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Dual Credit

Academic Dual Credit

Ball High students in conjunction with Galveston College, have the opportunity to earn high school credit through college course credit. Students may choose to earn college credit by enrolling at Galveston College under the dual credit arrangement during the school year and/or summer. Theses courses are taught on the Ball High campus, Galveston College campus, and/or online.

To participate in this program, students register at Ball High and Galveston College during the prior school year. Students may also be required to pay Galveston College tuition and fees. Costs are set by the college. Financial aid may be available

To be eligible to take academic dual coursework, students must meet one of the following requirements (depending on the dual courses the students desires to take) :

  1. Take the TSI assessment and assess as college ready
  2. Take the ACT test and score a composite of 23 or higher with a minimum of 19 or higher in the corresponding sections of the English or Math
  3. Take the SAT and score a minimum of 530 in mathematics and a 480 in Verbal.
  4. Take the PSAT/NMSAT and score a minimum of 460 on evidence-based reading and writing test and/or a score of 510 on the mathematics test.
  5. Achieve a score of 4000 on English II STAAR EOC and /or a score of 4000 on the Algebra I STAAR EOC and in conjunction, a passing grade in the Algebra II Course.

Academic Dual Credit Courses offered:

  • Anatomy & Physiology: BIOL 2401 & BIOL 2402
  • Art Appreciation: ARTS 1301
  • Biology: BIOL 1406 & BIOL 1407
  • Business Comm: SPCH 1321
  • British Literature: ENGL 2332
  • Calculus AB/BC: MATH 2413 (Calculus I) & MATH 2414 (Calculus II)
  • Chemistry: CHEM 1411 & CHEM 1412
  • College Alg/Pre-Calc: MATH 1314 (College Algebra)& MATH 2312 (Pre-Calculus)
  • English III or English IV: ENGL1301 & ENGL1302
  • Environmental Science: ENVR 1301/ENVR 1101 & ENVR 1302/ENVR 1102
  • Federal Government: GOVT 2305
  •  Film Appreciation: DRAM 2366
  • Learning Frameworks: EDUC 1300
  • Music Appreciation: MUSI 1306
  • Philosophy: PHIL 1301
  • Physics: PHYS 1401 & PHYS 1402
  • Psychology: PSYC 2301
  •  Sociology: SOCI 1301
  • Stats: MATH 1342
  • Tech Writing: ENGL 2311
  • Texas Government: GOVT 2306
  • US History: HIST 1301 & HIST 1302
  • Western Civilization: HIST 2311 & HIST 2312