Dual Enrollment Programs

Academic Excellence Program

Eligibility Information


General Information

  1. Student must have completed freshman year in high school to enroll in regular freshman classes at LSUS.
  2. Student must be currently enrolled at a public, private, parochial or home school in Louisiana.
  3. Student must have taken either the PLAN or ACT (or SAT) assessment and those scores are on file at the high school.
  4. Student must be in good standing as defined by the high school.
  5. Student must have permission from the high school and their parent/guardian to participate.
  6. Student must be eligible to enroll at the postsecondary institution.
  7. A postsecondary academic transcript will begin which records all institutional credit for which the student attempts.
  8. Student only receives credit for the course at the college level.
  9. To continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms through this funding opportunity, student must have successfully completed (earned A,B,C or P) prior dual credit courses. Students who earn less than C or who withdraw/resign from a course may not enroll in the following semester or term with AEP funding.
  10. If the student resigns or withdraws from a course or enrollment is cancelled, the student must receive permission from both the high school and college to continue enrollment in subsequent semesters/terms.
  11. Students must reapply each semester.



Eligibility Criteria

  1. Completed at least one year of high school with a minimum of 5 units
  2. Have one of the following:
  3. High School GPA of 2.0 or greater
      1. OR High School graduation rank top 50% of class
      2. OR an ACT composite score of 20 or greater (or SAT equivalent) OR a PLAN score of 17 or greater
  4. AND (if taking English or Mathematics) need no more than one developmental course by having one of the following:
    1. ACT English score of 18 or greater
    2. ACT Mathematics score of 19 or greater

 

Updated on August 13, 2009
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