Presidential Scholars

Get a head start on your college education by taking college-level classes on your high school campus.

This program is available to high school students whose schools have a dual credit agreement with Angelo State. Check with your high school counselor to see if your high school is currently a dual credit partner with us!

What type of high school student are you?

Presidential Scholars - Public High School Students

I’m a public high school student interested in taking dual credit.

Steps to Apply:

Complete and submit an online dual credit application (The Fall 2021 application is closed. Please contact your high school counselor for your options for Spring 2022) for admission.
Parent/Guardian submit the dual credit parent/guardian agreement form. Parents will receive an email with a link to submit this electronic form a few days after the student applies. This is sent to the parent email address entered on the dual credit application.
1. Submitting the parent/guardian agreement form electronically is the fastest way to complete this step. However, a paper version of the Presidential Scholars Agreement Form is available if needed. This form must be printed, signed and returned to the high school counselor.
Request your high school transcript and all test scores be sent to ASU. The preferred method to receive transcripts is via TREX.

Get started with your online application

Presidential Scholars - Private High School Students

I am a private high school student interested in taking dual credit.

Steps to Apply

Complete and submit an online dual credit application (The Fall 2021 application is closed. Please contact your high school counselor for your options for Spring 2022) for admission.
Parent/Guardian submit the dual credit parent/guardian agreement form. Parents will receive an email with a link to submit this electronic form a few days after the student applies. This is sent to the parent email address entered on the dual credit application.
1. Submitting the parent/guardian agreement form electronically is the fastest way to complete this step. However, a paper version of the Presidential Scholars Agreement Form is available if needed. This form must be printed, signed and returned to the high school counselor.
Submit the Texas Private High School Certification.
Request your high school transcript and all test scores be sent to ASU.
Review all available courses and complete a course selection sheet.

Get started with your online application

Presidential Scholars - Homeschooled High School Students

I am a homeschooled high school student interested in taking dual credit courses.

Steps to Apply

Complete and submit an online dual credit application (The Fall 2021 application is closed. Please contact your high school counselor for your options for Spring 2022) for admission.
Submit a signed Presidential/Regent Scholars Homeschool MOU to ASU.
Send your high school transcript to ASU.
Review all available courses and complete a course selection sheet.

Get started with your online application

If you are wishing to enroll in ASU dual credit courses at your high school, please ensure you meet the following requirements:

At least a 3.0 high school GPA, or top 50% in your graduating class
Permission from high school counselor or administrator

If you are unsure of these requirements, please contact your high school counselor for more information.

In order to enroll in a dual credit Math or English course at Angelo State, all students who do not meet TSI exemption requirements must take a TSI assessment test in Math and/or Reading and Writing. Score requirements are listed below. TSI assessment scores or exemptions must be recorded with ASU prior to enrollment.

TSI Eligibility for Dual Credit Enrollment

Test	Reading Score Required	Writing Score Required*	Math Score Required**
ACT	Composite Score of 23 with at least a 19 on English		Composite Score of 23 with at least a 19 on math
SAT (old version)	Combined reading and math score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on the reading test		Combined reading and math score of 1070 with a minimum score of 500 on the math test
SAT (new version)	Evidenced-based reading and writing score of 480 or higher		Minimum score of 530 on the math section
STARR	English II EOC of 4000 or higher		Algebra I EOC of 4000 or higher
TSI Assessment Test (prior to January 2021)	351 or higher	Essay: 5; or Essay: 4 and multiple choice 340	350 or higher
TSIA2 Assessment Test	ELAR College Readiness Clarification (CRC) Score of at least 945 and an essay score of at least 5 OR A CRC Score below 945 and a Diagnostic Level of 5 or 6 and an essay score of at least 5		A CRC Score of at least 950 OR A CRC Score below 950 and a Diagnostic Level of 6

*All college-level English courses require passing TSI scores in Reading and Writing.
**All college-level Math courses require passing TSI scores in Math.