Lone Star College

Lone Star College

How to Apply

These guides are created for our dual credit students to use for their course applications. ApplyTexas will be used for any students seeking admission for Fall 2024. To apply for a dual credit class, students will need to meet the necessary dual credit placement scores (DC Placement Scores – Original TSI, DC Placement Chart-New) and will need to create an ApplyTexas account (ApplyTexas DC Guide) Then submit the following to the campus admissions office before or when registering:

  1. Meet all course prerequisites and minimum college readiness test scores in reading, writing, and/or math for enrolled courses

  2. Go to the ApplyTexas Website and use the (ApplyTexas DC Guide) to complete the application.

  3. Upon receipt of your LSC Student ID # via email, submit the following electronic form: Course Approval Form for Fall 2024 courses you will be taking next school year by the deadline of May 1st at 4:00 pm. Course Approval form will be available for the Fall 2024 beginning Monday, March 25th. If a student has added the following courses in their course request, you will need to submit the Lone Star form for Fall 2024:

    • English 1301 (English 3-D (11th grade), English IV-D (12th grade))

    • Math 1314 (Pre-Calc Dual)

    • Biology 2401 (Anatomy & Physiology-D)

    • Musi 1306 (Music Studies Music Appr. I-D)

  4. When completing the Section # and Course # form for each course, please add “0000“. For “Subject” and “Catalog #” you will put for example Subject “English” and Course Catalog: “1301” if the class you are submitting it for.

  5. College Ready TSI Test Scores (Depends on Courses – Please check the Course Matrix for College Core Curriculum Completion for more details)

  6. Upon submission of the Course Approval Form, your counselor will receive an email to verify the courses listed for correct enrollment and to approve your submitted form.

  7. If approved, a waiver will be applied to cover tuition costs.

NOTE:

  • For all students to take dual credit courses for next year, course request submission MUST be made by Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 4:00 pm. After the Deadline, dual credit course requests will NOT be considered.

  • The Course Approval form MUST be submitted by May 1st, 2024, at 4:00 pm.

  • Please make sure you submit only 1 enrollment form for all of the courses you will be taking for Fall 2024, if applicable.

  • No submissions will be accepted AFTER the deadline (May 1st, 2024, at 4:00 pm).

Dual Credit During Summer:

Students who choose to take dual credit during the summer break will only be allowed to take the following courses:

  • Texas Government (Govt 2306)

  • Introduction to Communication (SPCH 1318) or Public Speaking (SPCH 1315)

  • Principles of Sociology (Soci 1301)

For students who take dual credit over the summer, payment will covered by the student. The campus will not be covering payment for summer dual credit courses. Starting at the start of the 2023-2024 school year, any course taken off the student’s schedule -(including dual and online in the summer) will receive on-level (out of 4.0) grade points corresponding with the grade earned. 

How to Drop a Course:

Please submit the Lone Star Dual Credit Add Drop Form by filling out the following form: Lone Star Fillable DC Drop/Add Form

Counselor and Student are expected to sign the form. The counselor will share signed form with Lone Star