Dual Enrollment

The Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (1996 PA 160) and the Career and Technical Preparation Act (2000 PA 258) provide a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and enabling qualified pupils to enroll in courses or programs in eligible postsecondary institutions. These Acts require that a school district or Public School Academy (PSA) provide eligible students with the opportunity to enroll in higher ed courses, including career and technical preparation programs. The courses that students are eligible for must not be offered by the high school or PSA and must lead towards postsecondary credit, accreditation, certification, and/or licensing.

MDE Dual Enrollment Contact

• Jeff McNeal 517-241-6958
  • Schedule a meeting on McNeal Office Hours

Students and Parents

• Dual Enrollment and Early Middle College. What’s the Difference?
  • Explains the difference between a student enrolling in a college course through dual enrollment compared to participating in an Early Middle College program.
• Dual Enrollment FAQs
  • Frequently Asked Questions about dual enrollment for parents and districts.
• Qualifying Scores for Dual Enrollment
  • Eligible English and Mathematics courses are limited to those subject areas for which the student has achieved a qualifying score. However, a district may elect to support a student’s enrollment in a subject area that the student has not yet achieved a qualifying score if it has been determined to be in the best educational interest of the student. Other eligible courses do not require a qualifying score.

Districts

• College in High School Communications Toolkit
  • Information kit that can be personalized by districts to promote college experiences in high school.
• Dual Enrollment Calculation Worksheet
  • Used to determine the minimum amount of financial support the district will provide students for dual enrollment courses.
• Principal Letter, sample
  • A letter to students which confirms a student’s eligibility, the eligible college course(s) approved by the district based on the student’s Educational Development Plan (EDP), and the amount per course that the district is required to pay.
• Postsecondary Eligibility Letter, sample
  • An example of a letter that the district can send to students about the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (1996 PA 160) as required by the Act.

Colleges and Universities

• 2025-26 Nonpublic Dual Enrollment Billing Form
  • Postsecondary institutions will use this form to submit for tuition support for students who are enrolled in State-approved Non-Public schools.
• College in High School Communications Toolkit
  • Information kit that can be personalized by colleges and universities to promote college experiences in high school.

Legislation

• Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (1996 PA 160)
• Career and Technical Preparation Act (2000 PA 258)

Early Middle College

• Early Middle College High School Opportunities