Career & College Promise Dual Enrollment

We offer eight different transfer pathways; these pathways are the first half of the full associate degree designed to meet general education requirements. All UNC member institutions will accept the credit from any transfer pathway course in which you earn a C or better.

• Arts Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Engineering Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Visual Fine Arts Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Music Fine Arts Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Theatre Fine Arts Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Teacher Preparation Arts Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Teacher Preparation Science Transfer Pathway (PDF)
• Science Transfer Pathway (PDF)

For class descriptions, prerequisite information, and more information about these areas of study, please review the program listing and the college catalog.

We have more than 30 different career and technical pathways designed to help you get a head start on a great career. You will earn college credits toward a certificate, diploma, or 2-year degree. These programs prioritize hands-on learning and relevant workplace skills to prepare you for your career.

• Advertising and Graphic Design - Intro to Graphic Design (PDF)
• Advertising and Graphic Design - Intro to Graphic Design for Web (PDF)
• Architectural Technology (PDF)
• Automotive Technology (PDF)
• Biomedical Equipment Technology (PDF)
• Business Administration - Business Operations (PDF)
• Business Administration – Specialization in Logistics (PDF)
• Business Administration – Marketing (PDF)
• Business Administration – Project Management (PDF)
• Computer Integrated Machining (PDF)
• Construction Management - Green Building (C35190C7) (PDF)
• Criminal Justice (PDF)
• Early Childhood (PDF)
• Electrical Systems Technology (PDF)
• Geomatics Technology (PDF) (requires test scores in math to be eligible)
• Horticulture (PDF)
• Human Services Technology (PDF)
• HVAC - Specialization in Refrigeration Systems (PDF)
• Interior Design (PDF)
• Interpreter Education - Basic American Sign Language (PDF)
• Mechanical Engineering Technology (PDF)
• Mechatronics Engineering Technology (PDF)
• Medical Assisting (PDF)
• Medical Office Administration Certificate (PDF)
• Medical Office Administration - Procedural and Diagnostic Coding (PDF)
• Non-Destructive Examination (PDF)
• Pharmacy Technology (PDF)
• Simulation and Game Development (PDF)
• Sustainability Technologies (PDF)
• Welding Technology (PDF)

• Accounting and Finance (PDF)
• Cosmetology Pathway (PDF) (additional departmental requirements)
• Culinary Arts (PDF) (additional departmental requirements)
• Electronics Engineering Technology (PDF)
• Emergency Medical Science Certificate (PDF) (additional departmental requirements)
• Emergency Medical Science Diploma (PDF) (additional departmental requirements)
• Information Technology (PDF)
• IT Java Programming (PDF)
• IT Javascript (PDF)
• IT Python (PDF)
• Nurse Aide Certificate (PDF) (additional departmental requirements)

For class descriptions, prerequisite information, and more information about these areas of study, please review the program listing and the college catalog.

Freshmen and sophomores can choose from the following dual enrollment career and technical education pathways:

• Architectural Technology (PDF) 
• Automotive Technology (PDF) 
• Biomedical Equipment Technology (PDF) 
• Business Administration - Business Operations (PDF)
• Business Administration – Marketing (PDF)
• Business Administration – Specialization in Logistics (PDF)
• Business Administration – Project Management (PDF)
• Computer Integrated Machining (PDF)
• Construction Management (PDF) 
• Electrical Systems Technology (PDF) 
• Horticulture (PDF)
• HVAC - Specialization in Refrigeration Systems (PDF)
• Mechanical Engineering Technology (PDF)
• Mechatronics Engineering Technology (PDF)
• Non-Destructive Examination (PDF)
• Simulation and Game Development (PDF)
• Sustainability Technologies (PDF)
• Welding Technology (PDF)  

• High school junior or senior
• Have an unweighted high school GPA of at least 2.8 or benchmark assessment scores in all areas (English, reading, math)

Juniors and Seniors

Must have an unweighted high school GPA/UGPA of at least 2.8, or benchmark assessment scores in all areas (English, reading, math), or, for many pathways, have your principal/high school designee's recommendation.

