Dual Enrollment

Before completing an application for dual enrollment at Messiah University, please read our eligibility requirements in the accordion below to ensure that you are eligible to apply.

Apply for dual enrollment for a course taught on Messiah University's campus, at a regional high school campus or during the summer online.

Please submit the following items to complete your application file: 

• Completed online application for dual enrollment study (If you have started or submitted a first-year application with Messiah, please note that you will need to submit an application for dual enrollment as well.)
  • To do so, log-in to your Admissions Status Page using the same email address and password used to create your first-year application, and then click the button that reads "Start New Application."
  • From there, select “Undergraduate Application” (and then click on the “Dual Enrollment” option.)
• Official high school transcript demonstrating a GPA of 3.0 or higher*
• Recommendation for dual enrollment from a school counselor or teacher**          
• Parent/Guardian Permission form**     

*Official transcripts should be sent via postal mail or through an official electronic sending service. If you have questions about Messiah University's dual enrollment program, please contact Matt Reitnour at: mreitnour@messiah.edu.

**Access to the recommendation and permission forms will be provided to the teacher/counselor and parent/guardian for whom you provide an email address in the application. 

Materials submitted via postal mail should be sent to:

Admissions (attn: Dual Enrollment)
Messiah University
One University Avenue
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Whether you take a dual-enrollment course online or on Messiah University’s campus, you may take a maximum of seven credits per semester at $150 per credit (a 90 percent discount from Messiah’s regular per-credit cost). The majority of courses are three credits, or a total of $450 per course. Students wishing to take more than seven credits may do so at the current part-time student per-credit rate. Dual-enrolled students are responsible for text books and transportation costs.

We welcome dual-enrolled students from public, private, charter, home and cyber schools. To enroll in a Messiah University dual-enrollment course you must meet these eligibility requirements:

• Entering, or currently in, your junior or senior year of high school and at least 15 years of age at the time you will be participating in the dual-enrollment course
• Demonstrate a GPA of 3.0 or higher on your high school transcript
• Provide a positive recommendation from a teacher and/or school counselor* 
• Submit a Parent/Guardian Permission Form*
• Satisfy the prerequisite requirements, if any, for the specific courses in which you seek to enroll

*Access to these forms will be made available through the application. If you have any questions, contact Matt Reitnour at mreitnour@messiah.edu.

To enable students to complete course registration in a timely fashion, and because space in courses is limited, we offer the preferred application deadlines below. Messiah’s dual enrollment program operates on a rolling admission basis, which means that we will continue to review applications for dual enrollment after the preferred application deadlines.

Matt Reitnour

Director of Enrollment Partnerships

717-796-4991
mreitnour@messiah.edu