Dual Credit Application - Central Catholic

Dual Credit Program

Dual Credit Cohort

School Code- Central Catholic

School Type

High School

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Application Term

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The St. Mary's University Dual-credit Program provides an opportunity for eligible juniors and seniors from Central Catholic to earn St. Mary's University academic credit while simultaneously satisfying high school graduation requirements. Students have the opportunity to earn up to 30 college credit hours.

Student Benefit
Financial Benefits: Eligible students can earn up to 30 credit hours at the special tuition rate of $200 per course per term (or $400 for the year-long Central Catholic equivalent), which is a significant financial savings. This fee will be included as part of the annual tuition to Central Catholic.

Academic Benefits: Students who earn college credit while in high school can significantly reduce the time required to complete a college degree. Students will have the option of either completing the bachelor's degree in less time or expanding their college-level studies to include additional majors and/or minors.

Eligibility
The program is suitable for juniors and seniors from Central Catholic High School who meet the eligibility requirements (listed) and academic prerequisites prior to enrollment in dual-credit courses.

Requirements include the following:

For non-math courses (excluding physics), a minimum score of 500 on the critical reading portion of the SAT or 50 on the critical reading of the PSAT, a minimum composite of 21 on the ACT, or the equivalent score on another standardized college entrance exam.
For math and physics courses, a minimum score of 350 on the Texas Success Initiative (TSI), of 500 on the math portion of the SAT or the PSAT, or 510 on the math portion of the new NewSAT, or of 17 on the math portion of the ACT. For Pre-Calculus, the completion of College Algebra with a minimum grade of B, a minimum score of 520 on the math portion of the SAT or PSAT, a minimum score of 550 on the math portion of the NewSAT, or a minimum score of 22 on the math portion of the ACT.
For all Dual Credit courses, achieve and maintain appropriate Central Catholic eligibility criteria and satisfactory completion of Central Catholic course(s).

Application Process
All candidates for the dual-credit program must complete and submit this application.

On the application, indicate the courses you would like to take for dual credit. Students are limited to no more than two courses per semester and no more than a total of 29 credit hours for the duration of their participation in the program.

Once your application has been accepted, approved and processed, you will be able to continue to take courses for dual-credit for the remainder of the 2026-2027 academic year without submitting another application as long as eligibility requirements are maintained with Central Catholic and St. Mary's. A student who fails to maintain eligibility can reapply to the dual-credit program once all eligibility requirements are met. There are no application fees. Tuition fees are $200 per course.
*The fees are included as part of Central Catholic's annual tuition.

Approval to participate in the program does not constitute admission to St. Mary's University as a matriculated undergraduate student. Students in the program must apply for regular admission as a full-time student during their senior year of his school using the Application for Admission and Scholarship.

*Denotes a required field.

GENERAL STUDENT INFORMATION

Name

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Address

Permanent Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Do you have a different mailing address?

Yes

Enter your mailing address if different than permanent.

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Contact Information

Have you applied for dual-credit with St. Mary's University before?

Yes

If yes, please use same email address that was used on previous application(s).

Email Address

Home Phone

Cell Phone

Opt-In for text updates

Yes

DEOMOGRAPHICS

Biographical Information

Gender

Female

Male

Birthdate

Country of Birth

Citizenship

Race/Ethnicity

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Definitions

White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, Middle East, or North Africa.

Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southest Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), who maintains cultural identification though tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Yes

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check one or more of the following groups in which you consider yourself to be a member:

Race

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

White

EDUCATION INFORMATION

What is your anticipated high school graduation year?

2027

2028

2029

Dual Credit Course Selection

Please indicate the course(s) you intend to take for dual credit. Students may enroll in a maximum of four courses (equivalent of 12 credit hours for the year). Students can have no more than two semester-long courses each term or two-year long courses and one semester course each term. For two course sequences, students must take the Fall course prior to the Spring course (for example SP2311 in Fall and SP2312 in Spring)

Course Selection: *

Introduction to Evolution BL1301 – Fall

Introduction to Evolution BL1302 – Spring

Spanish 3 PreAP SP2311 – Fall

Spanish 3 PreAP SP2312 – Spring

Engineering Graphics and Design EG1301 – Full Year

Religion 4 TH1301 – Full Year

English Rhetoric and Composition EN1311 – Full Year

Physics I PY1401 – Full Year

British Lit EN2354 – Full Year

DISCLOSURES

St. Mary’s University is an equal education opportunity institution. The University’s admission standards and practices are free from discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, color, disability, ethnicity or national origin.

In Compliance with Title IX, St. Mary’s University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities it operates. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the St. Mary’s University Title IX Officer or to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.

St. Mary’s University is committed to assisting all members of the community in providing for their own safety and security. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online. If you would like a hard copy of the report, stop by the St. Mary’s Police Department Office at One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, Texas 78228 or request a copy be mailed to you by calling 210-436-3330.

The report contains information, required by law, regarding campus security and personal safety. The report also contains information about fire statistics in campus residential facilities and crime statistics for the three previous calendar years that occurred on campus; property owned or controlled by the University; and public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

Information regarding graduation and retention rates is available online.

CERTIFICATION

By signing, you are acknowledging the following statement:

To the best of my knowledge, the information in this application is complete and accurate. I authorize St. Mary's University to report my enrollment status and grades received to my parent(s) or guardian(s) and high school administration. I understand that it is my responsibility to submit all required documents to the St. Mary's University Office of Admission. I realize I must maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to participate in the program.

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Date of last revision: May 2026