Dual Credit Information

• Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy: Your Dual Credit/Running Start grades matter for future Federal Aid consideration through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Federal law states you must be making "Satisfactory Academic Progress" (SAP) toward a degree for you to be eligible to receive federal financial aid funds. To be eligible for Federal Aid, a student must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA while earning passing grades in at least 67% of credits listed on their transcript.
• Lewis-Clark State College course credits count towards one's SAP eligibility, even when courses are taken in high school. Failing a college-level course in high school can carry forward on your transcript and impact your SAP eligibility.

If payment is not made by the set fee payment deadline(s), the student may be dropped from all classes. Late fees and registration holds may be assessed

• Washington Running Start students not attending on-campus receive a discounted tuition rate, and must pay out-of-pocket for their courses by the dual credit fee payment deadline.
• Washington Running Start students attending on-campus are charged a discounted tuition rate and must pay out-of-pocket for their courses by our institutional fee payment deadline.
• Idaho Dual Credit students not attending on-campus receive a discounted tuition rate and may be eligible for funding assistance through the Advanced Opportunities Program from the State of Idaho's Department of Education. Please visit Early College Program's Registration & Resources page for further information.
  • To receive assistance from the Advanced Opportunities Program, high school counselors work with our Dual Credit Coordinator to input students in the Advanced Opportunities Portal. Once a student has their courses properly entered in to this Portal, they may receive funding assistance up to $4,125 (lifetime maximum amount) for dual credit courses.
  • Idaho Dual Credit students must have their tuition balance paid by the dual credit fee payment deadline.
• Idaho Dual Credit students attending on-campus are charged a discounted tuition rate and must have their on-campus balance paid for by our institutional fee payment deadline.
  • Idaho Dual Credit students attending on-campus are responsible for course fees if eligible for funding assistance through the Advanced Opportunities Program from the State of Idaho's Department of Education. If they are ineligible for program assistance, they must pay their student account balance in full.

For information on how to make a payment, please visit out Payment Options page.

Why am I receiving a bill for my dual credit courses?

• For Washington students, your student account balance has not been paid.
• For Idaho students, Advanced Opportunities Program funding has not been applied and your student balance has not been paid.
  • Check with your high school counselor and the Dual Credit Coordinator to see if you are eligible for Advanced Opportunities funding assistance. If a student fails to earn credit for a course paid for by Advanced Opportunities, the student must subsequently pay for (and complete) a course on their own before he/she is eligible for further Advanced Opportunities funding. Advanced Opportunities funds may not be used for repeated or remedial course work. If a student runs out of Advanced Opportunities funding - they've used their allocated $4,625 (lifetime maximum amount) - then they must pay out-of-pocket moving forward.
  • Check with your high school counselor and the Dual Credit Coordinator that your course was properly put in the Advanced Opportunities Portal for funding.
  • Once approved for funding in the Advanced Opportunities Portal, processing time can be approximately up to 5 business days for your account balance to adjust.
  • If you are an on-campus Idaho dual credit student that is eligible for Advanced Opportunities funding, then you are responsible to pay for your course fees out-of-pocket. If you are receiving a statement after Advanced Opportunities funding has been applied to your student account, then you still owe your course fees.

My high school counselor said they put my dual credit course in the Advanced Opportunities Portal, why do I still have a balance?

• Check with your high school counselor and the Dual Credit Coordinator that your course was properly put in the Advanced Opportunities Portal. If your name, the credit amount, the course name, or the charges are incorrectly listed, then you are ineligible for funding until they are corrected.

Scholarships: No matter how many college credits a dual credit student is graduating high school with, they will be considered a freshman for scholarship purposes.

• For example, a dual credit student is graduating high school with their Associates Degree; they are not eligible for consideration of our Transfer Scholarship - they are eligible for consideration of our In-State Merit-Based Scholarships or our Out-of-State Merit-Based Scholarships as an incoming freshman (awarding is dependent on meeting scholarship criteria).

Admissions: A student must be fully admitted as a degree seeking student to receive federal aid. All official transcripts from dual credit courses must be on file with Lewis-Clark State College's Admission Office for a student to become fully admitted. This includes any institution where a dual credit course was taken with a grade received.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy: Your Dual Credit/Running Start grades matter for Federal Aid consideration through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 

• Federal law says you must be making "Satisfactory Academic Progress" (SAP) toward a degree for you to be eligible to receive federal financial aid funds. To be eligible for Federal Aid, a student must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA while earning passing grades in at least 67% of credits listed on their transcript.
• Dual credit courses have an impact on institutional Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). For example, if a student took two LC State dual credit courses and failed one but passed the other, this will show as a 50% completion rate - this will negatively impact an incoming student's Satisfactory Academic Progress standing and will result in them being out of compliance. It does not matter how long ago a dual credit course was taken, these grades will remain on a student's transcript and will affect their SAP standing. For information on how to change/appeal a grade on your transcript, visit the Registrar's Grade Change & Appeals page.

If a Student Account balance was left unresolved while in high school, there will be implications for future business with LC State.

• Registration: For grades earned with a balance left unpaid there will be a hold placed on the student's account to prevent future registration.
• Late Fees: Past due balances may result in the assessment of a $100 late fee.

For information on how to make a payment, please visit our Payment Options page.

My dual credit courses display on my high school transcript. Will a copy of my official high school transcript work to fully admit me to LC State?

• To become fully admitted as a degree seeking student to LC State, students must submit official transcripts from all previously attended institutions where they received a grade.
• For example: A Dual Credit/Running Start student took college courses in high school from the College of Western Idaho, Idaho State University, and the College of Southern Idaho. Our Admissions Office requires official transcripts from each individual institution to authenticate your attendance and grades.

Why is there a Student Accounts hold on my account?

• Your Student Account has an unresolved balance, preventing you from registering for courses here at LC State.
• For information on how to make a payment, please visit our Payment Options page.
• For further assistance with a past due balance, please contact our Student Accounts Office at 208-792-2790 or studentaccounts@lcsc.edu.

I took a dual credit course at LC State a couple of years ago. Does that have an impact on my current financial aid standing?

• If you previously took a dual credit course through LC State and failed that course, then this could negatively impact your future financial aid eligibility. Reviewing our Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, while earning passing grades in at least 67% of the credits listed on their transcript. If a student took one course and failed it, then this would show a GPA of 0.0 with a 0% completion rate, and will result in a student being out of compliance.
• If you find that you are out of compliance, we have a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal process that students may complete. Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal paperwork is available on our Financial Aid Forms webpage.
• For more information, please visit our Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy page and reach out to our Financial Aid Office at 208-792-2224 or finaid@lcsc.edu.