Freshmen and Sophomores

Freshmen and sophomores can choose from pathway options listed above. Ask your school's counselor if 9th and 10th graders can do dual enrollment — not all schools allow this at this time. If your school allows freshmen and sophomores to participate, you must have:

• recommendation of your high school principal or their designee (assessment scores should be considered) and rationale for recommendation
• passed Math I with a grade of C or better
• score of 3 or greater on the End of Course assessment (EOC) for Math I
• score of 3, 4, or 5 on the 8th grade End of Grade ELA assessment

Or:

• recommendation of your high school principal or their designee (assessment scores should be considered) and rationale for recommendation
• demonstrated college readiness in English, reading, and mathematics on an assessment (review Benchmark Scores (PDF))

Advanced Placement (AP) is a College Board program that offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Colleges and universities may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high benchmark scores on the examinations. View course credit that may be granted for specific advanced placement exam results. Official AP Exam transcripts must be sent from College Board to the following address:

Office of Admissions
Central Piedmont Community College
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235

Alternatively, the high school designee only can email an unofficial AP exam transcript directly to Career & College Promise.

You may place directly into MAT 271 if you have met at least one of the following criteria within the past five years:

• An unweighted high school GPA of at least 3.5 and at least a C grade in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state
• Earned a score/grade of:
  • 2 or higher on the AP Calculus AB Exam
  • C or higher in an AP Calculus course and an unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • 46 or higher on the trigonometry section of the ACT Compass Math Placement Test
  • 580 or higher on the old (prior to March 2016) SAT Math and a grade of C or higher in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state
  • 600 or higher on the new (March 2016 and beyond) SAT Math and a grade of C or higher in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state
  • 24 or higher on the ACT Math and a grade of C or higher in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study Pre-Calculus course or an equivalent course from another state
  • 560 or higher on the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2

Student accommodation plans such as an IEP or 504, do not automatically transfer to college. High school students who would like to access accommodations at Central Piedmont can connect with Disability and Access Services. Learn about the differences between high school and college for students with disabilities.

Spring 2023

Summer 2023

Fall 2023

Spring 2023 

Your registration date is dependent on the date you submitted all of your required application documents. View the submission dates to know when you are eligible to register.

Summer 2023

Fall 2023

• Spring 2023

If you do not pay all your required student fees by the deadline, your courses will be dropped automatically. If you register for a 12-week, 8-week, or 4-week session after the full semester starts, you must pay your balance due by the Monday after you register. If you register on a Monday after the full semester starts, your payment is due when you register.

• Summer 2023: Monday, May 15, 2023
• Fall 2023: Friday, August 11, 2023

Visit the college registration page for semester and session start dates.

Before you begin the process of enrolling in Career & College Promise, parents and students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to attend a dual enrollment information session for a comprehensive overview of the program.

You can also get your questions about Central Piedmont Career & College Promise dual enrollment answered at a virtual Q and A (no sessions currently — offered the first week of registration for each semester and the first week of each semester).

Career & College Promise application. This is required for getting your Central Piedmont student ID number so you can complete the rest of the enrollment steps.

Once we have processed your application, you will receive an email from the email address noreply@cpcc.edu. This email will include your student ID number, which you need when you create your Central Piedmont login (step 4). If you do not receive an email with your student ID within three business days of submitting your Career & College Promise application, please check your junk or spam email folder. If it is not there, please email ccp@cpcc.edu to ask about the status of your application.

To submit a copy of your most recent high school transcripts to Central Piedmont, you need to create a CFNC username/password:

1. Go to CFNC.org.
2. Select "Apply to College."
3. Select "Application Hub."
4. Select "Request a Transcript."
5. Complete the fields accurately.
6. Enter Central Piedmont Community College in the "Search Campuses" field.
7. Select "Request My Transcript" in the "Selected Schools" field.

Once you get the email with your ID number (step 2), claim and activate your student login account the following day. (If you have trouble activating your account, contact the ITS Service Desk or a student success navigator.) Your Central Piedmont login is also your Central Piedmont email.

At least an hour after creating your Central Piedmont login, you'll be able to use your login to access your student email account, personal information, and academic records; register for classes; view and pay your bills; and log on to Central Piedmont computers.

Once you have access, it's very important that you go into the account management portal and add a secondary email to help you access your account if you ever forget your password. You can then reset your password anytime using the "Forgot Password?" option in the account management portal.

Your Central Piedmont email is the college's official means of communicating with you. Check your Central Piedmont student email every day to make sure you don't miss important messages from us, your instructors, advisors, the Cashier's office, campus alerts, and more.

