Dual Credit

Dual credit: Absolutely. All dual credit classes are the same as the classes offered by CLC. Courses follow the same syllabus and are taught by qualified instructors who are approved by CLC. Dual credit students are held to the same standards of achievement as students on campus.

Dual enrollment: Yes. You take these classes at CLC, from college instructors, alongside other college students.

Articulated credit: Sort of. Articulated credit courses are high school courses that translate into (articulate) college credit at CLC. Use the credit to earn your associate degree or a certificate here, with less time and less tuition. On your CLC transcript, the credit posts with a "T" to indicate you successfully completed that course elsewhere. Articulated credit only counts at CLC. It won’t transfer on for a bachelor’s.

Dual credit: No. You do not pay CLC tuition for dual credit courses. CLC currently covers the tuition for all dual credit courses.

Dual enrollment: Yes. You are responsible for paying your tuition.

Articulation credit: No. These are approved courses you take at your high school at no cost to you.

Career and Technical Education certificate and degree programs such as graphic arts technology, nurse assisting, welding, automotive and many more offer dual credit courses.

General Education courses that count toward a college degree in such areas as foreign languages, psychology, art and sociology also offer dual credit options.

For detailed course descriptions and information please visit the CLC Catalog.

Dual credit:

• enroll in an Illinois high school and live in Illinois
• be successfully enrolled at mid-term
• complete the online admission information form
• meet course prerequisites (when applicable)
• register for a dual credit course at your high school
• submit your official ACT scores (if available)
• take both the academic proficiency and academic language proficiency tests (or have an ACT score of at least 17 in both English and reading)

Dual enrollment: Be admitted to CLC. The steps vary depending on whether you are younger than 16 or older.

Articulation credit: If you’re eligible to take the class from your high school, you’re eligible.

Dual credit: As a dual credit student, you register and enroll at CLC as a “non-degree seeking student prior to high school graduation.” The dual credit you earn becomes part of your official college record and is listed on your official CLC transcript.

Dual enrollment: You are a regular, degree-seeking CLC student.

Articulation credit: Articulation credit courses are taken at your high school, so you remain a high school student.

Ask your high school counselor or teacher for information on available dual enrollment, articulation credit and dual credit courses.

• Adlai E. Stevenson High School
• Antioch High School
• Barrington High School
• Carmel Catholic High School
• Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
• Deerfield High School
• Grant Community High School
• Grayslake Central High School
• Grayslake North High School
• Highland Park High School
• Lake County Tech Campus
• Lake Forest High School
• Lake Zurich High School
• Lakes Community High School
• Libertyville High School
• Mundelein High School
• New Tech @ Zion-Benton East High School
• North Chicago Community High School
• Round Lake High School
• Vernon Hills High School
• Warren Township High School
• Wauconda High School
• Waukegan High School
• Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
• Zion-Benton High School

Dual credit means you earn high school and college credit for taking the same course.

Dual enrollment means you take your normal high school classes and attend one or more CLC classes.

Articulated credit means you take classes at your high school and can turn those into CLC credits. These classes are separate from eligible dual enrollment and dual credit courses.

Dual credit and dual enrollment: Yes. You can transfer these credits to another college or university—for example, to Northern Illinois to count toward your bachelor’s degree. However, every transfer situation is different. Make sure your credits transfer the way you expect by working with your intended transfer school in advance.

Articulation credit: No. Your credits only count at CLC.