2025-26 Audit and Reporting Guidelines Format Final- Harsha

o ● The transcript is in the usual form provided by the individual high school. In some cases, the official transcripts provided by the high school are, in and of themselves, copies. If

that is the case, simply make sure they meet the criteria above. o ● Faxed transcripts are not considered official for pay purposes  ● An official transcript from an accredited college or university .

 ● Ability to Benefit score report bearing the official qualifying score results from a U.S. Dept. of Education approved ATB test provider. The most recent list of approved Ability to Benefit exams are found in the November 11, 2020 Department of Ed, Federal Student Aid webpage: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/09/2020-24795/list-of-approved-ability-to-benefit-atb https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/09/2020-24795/list-of-approved-ability to- benefit-atb- tests-and-passing-scores  ● A Letter of Good Standing from the home institution and/or an official current college transcript reflecting in- progress current enrollment or completed current term enrollment and that can possibly include immediate next term enrollment at the home institution. The letter applies to transient college students ONLY.  ● Dual enrollment students (which includes dual credit, early college high school and middle college programs) must present at minimum a current partial high school transcript, a current unconditional written recommendation, along with a currently current completed and signed application: o ● For Dual enrollment/Dual credit students, the partial high school transcript must demonstrate eligibility requirements are met, beginning the fall of 2020. An excerpt from page 5 of the State of Mississippi Procedures Manual for Dual Enrollment/Accelerated Programs (DE/AP manual) outlining eligibility requirements is found in Tab 13 of this manual. The current DE/AP manual is found at: https://www.mccb.edu/offices/academic/dual https://www.mccb.edu/offices/academic/dual ● An unconditional written recommendation for Dual enrollment/Dual credit students must include, by the spring of 2023, the following minimum elements : Name of High School the Student is Currently Attending; Student Full Name; SSN (Full or Last Four Digits); Student Full Address; Overall GPA; ACT Composite; Classification/Grade Level specific to Academic or Career/Technical course enrollment; a progression statement which must be met in addition to the eligibility requirements stating that students must maintain a minimum 2.0 college GPA to remain eligible for participation in subsequent semesters, and Verification/Certification Statement attesting that eligibility requirements have been met and signed by the applicable school official which includes: a High School Counselor, Principal, Principal’s designee, or a CTE instructor (for CTE dual enrollment/dual credit high school students). Sample Academic and Career/Technical Education Dual Credit Recommendation forms can be found in the State of Mississippi Procedures Manual for Dual Enrollment/Accelerated Programs (DE/AP) manual. The current DE/AP manual is found at: https:// https://www.mccb.edu/offices/academic/dual.

Tab 02 – Enrollment Audit and Reporting Guidelines

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Updated 10/01/2023