Please note that when a student takes a dual credit course, they are adding official grades to their high school transcript AND their college transcript. We want students to be successful at both levels and students need to aim for A's on these courses in order to start off college with a HIGH GPA. The classes move at a fast pace during the summer sessions and students need to be prepared to spend time studying and working through materials outside of the scheduled class time.

**Students will not be able to select specific courses or finalize session dates yet. HCC posts their summer schedule in late March. Once students are approved by HCC as college-ready to register for classes, students will search for course dates and times that are available. All classes will be taken at an HCC location and are free. All courses are not guaranteed to be offered at all HCC locations or both summer sessions. All decisions about course dates/times will have to be made during the official HCC registration in April.

Interest Form: Applications are closed for the Summer of 2025

Initial submissions must be received before the 2025 deadline. Late submissions will not be allowed. After all interest forms are received, Mrs. Garcia will start holding meetings with interested students and will start processing paperwork for the summer session. Since we must adhere to HISD and HCC deadlines, please make sure to adhere to all required deadlines or you will be dropped from consideration in the summer dual credit program.

• 1^st Five Weeks Session: June 2 - July 6, 2025
• 1^st Eight Weeks Session: June 2 - July 27, 2025
• 1^st Ten Weeks Session: June 2 - August 10, 2025
• 2^nd Five Weeks Session: July 7 - August 10, 2025
  *June 19 and July 4 are holidays.

All courses are subject to availability and offerings posted by HCC. We will not know which session your child will be attending until the HCC summer course schedule is posted in March 2025. We also do not know, until the courses are posted in late March, if courses will be offered during a 5 week, 8 week, or 10 week session.

Strands Offered: 

Students that would like to take dual credit courses will need to pick one of the following strands. These strands offer students the ability to take courses starting the summer after their freshman year through the summer before their senior year.

Each of these courses at HCC equals 1 full high school credit.

Note: Even if your child qualifies to be exempt from the TSIA because they are considered college ready by another standard, HCC might still require your child to take the TSIA for their records.

**If the student took a dual credit class previously and did not receive an A or a B, we will need to hold a meeting with the parents/guardians, student, student’s dean, and Mrs. Garcia to discuss future course options. The student might also have to meet with an HCC counselor as an added level of support.

Important Deadlines for Summer 2025:

• Initial form must be completed by January 31, 2025. 
• Attend HCC paperwork session: Tentative Date - February 19, 2025 1:30 - 3:00 pm
• Completed paperwork must be submitted to Mrs. Garcia by February 26, 2025.

Students will meet with their child's dean and Mrs. Garcia to discuss all dual credit requirements and expectations before students are enrolled in courses.