BENEFITS

Students will benefit by enrolling in classes that are:

• Rigorous and college-credit worthy
• Christian in content and worldview
• Engaging in live presentation and dynamic in class interaction

LETU has an exceedingly generous scholarship for dual credit students who attend LETU after high school. Eligible students who have passed at least one dual credit course may receive a $17,000 scholarship renewable for four years! More details are available here.

HOW IT WORKS

Students may enroll with Excelsior Classes in one of the dual credit offerings and pay their deposit. All dual credit courses are one-semester courses; the deposit and remaining tuition should be paid in accordance with Excelsior Classes’ timeline (see this page for registration fees/questions).

Any student enrolled in one of these classes will receive information regarding how to apply to LETU. If the student’s application is accepted, he or she will also enroll with LETU as a dual credit student, paying only $90 per credit hour for the class ($270) Dual credit fees will be billed by the university and must be paid according to LETU’s schedule. These are separate from the Excelsior Classes tuition.

This blog provides some great considerations for going the dual credit route using a live, online course.

Special Notes:

1. One does not have to dual enroll to take any of the classes below. They may be taken with Excelsior Classes only and could certainly be considered “honors level.”
2. The courses are university-level courses in content, rigor, and pace. While LETU allows any high school student to participate, please give careful consideration regarding your student’s maturity and skill set. Parents are ultimately responsible for placement. Most courses do require a basic foundation of MLA style and format.
3. It is most helpful to complete your fall application by August 1, 2024 and the spring application by December 18, 2024 to ensure enough time for processing and payment.
4. The Advanced Composition courses (LETU ENGL 1013 and 1023) must be taken in order. If the student has taken the first half of freshman composition with another college or university, then please indicate that on the dual credit form when applying to LETU. If the previous credit is from an AP or a CLEP score, then LETU will need those scores on file. Contact dualcredit@excelsiorclasses.com for more information.

Special Considerations

Students enrolling in dual credit should know that assignments, tests, papers, etc., must be done on time. Excelsior Classes’ teachers serving as adjunct faculty must report grades on a timely basis and must abide by LETU’s academic calendar. If a student is planning mission trips, vacations, or has time-consuming other activities, please know deadlines cannot be extended. (The overall Excelsior Classes calendar delineates the start date and the class breaks; final exams may be earlier than other classes. Individual teachers are able to clarify this for each class.)

Should a student decide that dual credit is not for him or her after the semester has begun, a student may drop the course according to LETU’s academic calendar. Students withdrawing from the course early on may qualify for a refund of some tuition paid to LETU by Excelsior Classes. Refunds from LETU are:

• 100% During week 1 and 2
• 80% During week 3
• None After the start of week 4

Please contact registration@excelsiorclasses.com if you need to drop your dual credit course or if you feel you qualify for a refund of LETU tuition. The refund policy for Excelsior Classes’ tuition may be found here and is separate from that of LETU.

Since LETU is accredited, your classes should have no problem transferring; however, you should check with the institution(s) you wish to attend regarding specifics.