The Dual Enrollment program offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credit before graduating high school. Depending upon course selection, you may be in a classroom at your high school or on campus at Cumberland.

To take dual enrollment with Cumberland University, students must:

* Some courses at Cumberland University require a specific subscore on the ACT/SAT to take the course. Please refer to the University Catalog for specific course requirements.

The standard tuition rate for dual enrollment courses is $540 for a 3-credit hour course. For courses more than 3-credit hours, the cost is $180 per credit hour over. 

With funding from the State of Tennessee (TSAC Dual Enrollment Grant) and Cumberland University (Rising Phoenix Dual Enrollment Grant), students and families can potentially have no out-of-pocket tuition expense for twenty-four credit hours in an academic year. 

Other educational costs students and families may incur are:

Students seeking to enroll in the Cumberland University Dual Enrollment Program should apply using the “Undergraduate Student” application through the Office of Admissions website, www.cumberland.edu/applynow. When selecting “Academic Interest”, please select “Dual Enrollment.”

After you have submitted your application, please work with your counselor or cooperative director to have your high school transcript and ACT/SAT scores sent to the Cumberland University Office of Admissions.

Check out our Dual Enrollment FAQs.

If you have any questions or need any help through your next steps, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help guide you through this process and discuss your future at Cumberland University. 

The Admissions Office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm CST. Please contact the Admissions Office at 615-547-1246 locally or 800-467-0562 to speak with our Dual Enrollment Specialist or email admissions@cumberland.edu.