Accel Program for Dual-Enrollment Students Georgia Student Finance Commission GSCA Fall Conference November 10, 2004

Accel ProgramAccel Programfor Dual-Enrollment Studentsfor Dual-Enrollment Students

Georgia Student Finance CommissionGeorgia Student Finance Commission

GSCA Fall ConferenceGSCA Fall ConferenceNovember 10, 2004November 10, 2004

Purpose of Accel ProgramPurpose of Accel Program Eligibility Requirements for Eligibility Requirements for

ParticipantsParticipants Length of EligibilityLength of Eligibility Application ProcessApplication Process Award AmountsAward Amounts Situations (Q&A)Situations (Q&A)

ACCEL ProgramACCEL ProgramAGENDAAGENDA

Accel ProgramAccel ProgramPURPOSEPURPOSE

To provide GA High School students To provide GA High School students with the opportunity to earn college with the opportunity to earn college degree-level credit hours as they degree-level credit hours as they simultaneously meet their high school simultaneously meet their high school graduation requirements.graduation requirements.

To assist students who have already To assist students who have already successfully completed most of the successfully completed most of the academically meaningful coursework academically meaningful coursework available at their high school.available at their high school.

Public high school students are eligible Public high school students are eligible starting Fall 2004.starting Fall 2004.

Private high school students are Private high school students are eligible starting Winter/Spring 2005.eligible starting Winter/Spring 2005.

Accel ProgramAccel ProgramELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY

REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

Student:Student: must be classified as a legal resident of must be classified as a legal resident of

GeorgiaGeorgia must meet citizenship requirements;must meet citizenship requirements; must meet Selective Service Registration must meet Selective Service Registration

requirementsrequirements must not owe a refund on a State programmust not owe a refund on a State program must be in compliance with Georgia’s must be in compliance with Georgia’s

Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 19901990



Student:Student: must be classified as a high school junior must be classified as a high school junior

or senioror senior must not already have a GED or high must not already have a GED or high

school diplomaschool diploma must be admitted and classified as dual-must be admitted and classified as dual-

credit student, enrolled in college degree-credit student, enrolled in college degree-level courseworklevel coursework

There is no minimum or maximum number of There is no minimum or maximum number of hours required for participation in Accel.hours required for participation in Accel.




REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS The high School must accept the college The high School must accept the college

degree-level coursework back and show degree-level coursework back and show it on the student’s high school transcript.it on the student’s high school transcript.

Beginning with Winter/Spring 2005, Beginning with Winter/Spring 2005, courses must be in one of the five CPC courses must be in one of the five CPC areas (English Language Arts, areas (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Foreign Language).Foreign Language).

Accel Course Directory is now available.Accel Course Directory is now available.

Accel ProgramAccel ProgramLENGTH OF ELIGIBILITYLENGTH OF ELIGIBILITY

Accel not available during Summer Accel not available during Summer terms.terms.

Accel hours will not be included in the Accel hours will not be included in the 127 semester/190 quarter Attempted-127 semester/190 quarter Attempted-Hours limit for HOPE.Hours limit for HOPE.

Accel hours will be included in the 127 Accel hours will be included in the 127 semester/190 quarter Combined-Paid-semester/190 quarter Combined-Paid-Hours limit for HOPE.Hours limit for HOPE.

Accel ProgramAccel ProgramAPPLICATION PROCESSAPPLICATION PROCESS

Student completes “Student Section” of Student completes “Student Section” of Accel Program Application;Accel Program Application;

High School completes “High School High School completes “High School Section” of Accel Application;Section” of Accel Application;

College completes “College Section” of College completes “College Section” of Accel Application.Accel Application.

Completed application is forwarded to Completed application is forwarded to GSFC and college invoices GSFC.GSFC and college invoices GSFC.

Accel ProgramAccel ProgramAWARD AMOUNTSAWARD AMOUNTS

Students attending Students attending publicpublic institutions institutions receive tuition, HOPE-approved receive tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees, and a book allowance mandatory fees, and a book allowance (6+ hrs = full book allowance; 1 to 5 hrs (6+ hrs = full book allowance; 1 to 5 hrs = half book allowance).= half book allowance).

Students attending Students attending privateprivate institutions institutions receive up to $3,000 per academic year receive up to $3,000 per academic year for full-time enrollment (or a pro-rated for full-time enrollment (or a pro-rated amount for less than full-time amount for less than full-time attendance).attendance).

Accel ProgramAccel ProgramSITUATIONS – Q&ASITUATIONS – Q&A

Mrs. Jones calls to inquire about Mrs. Jones calls to inquire about her daughter’s possible eligibility her daughter’s possible eligibility for Accel. The family members for Accel. The family members are citizens of Canada; the father are citizens of Canada; the father is here on a work Visa; daughter is here on a work Visa; daughter here on a student Visa. Last year, here on a student Visa. Last year, the daughter participated in PSO. the daughter participated in PSO. Is she eligible for Accel?Is she eligible for Accel?


