Dual Credit

MOU and MOAs

Statewide Memorandum of Understanding

Each academic year, KCTCS and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) execute a statewide memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining the requirements for dual credit. All public secondary institutions and KCTCS institutions are bound by this agreement. Typically signed in the summer prior to the start of the fall semester, the MOU includes provisions for:

Course offerings and rigor
Awarding of credit
The dual credit tuition rate
Student eligibility
Faculty qualifications
Academic policies
Online access
Institutional responsibilities

Local Memorandum of Agreement

The purpose of the MOA is to:

Establish dual credit course offerings
Assign responsibility for student fees and payments
Determine who should cover the 50% of dual credit tuition for students who did not successfully complete a course that was covered by a Dual Credit Scholarship
Address additional local issues, provided that they don’t violate the state MOU

The MOA for the upcoming school year is made available to colleges in December and due back to the college by March 1, the priority registration date for fall courses.