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The Traditional Dual Enrollment (grades 9-12) and the Massachusetts Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP) (grades 10-12) each allow high school students to take college courses and earn both high school and college credits.

Qualified high school and homeschooled students may (with permission from a local school or district) receive college and high school credits for their course work. Students may sign up for any class if they meet that course’s requirements. Students are required to pay the full tuition and cost of all fees for courses taken under the Traditional Dual Enrollment program. Students must apply through MassBay to enroll through the Traditional Dual Enrollment program. 
Traditional Dual Enrollment Requirements

1. Candidate must be a Massachusetts resident.
2. Candidate must be currently enrolled in grade 9–12 in a Massachusetts public secondary school or non-public secondary school, including homeschooled.
3. Candidate must have at least a 2.5 cumulative high school GPA on a 4-point scale.
4. Candidate must take MassBay placement tests or waive placement testing, if applicable based on course prerequisites, and place into college level math and English courses.
5. Candidate must enroll in college-level courses after application is approved.
6. Candidates enrolling in 9 or more credits in a semester must meet our immunization requirements to attend on-campus classes.
7. Candidate must submit the Dual Enrollment Application and Agreement.

Cost of Traditional Dual Enrollment

Traditional Dual Enrollment students will be charged the standard MassBay tuition and fees. Students are responsible for paying tuition and fees in advance of the start of each semester and must comply with the standard payment policies of the College.

Course Cost Examples *

*Note: Costs shown are only examples and may vary depending on the specific course and associated fees.

Traditional Dual Enrollment Process Overview

1. Complete and submit MassBay dual enrollment application and agreement by the published deadline.
2. Make an appointment to meet with the Traditional Dual Enrollment Coordinator at MassBay
3. Take placement testing at MassBay or waive placement testing (if applicable based on course prerequisites)
4. Review test scores (if applicable)
5. Select classes (students must meet appropriate course prerequisites)
6. Register for class(es)
7. Pay tuition and fees
8. Purchase textbooks if required for your class(es)
9. Begin classes
10. Submit grades to your high school at the end of the semester
11. Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA at MassBay

Click the button on the left to find out more about specific classes and class descriptions for courses that are part of the Traditional Dual Enrollment program.

Please note that the Fall 2026 Traditional Dual Enrollment deadline has passed. Check back here in mid-September for the 2027 Traditional Dual Enrollment Application if you are interested in taking classes for the Spring 2027 semester or later.

If you have questions about Traditional Dual Enrollment at MassBay please contact our Traditional Dual Enrollment coordinators by email:
earlycollege@massbay.edu 

The Massachusetts Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Partnership (CDEP) provides opportunities for Massachusetts high school students to take college-level courses for free and earn credit toward high school completion and their future college degrees.

CDEP is a special dual enrollment program supported annually by a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and MassBay Community College providing FREE college courses in the Spring semester for those students who qualify and participate. Each year MassBay partners with several high schools for this program. These high schools may change every year. The partner high schools for the CDEP Spring 2027 program are: Bellingham High School, Framingham High School, Hopkinton High School, Keefe Regional Technical School and Natick High School.

The classes are provided in the Spring semester and are offered only to juniors and seniors attending our partner high schools. If seats are available, some sophomores may be allowed to enroll with permission from their high school. The college courses are predetermined in consultation with the high school. These classes are FREE for students who receive both high school and college credits upon completion.

Students attending those partner high schools will hear about this opportunity in their high schools. Application information will be distributed at their high schools when it is available. The Spring 2027 program is still being determined. Please check back in late fall for more information.

If you have questions about the CDEP dual enrollment program at MassBay please contact:

Elaine Rosenburg
CDEP Project Manager
erosenburg@massbay.edu
781-239-3161