Overview
The Accel Program allows high school juniors and seniors to take college-credit classes. Students who are receiving dual credit for high school courses and college degree-level courses from
an eligible public or private college in Georgia are eligible for the Accel Program, which is funded by the Georgia lottery and administered by the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
- Public or private HOPE-eligible high schools and postsecondary institutions are eligible to participate in this program.
- A high school student must be classified as an 11th or 12th grader to participate.
- Eligible high school courses include only core-curriculum courses of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Foreign Language that can be used to satisfy the
core-curriculum high school graduation requirements.
- All hours paid for by Accel Program will be included in the 127 semester or 190 quarter-hour HOPE credit hour cap. College degree-level credit hours that students earned while in high
school prior to Fall 2004 will not count towards the cap.
- The Accel Program award for public colleges and universities will cover tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees (which are capped at FY 2004 levels), and a book allowance.
- The Accel Program award for private colleges and universities (such as Thomas University) will be prorated based on an award of $3,000 per academic year. The rate per credit hour
is $125 per semester hour or $84 per quarter hour.
More Information
Thomas University
Contact Accel Program Director Jennifer Lindquist at 229-226-1621 ext. 163.
State of Georgia
Gayle Suggs
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 235
Tucker, Georgia 30084
Telephone: (770) 724-9057
E-mail: accel@gsfc.org
Web: www.gsfc.org
