
Rhode Island is committed to supporting students in taking college courses to earn credit while still in secondary school.
Please click here to view a GUIDE that:
- shows the two state-level mechanisms for dual enrollment, the ACN and the PrepareRI Dual Enrollment Fund,
- shows a course grid that helps students identify which opportunity they should pursue, and
- lists the most frequently asked questions related to dual enrollment in Rhode Island.
In 2013, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation (RIGL 16-100) that called for the adoption of a statewide policy for dual enrollment that allows students to take college courses to earn credit at both the secondary school and the higher education institution. Subsequently, the Board of Education adopted regulations in April of 2015, that provide all qualified Rhode Island high school students access to college level coursework while still in high school.
Students can access college level courses in two ways by taking:
- Concurrent enrollment courses at their high school: these courses are the same courses that are taught at the college, but are approved to be taught at the high school, by the high school teacher.
- Dual enrollment courses at the institution’s campus: these courses are part of the institution’s regular schedule and are taught by a college professor.