Dual Credit
FAFSA & Financial Aid
Accuplacer & Eligibility Updates
Dual Enrollment Basics
Decision Day & College Access
100

This phrase reminds counselors that the official course list must be followed exactly.

What is “The List is Law”?

100

Schools must revise and upload these to support financial aid efforts.

What are financial aid plans?

100

The Accuplacer testing window for Summer/Fall 2026 closed on this date.

What is March 18, 2026?

100

New dual enrollment students are recommended to take no more than this number of courses per semester.

What is two courses?

100

This is the date of Decision Day 2026.

What is May 1, 2026?

200

Only courses on this list can appear on a high school transcript.

What is the Dual Credit List?

200

Who in OCR do you contact for issues with accessing FAFSA Data

Who is Dr. David Okreke

200

Students are able to qualify for more advanced Dual Enrollment courses using this?

What is Accuplacer Score?

200

These individuals support students with advising, eligibility and course selection questions.

Who are COAST advisors?

200

This is where Decision Day will be held.

What is Bowie Baysox Stadium?

300

This must be checked every year because course approvals can change.

What is the year-specific Dual Credit List?

300

Schools are asked to upload this evidence into district FAFSA plan.

What are artifacts?

300

These individuals members should be contacted for support with eligibility questions.

Who are the PSC, STC and COAST Advisor?

300

This is the minimum GPA required for dual enrollment eligibility.

What is a 2.6 unweighted GPA?

300

These uploads are past due and if your school plans to use a charter bus, must be turned in ASAP!

What are Decision Day field trip packets?

400

This course can now count as either English 11 or English 12.

What is EGL 1010?

400

Students can still be considered state aid after March 1st MHEC application deadline.

What is the True! 

Maryland has a Late FAFSA/MHEC One-App Appeal process.

400

COAST has limited access to this type of student information.

What are exact GPA and test scores?

400

This test is strongly recommended to expand course options.

What is the Accuplacer?

400

This application allows seniors to apply to multiple HBCUs using one platform.

What is the Common Black College Application?

500

Even if a dual credit course doesn’t have a PGCPS equivalent, it must be prammed this way.

What is the appropriate year dual credit list?

500

This is one reason students could complete a Late FAFSA/MHEC One-App Appeal Form?

Serious injury of student 

Serious illness of a member of the student’s immediate family

Serious emotional difficulties of student 

Other extenuating circumstance(s)

500

This file determines which students are eligible for dual enrollment.

What is the final eligibility file?

500

This session is not paid for by PGCPS unless approved.

What is the winter session?

500

These are dates for the Chaperone Decision Day Training.

What are Monday, April 20th and Tuesday, April 21st?

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