HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS and SENIORS: Earn College credit while in high school

through the PROGRAM FOR ACCELERATED COLLEGE ENROLLMENT (PACE) Dual Enrollment Classes!

The Program for Accelerated College Enrollment (PACE) provides opportunities for high school juniors and seniors to get a head start on college. Through the cooperation and endorsement of the Horry and Georgetown County School Districts and the respective high schools, the PACE program enables qualified high school students to meet high school graduation requirements while taking college credit courses.

The PACE program offers college credit courses at Horry and Georgetown County high schools or on any of the three campuses of Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The courses offered by Horry-Georgetown Technical College are taught by experienced and dedicated full-time or adjunct college professors. These courses are normally approved for dual-credit if requested by the PACE student through his (her) high school. Dual-credit allows a PACE student to apply the college credit earned at Horry-Georgetown Technical College towards high school graduation requirements. Interested student should contact their high school Guidance Office about dual-credit. 

There are two alternatives within PACE based upon the preference of the qualified high school student. Each PACE opportunity has  admissions requirements that must be satisfied before a high school student can enroll as a PACE student. The two PACE opportunities for junior and seniors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are University Parallel and Applied Technology.

University Parallel
Through the University Parallel and General Studies Division the PACE program offers college credit courses from the list of 74 statewide transfer courses to public four-year colleges and universities. 

 The admission requirements for University Parallel courses are: 

1. The student must have obtained junior status;
2. The student must be currently taking high school college preparatory courses with a grade point average in all CP courses of at least 2.50;
3. The student must be recommended by his (her) high school guidance counselor, principal or other designated school official as someone who can benefit from the program; and
4. The student must have a letter of permission from his (her) parent(s) or guardian(s).

A PACE student must have successfully completed three years of high school CP English with a "C" or better and have senior status to be eligible to enroll in English Composition I (ENG 101).

Students who enroll in English Composition I (ENG 101) at Horry-Georgetown Technical College must take an in-class diagnostic writing sample within the first week of class. This diagnostic writing sample is to gauge the student's potential for successful completion of ENG 101. The diagnostic writing samples are graded by the English faculty at Horry-Georgetown Technical College. In the case of a PACE student, where the writing sample has indicated that he (she) will have difficulty in ENG 101, he (she) will be referred to the Guidance Office of the high school of attendance for a schedule change.   

Applied Technology
Horry-Georgetown Technical College offers college credit applied technology courses which the PACE student can chose. These applied technology courses may or may not carry transfer credit to a four-year college or university. Upon graduation, the high school student can apply the college credits earned to a program at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

The admission requirements for Applied Technology are: 

1. The student must have obtained junior status;
2. The student must be currently taking high school Tech Prep courses with a grade point average of at least 2.50;
3. The student must be recommended by his (her) high school guidance counselor, principal or other designated school official as someone who can benefit from the program; and
4. The student must have a letter of permission from his (her) parent(s) or guardian(s).

High school students who desire to accelerate their college-going experiences may attend college classes on one of the campuses of Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The course(s) selected by the PACE  student would depend upon his (her) preferences and future goals. If the course selected by the PACE student is not from the list of 74 statewide transfer courses, transferability of the credits earned would have to be verified by the student through college or university the student plans to attend after high school graduation.  

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