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Huskins Bill Classes
Beaufort County Community College offers Huskins Bill classes to qualified students at participating area high schools. The objectives of these programs are:
To provide a program for the benefit of selected high school students by providing college level educational opportunities not otherwise available;
To enhance the motivation and achievement of students who participate in the program; and
To improve the equalization of opportunities among high schools throughout the state by offering advanced and special courses, which are both college level and for college credit.
Huskins Bill classes may be offered only under a specific agreement between the Board of Trustees of the College and the local Board of Education. All such agreements must be approved by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges.
The Huskins Bill authorizes programs for “qualified high school students.” For the purpose of developing cooperative program agreements between high schools and community colleges, the wording “qualified high school students” is defined as students in grades nine through twelve who have achieved a level of academic and social maturity necessary to perform successfully in college credit courses and who have also been recommended by their principal for enrollment. There must also be mutual agreement between the two systems to define the criteria for student selection.
Students seeking to enroll in Huskins Bill classes must satisfy college prerequisites and take all placement tests.
Major and general education courses from the Common Course Library (CCL) of the North Carolina Community College System are eligible for inclusion in Cooperative Program Agreements between community college boards of trustees and local boards of education.
College credit will be awarded upon successful completion of course work. High school credit may be awarded upon successful completion and will be based on credit hour equivalencies determined by the L.E.A.
No courses which are specifically required for high school graduation (Minimum Admission Requirements [MAR]) are eligible to be offered under the Huskins Bill. Students enrolled in Huskins Bill classes may be required to purchase textbooks but are not required to pay tuition.
Final examinations are required by the College. Local high school policies on exemptions from final examinations will not apply.
For many years, high school students have participated in community college courses through “dual” or “concurrent” enrollment. Such enrollments are used as vehicles for the enrollment of advanced high school students in college level courses while still in high school.
Junior and senior public, private, and home-schooled high school students who are at least 16 years of age, may enroll in college courses tuition free if official written permission is obtained from their high school principal and chief administrative school officer (superintendent).
For home schooled students, the home school administrator must show and provide proof that the home school was certified by the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Instruction. This means that the administrator must have a school approval number, a charter for the school, or anything that denotes approval from the NC Department of Non- Public Instruction and provide copies of this information with the application and dual enrollment form. If the home school administrator and/or student does not have the proper certification, the student cannot apply and register for dual enrollment classes at BCCC.
Students can obtain a petition for dual enrollment from their guidance counselor or the BCCC Admissions Office. This permission must be forwarded to the Admissions Office. Curriculum work may apply to graduation at BCCC. Courses taken in the College Transfer Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree curriculums are transferable to most four-year senior colleges and universities in North Carolina. High school students may also enroll concurrently in continuing education courses. However, applicable registration fees may be required.
The State Board of Community Colleges’ policy regarding dual enrollment as cited in NCAC 2C.0301 permits high school students to enroll in a community college course under the following conditions.
must be at least 16 years of age, and,
must be recommended by the chief administrative public school officer and approved by the president of the community college; and,
must obtain certification from the principal that the student while enrolled at the college, is also enrolled at the high school, is taking the equivalent of at least one-half of a full-time schedule and is making appropriate progress toward high school graduation, or is attending one-half of the school day, and is making appropriate progress toward graduation; or (in the case of courses offered in the summer) must certify that such student took at least three (3) high school courses or attended one-half of the school day during the preceding year and made appropriate progress toward graduation.
must achieve required placement scores.
Dual enrollment provides for “mainstreaming” advanced high school students into existing community college courses. This program is in addition to the Huskins Bill program. Dual enrollment should be used by local school and college officials to provide for any cooperative programming which does not require establishing a separate course section for high school students. The enrollment of high school students cannot displace adult college students.
While the community college should not be used to supplant any regular high school programs, including summer school, it is reasonable and appropriate to permit dual enrollment of selected high school students, as long as the coursework is college level, non-remedial, and not regularly offered by the high school.
Beaufort College Academy
The goal of the Beaufort College Academy is to maximize the instructional offerings at both the secondary and post secondary levels to provide the greatest educational benefit to the citizens of our area.A key benefit for stude
nts planning to pursue four year degrees and beyond is the opportunity to complete (tuition free) the 44 SHC General Education Core in the Associate in Arts program required by the UNC System while still enrolled in high school.A parallel benefit is to p
rovide students planning to pursue technical careers in areas like Nursing, Computer Science, or Industrial Technology with the opportunity to complete a sizeable portion of their course work (tuition free) while in high school and be prepared academically to transition into the appropriate AAS program at BCCC with no remediation.All BCCC Associate Degree programs recommend that students complete a math sequence that includes a minimum of Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Students planning to particip
ate in any of the Early College Academy options should complete these courses by the end of the 11th grade.Periods indicated below are approximate time periods for Beaufort County Schools, but may vary slightly to allow time for student travel.
Academy
courses are available to students from public, private, and home schools. Students must meet all BCCC Admissions requirements and course prerequisites and be approved by their school administrator. Students will have to buy their own textbooks unless purchased by their school or school system.
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