H.V. JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
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Georgia’s new dual enrollment program that allows high
school students in grades 9-12 to earn college credit while
working on their high school diploma.
Accel
 Hope Grant for dual enrollment
 Move on When Ready
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The New
Move on When Ready
(MOWR) Program
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To increase college access and completion
To build confidence and encourage those students who may
not be thinking about college to reconsider
To prepare students to enter the workforce with the skills they
need to succeed
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SB 132-Move on When Ready (MOWR) Program
High school students may enroll while in grades 9th-12th.
Earn dual credit-high and college at the same time
Wider range of course offerings
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SB 2- New High School Graduation Option
Students complete at least the following state required school courses or
their equivalent and take associated EOC exams
1 Health and PE Course
2 English
2 Math
2 Science
2 Social Studies
Student can then work to complete an associate degree, technical
diploma or two technical certificate programs in a career pathway and all
the training prerequisites for any state, national, or industry
occupational certifications or licenses required to work in the field.
Student is then awarded a high school diploma and college credential(s)
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All students attending a public or private high school in
Georgia or a home study program.
Must be approved and classified as eligible by the high school
Any 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade student
No residency required
Must meet admissions requirements and deadlines at post
secondary institution
Must have not already received high school diploma
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Must sign an advisement form with the high school counselor
May attend more than one postsecondary institution at a time
and receive credit at both
Must meet satisfactory academic progress as defined by the
postsecondary institution
Eligible for 3 semesters per academic year (Fall, Spring and
Summer)
No limit to how many terms a student may participate, but
high school advisement session is required each semester
Can be denied participation at any time for violation of
secondary or post secondary rules
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The MOWR Dual Credit Enrollment Course directory can be
found on the MOWR webpage on GAcollege411.org
All approved postsecondary courses and comparable high
school courses are listed on the course directory. The
directory includes English, Mathematics, Science, Social
Studies, Foreign Language, Career, Technical and Agricultural
courses (CTAE) and electives.
The directory lists each participating post secondary
institution and their courses.
Students can take online courses at the post secondary
institute as well.
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Student should set up an appointment with their high school
counselor
Student must complete MOWR application (found on
Gacollege411.org website) and submit to high school each term.
Student must also complete the MOWR Participation Agreement
The application requires high school counselor and
parent/guardian signatures.
The application is term specific and must be completed for each
postsecondary semester or quarter of participation in the MOWR
program.
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Under MOWR, students are not responsible for any post
secondary costs other than course related fees or supplies
(lab fees, materials, supplies, tools or equipment)
Post secondary institutions provide required course books.
Books remain the property of the postsecondary institution at
the end of the semester/quarter.
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Core courses are included in the student’s HOPE high school
GPA for HOPE Scholarship and Zell Miller Scholarship
eligibility.
Core coursework taken as dual enrollment meets Academic
Rigor Requirements and are given a weight of 0.5.
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Dual credit hours paid for by MOWR are not counted toward
the attempted hours or combined attempted hours limit for
HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship at the postsecondary level.
Dual credit hours paid for by MOWR are not counted toward
the paid hours or combined paid hours limit for HOPE and Zell
Miller Grant and Scholarship at the postsecondary level.
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Maturity level
Academic rigor of college classes
Initiative in college classes vs. high school
Procrastinator
Unwilling to ask for help
Dropping a course may affect their high school graduation
requirements
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