All students are required to sign up for multi-factor authentication (MFA) starting on March 6, 2023. Learn more about how to set up MFA on your device.

If you attend a partner school, you must meet with your school's career development coordinator (CDC) or Career & College Promise liaison to determine if you are eligible to do Career & College Promise and to be submitted to participate (your high school's approval is required.)

You must meet with your career development coordinator before enrolling in Career & College Promise each semester you want to do dual enrollment. Know that each school may have their own additional participation guidelines as well.

Career development coordinator/high school liaison list

You need to take the Central Piedmont placement test if:

• Freshmen and sophomores: you want to do a career/technical pathway and do not meet the eligibility criteria with existing Math 1; EOC Math, and ELA scores OR other benchmark placement test scores (PDF).
• Juniors and seniors: you do not have a 2.8 GPA or you do not meet the minimum qualifications/benchmark placement test scores (PDF) on a test you have already taken.

You can take the test at no charge by appointment only at any of our campuses where it is available. You are encouraged to review the practice test on the website to study and prepare for the test. Schedule placement testing (if needed).

If you don't go to a CMS or partner school, you must submit all of the following documentation. We need this documentation to successfully process your application so you can enroll in the program and register for classes. You must submit all the information together — if your documentation is incomplete or missing any required documents, it will not be saved or processed. As a non-partner school student, you must submit this paperwork each semester you want to participate in dual enrollment.

Required Documents

• Pathway approval form:
  • Juniors and seniors pathway approval form (PDF)
  • Freshman and sophomore pathway approval form (PDF).
• Signed copy of your high school transcript (reference this non-partner school student high school transcript example (PDF) for all required information). Your high school transcripts must include your:
  • Grade level (9th, 10th, 11th, and/or 12th grade)
  • High school courses completed and in-progress
  • Unweighted high school GPA
• Proof of "college readiness" assessment scores (if applicable); we will not accept screenshots of scores.
• Online printout of homeschool card (if applicable).

Submit Your Paperwork

You can submit your completed documentation packet either of the following ways:

• Email a copy directly to ccp@cpcc.edu.
• Submit your packet in person to any campus Admissions department (they will send them to us).

Please allow up to 10 business days for us to process your documents once we receive them. Check your Central Piedmont student email for status updates.

Your first semester doing Career & College Promise dual enrollment, you are required to complete orientation and first semester advising, called Checkpoint, and take the Checkpoint quiz to get credit for completing this requirement.

You must pass the Checkpoint quiz to receive credit for completing orientation.

You are responsible for the information covered to orientation. You can refer back to the presentation at any time, but you only need to complete this requirement once. You will not be able to register for classes your first semester until this is completed; we verify your quiz results and mark completion in our database.

Checkpoint Presentation and Quiz

• Checkpoint presentation
• Checkpoint quiz

Once we have processed your paperwork, we will place you into your chosen pathway and send an email to your Central Piedmont email letting you know that you are clear to register for classes.

Then, register for classes online using Student Planning menu in MyCollege. You may only register for courses from your approved pathway; otherwise, you will be considered out of pathway and will be dropped from the course(s).

How to register for courses using MyCollege (video)

The dual enrollment program is tuition-free for fall, spring, and summer semesters. However:

• Non-CMS students (including homeschool students): you are responsible for paying student fees each semester.
• CMS, Bradford Prep, Jackson Day School, and Sugar Creek Charter students: you are responsible for paying student fees during summer semesters.

You must pay student fees two business days before the first day of the semester. Otherwise, your courses will be dropped. Check your balance and pay your bill through your MyCollege account.

Fees are non-refundable once the semester starts. For questions about the fee structure, please contact the Sponsored Programs office.

Universal General Education Transfer Courses (UGETC) are courses approved to fulfill the first 31–34 credits for the transfer degrees.

The North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement is a statewide agreement governing the transfer of credits between NC community colleges and NC public universities that aims to make it easy for students to transfer. The comprehensive articulation agreement provides certain assurances to the transferring student; for example:

• assures admission to one of the 16 UNC institutions (Transfer Assured Admissions Policy)
• enables NC community college graduates of two-year Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree programs who are admitted to constituent institutions of the university of NC to transfer with junior status

CMS Middle College High Schools

Visit the NC Career & College Promise website for more information on dual enrollment.

At post-secondary institutions, all currently enrolled and former students' educational records (regardless of age) are protected by FERPA.