What is Dual Admission?
The College of Computing and Digital Media has entered into agreements with community colleges allowing admission to both programs simultaneously. Students attend the community college for the first part of their college career with the intention of completing the bachelor’s degree at the College of Computing and Digital Media, in one of the 14 bachelor degree programs. Admission into a dual admission status allows students to make a move to the College of Computing and Digital Media very smoothly when the time comes.
Dual Admissions was introduced in the fall quarter, 2005. If you are interested in Dual Admission, please read this web page and then feel free to contact Mark Mehl, Associate Director of Admissions, at mmehl@depaul.edu if you need more information.
What are the benefits of Dual Admission?
- Degree requirements and tuition rates will be determined by the quarter that students are admitted to the dual admissions.
- Students will be issued DePaul ID’s, email accounts, and login accounts to DePaul University web services. While attending the community college, dual admit students have access to DePaul activities and services.
- Dual admit students are assigned faculty and staff advisors at DePaul to offer help with course selection and transfer advice.
- Each year, dual admit students send updated transcripts. Since they have access to online degree progress reports, they can see how they are making progress toward a bachelor’s degree with their community college courses.
- Students will be given access to web services at the College of Computing and Digital Media, through a portal service available only to enrolled College of Computing and Digital Media students.
- Students will have access to libraries and College of Computing and Digital Media labs.
- Students will be mailed newsletters and email announcements about extracurricular, scholarship, and alumni activities from the College of Computing and Digital Media, while dually enrolled.
- Students will be invited to extracurricular and support activities available to regularly admitted students.
What Schools have Dual Admission Agreements with the College of Computing and Digital Media?
- The College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn Illinois
- McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Morton College, Cicero, Illinois
- Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois
- Triton College, River Grove, Illinois
- The City Colleges of Chicago:
- Richard J Daley College
- Harold Washington College
- Kennedy-King College
- Malcolm X College
- Olive-Harvey College
- Harry S. Truman College
- Wilbur Wright College
How does Dual Admissions work?
- Apply for admission to DePaul, indicating that you are seeking dual admission.
- Apply to the community college and gain admission.
- Once admitted to both colleges, submit the statement of intent to register as a dual admissions student to DePaul.
- At the community college, choose classes for your first semester/quarter. If you must choose these before you attend a DePaul orientation, we will give you advice about online advising tools.
- Attend an orientation session at DePaul. You will get an ID, receive an introduction to web services, and meet your DePaul faculty advisor.
- Submit a transcript of earned community college courses to the DePaul each year while in attendance at the community college.
- Stay in touch with College of Computing and Digital Media advisors throughout your time at the community college through monthly newsletters and the College of Computing and Digital Media web portal. Use Campus Connect, the DePaul web portal, to keep us informed about changes of address, phone number, or email and access our university web services.
- Use your DePaul ID to access the DePaul Library and College of Computing and Digital Media labs while attending community college.
- Dual admission students will receive invitations to student activities at DePaul and are encouraged to attend when they can.
- Contact DePaul advisor when the time is right to enroll in the College of Computing and Digital Media.
- Change status in College of Computing and Digital Mediaadvising office from dual admission status to transfer student and enroll in classes at DePaul!
Three Steps in Applying For Dual Admissions
Step 1: You will apply for Dual Admissions by submitting the online application. On the application, you will indicate that you are applying as a dual admissions student when you choose a major in the College of Computing and Digital Media. Be sure to indicate what community college you are going to apply to in the "colleges attended" section.
Step 2: Apply for admission to your chosen community college. The College of Computing and Digital Media currently has dual admissions agreements with the following schools:
- The College of DuPage , Glen Ellyn, Illinois
- McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Morton College, Cicero, Illinois
- Triton College, River Grove, Illinois
- Richard J Daley College, Chicago, Illinois
- Harold Washington College, Chicago, Illinois
- Kennedy-King College, Chicago, Illinois
- Malcolm X College, Chicago, Illinois
- Olive-Harvey College, Chicago, Illinois
- Harry S. Truman College, Chicago, Illinois
- Wilbur Wright College, Chicago, Illinois
- Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois
Step 3: After admission, submit the Statement of Intent to enroll as a dual admissions student. Attend Orientation at DePaul.
