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Madelyn Moses: A Step Ahead With Dual Enrollment

Published May 26, 2016

This May, Madelyn Moses finished her first year as a full-time college student. She is now looking forward to her junior year starting this fall.

Yes, you read that correctly. Madelyn Moses, from New Hope, Pennsylvania, was able to leap ahead in her college education, on track to earn her degree in three years or less. This is just one of the many benefits of Clarks Summit University’s high school Dual Enrollment program.

Dual Enrollment gives high school juniors and seniors the ability to earn college credits while fulfilling high school academic requirements. They are able to start college and finish high school simultaneously.

Dual Enrolment offers two ways to save. Moses explains, “First, it was a really big time saver for me. I cut one-and-a-half years out of the time I needed to spend in college because of all the credits I was able to complete. It is also a big money saver. Dual Enrollment classes are less than half the cost of taking classes once you have graduated. Also, when I chose to attend Clarks Summit University as a full-time student, I was given all of the money we spent on my credits back as a scholarship.”

Moses began high school Dual Enrollment through online classes during her junior year of high school. By her senior year, she had one remaining high school class to take; the rest were college courses. “I was able to take history, English, literature and Bible courses that counted as credits towards both diplomas. I was able to earn 50 college credits before my senior year of high school was complete,” she says.

After her first year at Clarks Summit University, Moses plans to graduate in only two more years with a Bachelor’s degree in Office Administration and a minor in Women’s Ministries. Her ambitious work in high school might allow her the flexibility to add Counseling as a second minor.

Another valuable benefit of taking college courses during high school is how it prepared Moses for the transition from high school to college. Moses admitted it was an adjustment to take college classes in high school, but it taught her discipline and time management, and she already knew what to expect when she stepped on campus as a full-time undergraduate student.

In the past few years Moses has grown as a servant leader who invests in the Clarks Summit University community and in the lives of others. The flexibility in her schedule has allowed her to step into leadership roles. She is a member of Clarks Summit University’s Student Leadership Council and will be a Resident Assistant this fall. Moses is also a leader in a local church AWANA program.

Moses appreciated how the high school Dual Enrollment program opened up opportunities while saving her time and money. “My admissions counselor, Charity Smith, had a significant impact,” recalls Moses. “She helped walk us through the process of preparing for dual enrollment and eventually coming on campus as a full-time student. She frequently checked in on me and even came to my house for lunch!”

Learn more about High School Dual Enrollment.

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