Dual Enrollment

Town Eligibility: Students are eligible if meeting one of the town/location categories below:  

• Students currently enrolled in a designated Massachusetts secondary school, residing hometown or home school (public or private) in the following towns: Chelsea, Danvers, Everett, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lynn, Malden, Peabody, Revere, Rockport, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Wakefield, or Winthrop.  

OR  

• As of Spring 2023, we have expanded eligibility to include all high schools located within Essex County. Each of these additional high schools may enroll up to five students per semester in the Salem State University Dual Enrollment program. Student selection is at the discretion of the high school Guidance Director.   

• A minimum high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 is required to participate 

• Approval from the student’s guidance counselor/school official is required (on the application) 

• An overall college GPA of 2.0 or higher (for Salem State) is required to remain eligible for dual enrollment participation in subsequent semester(s) 

• An eligible course must be a 100 or 200 level, credit-bearing college-level course that counts for no less than three credit hours.  

• The course must fall into a Salem State University General Education Category.  

  • Written Communication (W-I) 

  • Oral Communication (OC) 

  • Personal Growth and Responsibility (PGR) 

  • Creative Expression and Appreciation (CEA) 

  • World Cultures (WC) 

  • Human Past (HP) 

  • Contemporary Society (CS) 

  • Scientific Reasoning (SR) 

  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR) 

• First-Year Seminar and Honors level courses are not eligible.  

• Some courses may require other pre-requisite courses to be taken for eligibility. 

• Additional courses will require payment.  

There are several modes of instruction listed, but the ones to search on are:  

• In Person: These classes meet face‐to‐face. All instruction occurs in a designated campus location (classroom) during regularly scheduled predetermined days and times (synchronous) for which instructor and students are physically present throughout; will require detailed health and safety protocols for engagement among faculty and students. 

• Hybrid Asynchronous: Student learning occurs both in scheduled in‐person class meetings during specific published times and locations, and in asynchronous online class interactions. Typically, hybrid asynchronous classes will meet for fewer hours in person than standard in person classes, with more out of class work required.  

• Hybrid Synchronous: Student learning occurs both in scheduled in‐person class meetings during specific published times and locations, and in synchronous online class meetings during specific published times. Typically, hybrid synchronous classes will meet for fewer hours in person than standard in person classes, but will have required online class meetings.  

• Asynchronous Online: Student learning occurs exclusively online, asynchronously; no convenings of the entire class; student engagement with the faculty member occurs as requested via a digital platform. There will be no prescheduled meeting times either online or in‐person.  

• Blended Modality: Student learning occurs primarily online, asynchronously, but with pre‐scheduled synchronous in virtual convenings of the entire class (e.g. via ZOOM).  

• Synchronous Online: Student learning occurs exclusively online, during regularly scheduled predetermined days and times, for which instructor and students are virtually present throughout (e.g. via ZOOM).