Spalding University allows high school students with qualified academic credentials to enroll in our courses. There are two programs a student may be granted admission for Spalding credit –Dual Credit and College Credit. 

I. Dual Credit is defined as a high school course taken in partnership with Spalding in which a student is simultaneously earning high school and college credit. Students enrolled in dual credit will have a tuition rate of $72 a credit hour. 

Criteria for admission: 

1. Student must be either a high school junior or senior. 
2. Students must be enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum. 
3. A Dual Credit registration form must be completed, along with parent signature.

Kentucky Dual Credit Scholarship Program:
Residence of Kentucky attending a Kentucky high school could qualify for the Kentucky Dual Credit program. If a student were eligible, the student would receive a scholarship through the state of Kentucky to cover the $72 a credit hour tuition. Funds are disbursed to the eligible student’s high school and the high school will pay the dual credit course fee. 

II. College Credit is a high school student wanting to enroll in college courses at Spalding to earn credits through our College Credit program. College credit courses are courses taken at Spalding for college credit and are not courses that also earn high school credit. Students enrolled in college credit will have a tuition rate of $72 a credit hour. 

Criteria for admission: 

1. Student must be either a high school junior or senior. 
2. Students must be enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum. 
3. Students must complete an application for admission and submit an official high school transcript 
4. A College Credit registration form must be completed, along with parent signature. 

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