Greater Johnstown School District

Dual Enrollment

The Greater Johnstown School District partners with Post-Secondary institutions to provide its students with the ability to achieve college credits while attending high school through its participation in Dual Enrollment programs. 

• Students who participate in dual enrollment are responsible for the submission of applications, transcripts, and any other required documentation to have credit awarded.  
• Students who participate in off-campus dual enrollment programs must complete an independent study application and provide it to the Principal for approval and submission to the Greater Johnstown School Board of Directors.  

Students who have been approved for off-campus dual enrollment may receive additional weighting toward class rank and grade point average consistent with their approved independent study application and the GPA calculation procedure and class ranking as defined by the GJSD GPA & class ranking policy

• For Advanced Placement courses and Dual Enrollment courses taken at a 2-year post-secondary institution an extra 20% points will be added to the final course grade percentage.  (Ex. Final grade 92% plus 20% = 112% for GPA calculation purposes)   
• For Dual Enrollment courses taken at a 4-year post-secondary institution an extra 25% points will be added to the final course grade percentage.  (Ex. Final grade 92% plus 25% = 117% for GPA calculation purposes)

Greater Johnstown School District currently has Dual Enrollment agreements with University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ), Mount Aloysius, and Penn Highlands Community College.  Visit the Guidance Office for available courses and registration process.  You can also visit the below links.

• UPJ dual enrollment link to application process and forms;
  Mountain Cat Dual-Enrollment Program (Part-time)
• Mount Aloysius;
  http://www.mtaloy.edu/home/
• Penn Highlands link;
  http://www.pennhighlands.edu/

A maximum of 8 credits may be earned in a single school year.  Any credits achieved beyond the 8 permitted credits will not be factored into G.P.A. and Class Ranking.  Classes taken on the Greater Johnstown High School campus will be given first consideration with courses taken at an outside campus being considered secondary in the process of determining credit to be earned.

(Ex:  5 credits earned at GJHS & 4 credits earned on outside campus' would result in the non-consideration of 1 of the credits from the outside campus')