Houston Community College - Dual Credit - 2025-2026

As of 1/24/2025

Students must complete all steps to register for dual credit courses. 

1. Select desired dual credit classes in SchooLinks course registration and meet with MRHS Counselor and CCF. 
2. Apply to Houston Community College as a Dual Credit applicant. - New dual credit students only
3. Complete and submit required paperwork to MRHS Counselor's Office.
   • Tuition Waiver and Residency Forms - New dual credit students only
   • MRHS Google Form - All dual credit students 
4. Complete HCC Orientation and other required steps in HCC MyEagle account. 
   • Diligently check emails - both HCC and Katy ISD 

Failure to meet deadlines and complete all requirements will result in disqualification of dual credit eligibility. All steps and links are accessible within the MRHS College & Career Canvas course. 

Deadlines

Summer 2025 - Complete & submit ALL requirements by February 28, 2025 

Fall 2025-Spring 2026 - Complete & submit ALL requirements by March 28, 2025 (must apply to HCC by March 21st to be admitted in time to submit paperwork by this deadline)

• Friday, March 21, 2025: Apply for admission to HCC via Apply Texas - *NEW Dual Credit Students Only*
  
  • www.ApplyTexas.org
    • Use this application guide to ensure you answer all questions correctly 
  • This action will give students an HCC ID number, which is needed to fill out the HCC Paperwork. It takes about 3 days to receive the email from HCC with the student ID and myEagle account access.  

• Friday, March 28, 2025: Submit all registration form and paperwork to Morton Ranch High School
  • MRHS Registration Google Form - all dual credit applicants 
  • HCC Paperwork - new dual credit applicants only   

Dual Credit Qualification 

UPDATE from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) 

Students may qualify for dual credit courses by:

• TSI Exemption: earn college-ready scores on ACT, SAT or related AP exam
• TSI Testing - pass the TSIA2 in relevant subject area
• TSI Waiver - enroll in Level 1 certification program 
• Non-Degree Seeking Clarification - students may be classified as non-degree seeking under the following conditions:
  • They enroll in ≤14 college-level credit hours 
  • To continue beyond the 14-hour limit, students must meet TSI requirements through testing or course completion (3 hours in MATH or 3 hours in ENGL)
  • They must satisfy the course prerequisites, excluding college-readiness standards.
  • MRHS can determine & assess whether students meet the necessary college-ready standards.

The THECB has provided the following clarifications:

• A non-degree seeking student is defined as one who has not filed a degree plan with an institution of higher education 
• High school students classified as non-degree seeking are not required to be TSI complete to enroll in dual credit courses 
• Institutions of higher education are prohibited from requiring non-degree seeking high school dual credit students to meet college-ready standards
  • Students who do NOT qualify as non-degree seeking ARE required to meet college-ready standards to take dual credit classes
    • Please follow all guidance from Ms. Boyle to ensure you qualify

TSI Testing 

Students who register to take dual credit courses will not be required to take the TSI unless they do not meet the status of "non-degree seeking" as described above. Those who need to take the TSI will need to register in our College & Career Canvas course. Most dual credit students will NOT need to take the TSI to qualify per the guidelines above. 

Submit Registration Forms 

Submit ALL Registration Forms (linked above) to MRHS Counseling Office (room 1526).

Join the Dual Credit Remind by texting @97eeae to 81010 or clicking https://www.remind.com/join/97eeae. 

Important Links 

Please review HCC information using the links below.