Dual Enrollment Program

As a dual enrolled high school student, you’ll experience college life ahead of your peers. You’ll know what will be expected of you in a college classroom and the level of coursework you’ll receive. The credit you receive will transfer directly into your degree program when you become a student. Some dual enrollment students are able to graduate early with less student debt.

Before you jump into your dual enrollment application, it’s important that we highlight a key difference between dual enrollment and dual credit. Dual enrollment credits can be applied only to your continued college credits. Dual credits count for both college and high school credit simultaneously. Dual credit is possible through this program, but it must be cleared by Cornerstone and your high school.

Fall and spring tuition is $191 per credit hour and enrollment in the program also requires a $35 technology fee per semester. Other fees, including the cost of textbooks or other resources, will depend on the course you enroll in. If you opt for a summer online course, the cost is $375 per credit hour and does not require a technology fee.

Courses in some subject areas—English, Spanish and math—require additional exams and/or interviews to be completed prior to the opening of class registration. If you have not taken the ACT, SAT or CLT, placement tests are also available through Cornerstone.

For more information, contact Admissions at 616.222.1426.

Dual enroll course registration will be handled according to the submission date and order of course preference. Please note that fall and spring students will be placed in a maximum of two classes. Summer students can be placed in one class per summer semester. The Admissions Office cannot guarantee your enrollment in any of your preferred courses.

Dual enrollment course registration for Spring 2021 coming soon!

Popular Courses for Dual Enrollment

You must be admitted to CU before you can register for courses. Use our list of course options (coming soon) and talk with your admissions counselor to decide what class will best fit your goals. Popular dual enrollment courses include the following:

• ENG-114: College Composition
• ENG-212: Writing in Culture
• COM-112: Communication in Culture
• PSY-111: General Psychology
• MATH-121: College Algebra
• BIO-111: Introduction to Biological Science
• BIO-151: General Biology

Course descriptions are available in our academic catalog found on the Registrar’s Office page.

You can place an order for your transcripts directly through the Registrar’s Office.

In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, it is necessary for Cornerstone University officials to obtain written consent from a student prior to releasing information from the student’s financial record to most sources outside the university. FERPA policy also allows the release of directory information.

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