More Questions and Answers about Dual Admission
- Does dual admission cost any money? Yes, you will have to pay the application fee at DePaul and if you are admitted, you will have to pay the orientation fee.
- Can I change my mind and attend a different four-year school? Yes, you can withdraw from the dual admissions program at any time with no penalties. Just let your College of Computing and Digital Media advisor know and we will withdraw you from the program.
- When and where are the orientations? If you are starting dual admissions in the Fall, there will be several orientation sessions throughout the summer. If you enter during another term, there is usually one orientation before the beginning of each quarter. All students must attend orientation to receive the DePaul ID, meet with your advisor, and to be set up with a login for DePaul’s virtual advising environments.
- Can I take classes at both colleges at the same time? We haven’t set this program up to achieve that goal, but contact your DePaul advisor and discuss what you are thinking about. If it is advisable, it may be approved.
- Can I attend part time as a dual admission student? Yes.
- What if I stop attending school, will my dual admission remain indefinitely? You must be continually enrolled at either the community college or DePaul University while in the Dual Admission program. If you do not register for classes during an academic year period between Fall and Spring, you will be withdrawn from the Dual Admission program.
- Are there special academic rules that apply to dual admission students? No. Dual admission students are subject to the same rules as any other DePaul students and to the academic policies of the community college. To read through the academic policies that affect DePaul students, check out the Academic handbook in the DePaul Undergraduate Catalog.
- Can I apply for dual admission right out of high school? Yes. You will be admitted to DePaul based on your high school grades and standardized test scores.
- Can I apply for dual admission after I have attended the community college for a while? Yes. If you have completed more than 30 semester or 44 quarter credit hours, your admission will be based on the success of your college–level grade point average.
- Can I move to DePaul CDM at any time after I am admitted or do I have to wait until I complete a specific number of credits or until I complete the associate’s degree? You can move over to College of Computing and Digital Media at any point after you are admitted, if you have stayed continuously enrolled. You cannot move back and forth. Once you have enrolled in DePaul, you move out of the Dual Admission program.
- How does Financial Aid work for dual admissions? Financial Aid is only applicable to the school in which you are enrolled. Dual admission students will be enrolled at the community college so the financial aid will be figured based on that cost. If you transfer to DePaul during that school year your financial aid won’t get adjusted unless you plan for it ahead of time. Usually, we recommend that you start DePaul in the Fall quarter so that DePaul costs are figured into the FAFSA analysis.
- If I am dismissed from the community college for academics or disciplinary reasons, what happens to my dual admissions status? In the event of dismissal due to academic or disciplinary reasons, you will be withdrawn from the dual admissions program.
- Can dual admission students reapply for admission after they are withdrawn from the program? Yes, students who withdraw because they stop out of school or because of academic or disciplinary problems may reapply. However, graduation requirements will be changed to those in effect at the time of readmission.
- Can I enter a different school or college at DePaul or do I have to major in a College of Computing and Digital Media major? The only dual admission agreements are with the 14 majors at the College of Computing and Digital Media in DePaul. Other schools at DePaul are working to establish dual admission agreements. If you want to change your major to one that is in another school or college at DePaul, you will need to contact your College of Computing and Digital Media advisor who will assist you with that process. It will involve applying for an inter-college transfer once you decide to enter DePaul.
Orientation for Dual Admissions Students
Dual Admissions students will attend the DePaul orientation session, called Transition DePaul. If a student does not attend an orientation session, the dual admission offer will be withdrawn.
At the orientation dual admissions student will receive:
- A DePaul ID Card
- A Campus Connect login and password
- Training on CDM and DePaul web resources
- A tour of the CDM building and the Loop Campus
- An advising meeting with a faculty advisor/mentor
Dates for Dual Admission Orientation will be sent to admitted students, who will need to register for an orientation session.
- Call: 312-362-8300 (In Illinois) or 800-4DEPAUL (Outside of Illinois)
- Write: Office of Admission, 1 East Jackson Blvd, Suite 9100, Chicago, IL 60604
- Fax: 312-362-5749
- E-Mail: admission@depaul.edu
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