of CCC Apply under 'Submitted Applications."  You will also receive a confirmation email from CCC Apply.  Please allow up to 3 business days to receive. This email will have your Palomar ID.
 

Step 4: 

  • Complete the K12 Special Admission Form entirely (do not leave boxes blank in the Student and Parent/Guardian sections).  You will need to indicate your Palomar ID number. The Palomar Instructor section does not need to be completed. Return to your school counselor for School Official Certification. 
 

Step 5: 

  • Attend Dual Enrollment Orientation
    • At Poway High - Date & Time to be determined (enrolled students will be notified)
 

Questions: Contact your PHS school counselor

Mrs. Jerilyn Padua Reyes, School Counselor
Ms. Jerrah Smith, School Counselor
Palomar College Dual Enrollment Liaisons