Joint Enrollment/Early Admission of High School
Students/Postsecondary Options
The University System of
Georgia recognizes the need to provide academically talented high school
students with opportunities for acceleration of their formal academic programs.
This recognition has led to the development of two organized programs: (1) a
joint enrollment program in which the student, while continuing his/her
enrollment in high school as a junior or senior, enrolls in courses for college
credit; and (2) an early admission program in which the student enrolls as a
full-time college student following completion of the junior year in high
school. Public high school students, classified as juniors or seniors, who are
at least 16 years of age and who meet the eligibility criteria may choose to
participate in the Post Secondary Options program which pays for tuition during
the academic school year (excluding summer terms). The minimum admission
standards for both the joint enrollment and early admission programs have been
developed to allow certain advanced students to receive both high school and
college credit for some courses.