Participating in 藏精阁’s Early College Academy is a cost-effective way to earn college credit and helps foster a smooth transition to college. There are three ways to earn college credit at 藏精阁: Dual Credit, Concurrent Enrollment and Early College Credit.
Juniors and Seniors with an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) are encouraged to enroll.
Juniors and Seniors who have between a 2.5-2.99 overall minimum grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) may also be approved to enroll with signed letters of recommendation from the high school’s counselor or principal and student’s parent/guardian.
Sophomores must have an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and signed letters of recommendation from the high school’s counselor, principal, and student’s parent/legal guardian.
Freshman must have an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), and score at the 90th percentile or above on the ACT or SAT. Freshman must also have signed letters of recommendation from the school’s counselor, principal, and student’s parent/guardian.
*If a student is homeschooled, a letter of recommendation from the parent (obtained via our online registration process) will suffice in addition to an official copy of the student’s transcript.
*Please note, placement into individual courses (English or Mathematics) depends on the combination of a student’s grade point average, high school coursework, and individual Mathematics or English scores achieved on the ACT or SAT. The Early College Academy office will request an unofficial copy of your high school transcript to verify enrollment eligibility.
Concurrent Enrollment / Early College is only offered to high school Juniors and Seniors.
Juniors and Seniors with an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) are encouraged to enroll.
Juniors and Seniors who have between a 2.5-2.99 overall minimum grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) may also be approved to enroll with signed letters of recommendation from the high school’s counselor or principal and student’s parent/guardian.
Tuition and/or fees paid for enrollment in the Early College Academy Program are non-refundable.
The student may review the course schedule and decide what class he or she is interested in taking for the semester. Students are eligible to take most "100" level classes and some "200" level classes. Counselors will help the student identify what classes might be best for the student at the time.
Interested students should contact earlycollegestart@lindenwood.edu.