Early College Program
The application window for the 26-27 school year has closed.
Applications for the 27-28 school year will begin in November.
Student Qualifications and Important Links
Prospective students apply to the Early College Program during their 10th or 11th grade year and participate during their 11th and/or 12th grade year.
Students must have:
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
- 90% cumulative attendance
- Complete the MACC Dual Credit Application
- After completing the MACC Dual Credit Application, you will receive an acceptance letter from MACC in the mail. This letter is sent to all students who apply to MACC and does not designate acceptance into the Early College Program. This application must be completed 48 hours prior to taking the ACCUPLACER through MACC.
- Meet the Early College Placement Test (Accuplacer) Sign Up, College Readiness, and MACC Course Placement Standards
- Complete the CPS Early College Program Application
- For more information, we encourage you to attend an Information Session via Zoom. Early College Information Session Link and Sign Up
- A list of common MACC courses taken by students and how they transfer to CPS high school credit can be found here .
- Private school and homeschool students must live in the CPS attendance area and register with the high school in their attendance area by the application due date to participate.
- Students will be eligible for MACC Summer courses.
- Once accepted, students are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 college credit hours each semester taught by a MACC professor. Courses will count as both high school and college credit. Students can make substantial progress or complete an Associate degree by high school graduation.
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