Answer: NoAnswer: No

A student must be a U.S. Citizen A student must be a U.S. Citizen or a non-citizen who meets Title or a non-citizen who meets Title IV eligibility requirements. Work IV eligibility requirements. Work Visas and student Visas do not Visas and student Visas do not meet the qualification of an meet the qualification of an “eligible non-citizen.”“eligible non-citizen.”


Mrs. Johnson calls, asking how Mrs. Johnson calls, asking how Accel will pay for her son’s Accel will pay for her son’s courses if he participates in courses if he participates in Accel? Do we send the money to Accel? Do we send the money to her so she can pay the college?her so she can pay the college?



GSFC cannot disburse funds directly to GSFC cannot disburse funds directly to students/parents. After the college students/parents. After the college verifies the student’s eligibility to verifies the student’s eligibility to participate in Accel, the college will participate in Accel, the college will invoice GSFC. Then GSFC will send the invoice GSFC. Then GSFC will send the funds to the college, and the college funds to the college, and the college will apply the funds to the student’s will apply the funds to the student’s account.account.


Mr. Price calls to find out how his Mr. Price calls to find out how his daughter can receive her book daughter can receive her book allowance from Accel.allowance from Accel.


Answer: More information needed.Answer: More information needed.

Is the student attending a public Is the student attending a public institution or a private institution? If the institution or a private institution? If the student is attending a private institution, student is attending a private institution, there is no book allowance! If the there is no book allowance! If the student is attending a public institution, student is attending a public institution, the parent/student should contact the the parent/student should contact the Financial Aid Office at the institution to Financial Aid Office at the institution to inquire about the distribution of the inquire about the distribution of the book allowance.book allowance.


Ms. Hall calls to ask if there is a Ms. Hall calls to ask if there is a minimum high school GPA minimum high school GPA requirement or minimum SAT requirement or minimum SAT score that the student is required score that the student is required to have to be eligible to to have to be eligible to participate in Accel.participate in Accel.



Accel does not require a minimum Accel does not require a minimum high school GPA or SAT/ACT score high school GPA or SAT/ACT score for participation. However, the for participation. However, the student’s high school may establish student’s high school may establish a minimum standard. Also, the a minimum standard. Also, the college may require a minimum college may require a minimum standard for admission or standard for admission or participation (970 SAT).participation (970 SAT).


Sally Student calls. Her high Sally Student calls. Her high school counselor has told her that school counselor has told her that since she did not participate in since she did not participate in Accel during Fall Semester 2004, Accel during Fall Semester 2004, she cannot participate during she cannot participate during Spring 2005. Is this true?Spring 2005. Is this true?


Answer: MaybeAnswer: Maybe

While Accel doesn’t require that a While Accel doesn’t require that a student participate all year, the high student participate all year, the high school may have determined that the school may have determined that the student will not have the required student will not have the required number of units (Carnegie units) for number of units (Carnegie units) for high school graduation if he/she does high school graduation if he/she does not participate in dual enrollment not participate in dual enrollment during all terms of the academic year.during all terms of the academic year.


Ms. Jenkins’ child (a senior) Ms. Jenkins’ child (a senior) attends a private high school that attends a private high school that is HOPE-eligible. Can her child is HOPE-eligible. Can her child receive Accel for the term receive Accel for the term beginning in January 2005?beginning in January 2005?


Answer: YesAnswer: Yes

Effective January 2005, students at Effective January 2005, students at eligible private high schools will be eligible private high schools will be able to receive Accel at an eligible able to receive Accel at an eligible public or private college. (Students public or private college. (Students at public high schools may receive at public high schools may receive Accel at an eligible public or private Accel at an eligible public or private college during Fall 2004.)college during Fall 2004.)


Mr. Williams has a son who is a Mr. Williams has a son who is a junior at Milton High School. He is junior at Milton High School. He is interested in the types of courses interested in the types of courses his son can take at Georgia Tech his son can take at Georgia Tech and take advantage of Accel. Is and take advantage of Accel. Is there a Course Directory?there a Course Directory?


Answer: The Accel Course Directory Answer: The Accel Course Directory is now available at is now available at www.gsfc.org..

It includes course information from It includes course information from the University System of Georgia, the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Department of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, and Technical and Adult Education, and a number of private colleges.a number of private colleges.

Accel ProgramAccel Program

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Accel Program for Dual-Enrollment Students Georgia Student Finance Commission GSCA Fall Conference November 10, 2004