DeKalb High School Academic/Workforce Dual Credit Courses

DeKalb High School parners with Texarkana College to offer our students numerous dual credit courses.   Our list of current course offerings can be found below.

You can also learn more on Texarkana College's site at TC Dual Credit.

Students that receive free or reduced lunches may qualify for a dual credit scholarship.  These scholarships are made available by Texarkana College and DeKalb High School’s Disadvantaged Scholarship, DeKalb Professional Women's Association and DeKalb KARES.  Students need to apply for these scholarships each semester prior to classes starting.  Application deadlines will be announced during the Daily Announcements and during Dual Credit Classes.

Please see the steps to getting registered for those classes below.

Step 1:  Choose dual credit course(s) when picking schedule for the next school year. Students may meet with our Texarkana College Academic Counselor for Dual Credit, Mrs. Harmon. She will be on campus to assist DHS students each Tuesday. You may schedule a meeting with her through the Counseling Office.

Step 2:  Check with Mrs. Dooley and/or Ms. Wicker to see if you qualify for a test exemption.  (They are also listed below.)

College Readiness Testing Exemptions:  Applicable to both Dual Credit and Early Admission

ACT: 40 Combined Reading & English and 22 Math

TSI: 950 Math or Diagnostic of 6 & 945 English or Diagnostic of 5, with a Write Placer of 5.

If you do not meet the above qualification, then you must take the TSI test.  

• See Ms. Wicker to test. When testing, students must show valid photo identification. 

Step 3:  Students meeting the qualification in Step 2 will register for the classes when school starts in August.  Academic and Workforce courses will cost $41 per course credit each semester.   

• Students that receive free or reduced lunches may qualify for a FAST dual credit scholarship.  These scholarships are made available by Texarkana College. This scholarship doesn’t require an additional scholarship application.
• DeKalb Professional Women's Association and DeKalb KARES also provide scholarships to students who do not qualify for the FAST scholarship above.   Students need to apply for these scholarships each semester prior to classes starting.  Application deadlines will be announced during the Daily Announcements and during Dual Credit Classes. 
• Texarkana College also offers a payment plan.
• The students will register online for their classes with Mrs. Dooley.  You can pay for your child’s classes online through their myTC account under the Student tab.  The balance will need to be paid before they can enroll for the next semester.

Step 4: Study! All of these courses will be documented on your college transcript, so start off on the right foot by studying and keeping those grades up.