Dual-Enrollment with CPCC
All current CPCC students must submit their Transcript to CPCC (steps #8-14) in order to register for Spring / Summer courses by November 3, 2025

*Start this process with plenty of time. Once you complete step #21, it can take CPCC up to 25 business days to verify your application before you can sign up for courses - skipping any steps will elongate this timeline.

Dual Enrollment - When students are enrolled in two places - one being the high school, the other being a community college.

The purpose of dual-enrollment with CPCC is for high school Juniors and Seniors to earn college credits while they are still in high school OR to take courses that may not transfer to college but will prepare them for the workplace. Some benefits include:

- free tuition

- flexible course offerings (online and in-person options)

- AP credit towards your high school GPA without the AP exam

- exposure to college-level coursework and college-level expectations

Step One: Eligibility - Can You Take Courses?

A meeting with Ms. Minick is not a requirement, but it is STRONGLY encouraged as you go through the process to ensure you are on the right track! Meetings can be scheduled at the bottom of every page.

Before getting started, please note the following:
- students CANNOT replace CPCC courses with graduation requirements at the high school except for HIS 131+HIS 132 for the American History graduation requirement (which Pathway to choose to be able to do this is under Step Three)
- students CANNOT take CPCC Math to replace Math 4 at BRHS - they must take Math 4 at BRHS
- students MUST have transportation to leave campus if they are taking CPCC courses on their 4-block schedule at the high school (for example, you cannot put a CPCC class as one of your 4 blocks and go to the Media Center to work on it) <-- this doesn't mean you have to go to CPCC and take the course in-person, it just means that you cannot be on campus at the high school unless you have a high school class on your schedule during that time
- students CAN have the option to have late arrival or early release if they are taking CPCC classes and their CPCC classes are replacing elective(s) at BRHS (this will be determined by your Counselor)
- students MUST have at least a 2.8 unweighted GPA to take classes on the College Transfer Pathways (see below)

Step Two: Going to College, or Going to Work?

If you are planning on going to work after high school, you will choose a CTE Pathway
*not all of these require an unweighted 2.8 GPA - these Pathways do not have a GPA requirement, but the classes will NOT transfer to a college

**if the classes say "Transfer," they will transfer to college, all other classes are leading you to a certification for the workplace (for example: Welding, Automotive, etc.)

If you are planning on going to college after high school, you will choose a College Transfer Pathway (CTP)
*all of these require at least a 2.8 unweighted GPA

**all of these courses will transfer to every public college in NC (if you are planning on going to a college out of state, you will need to contact their Admissions department to see what classes from CPCC will transfer to them)

Step Three: Pick a Pathway

Once you have decided between CTE and CTP, you will pick what Pathway you want to enroll in based on your goals after high school.

All CTP (College Transfer Pathways) require a minimum of a 2.8 unweighted GPA. Check with your Counselor to see your unweighted GPA.

CTP (College Transfer Pathways) here

*Remember, all of these courses on all of the Pathways are General Education courses - they will be required for the first 2 years of your college career, no matter your major, and will feel a lot like high school classes. You will not get into courses associated with your college major until the last 2 years of college.

**If you are wanting to take HIS 131 and HIS 132 to fulfill the American History graduation requirement for the high school, you MUST ENROLL in the Associate in Arts Pathway or you will be unable to take those courses.

OR

CTE Pathways here

*not all of these require an unweighted 2.8 GPA - these Pathways do not have a GPA requirement, but the classes will NOT transfer to a college

Step Four: Apply to CPCC using CFNC

This is where directions need to be paid attention to very carefully. These steps are comprehensive, if you do not read all of them, your application will not be complete and you will be unable to register for courses.

PART I:
1. Go to CFNC.org

*If you do not have a CFNC account, you will need to create one using a personal email address - otherwise, Login
2. Hover over "Apply to College"
3. Click "Application Hub"

4. Click "Start an Application"

5. Search "Central Piedmont Community College"

6. *Click Central Piedmont Community College CCP Application*
*If you do not complete this step correctly, you will not have applied
7. Complete the application
*Use your personal email on the application, NOT your CMS email
In depth directions for steps 1-6 can be found here

PART II (this part is done EVERY semester that you are dually enrolled):
8. Go back to CFNC.org

9. Hover over "Apply to College" then Click "Request Your Transcript"
10. Update your information and Save it, and Select Ballantyne Ridge as your high school
*Remember: your NC Student Number = CMS ID

11. Scroll down and type in "Central" under Search for Campuses

12. Select "Central Piedmont Community College Undergraduate A"

13. Click "Request my Transcript"

14. If Central Piedmont Community College Undergraduate A has a green check, you have done these steps correctly

In-depth directions for steps 7-12 can be found here

PART III:
15. Wait 2-3 business days for CPCC to process your application and transcript and send your student ID #
*Never received the email with your Student ID Number? Call CPCC Tech Help at 704-330-5000

PART I:
16. You will receive a Student ID from CPCC to the email address that you put on the application
*Remember: you should have used a personal email address - step 7
17. Activate your account by clicking here and following the steps

*Once your account is claimed, it will take about 30 minutes to register in CPCC's system before you can log in as a CPCC student. If you have any issues, contact the CPCC Help Desk at 704-330-5000 this step will not work on your Chromebook

18. Authenticate your account by downloading Microsoft Authenticator - instructions here

19. Log in to your CPCC Email Account here bookmark this to your desktop!

*Need help with this part? Call CPCC Tech Help at 704-330-5000*

PART II:
20. Enroll in the mandatory CCP (College and Career Promise) Mandatory Checkpoint course and earn an 80 on the final quiz in Unit 9 by following directions here
*You will not be able to register for courses until you have completed this Checkpoint Quiz

21. Confirm your interest in dual-enrollment and confirm your parental permission here (you will not be able to register until this form is completed)
*You will receive an email from me after you have completed this step reminding you that it is time to Plan / Register for classes - if you want to meet and do this in person, make sure to schedule a meeting!

Step Six: Planning For and Registering For Courses
*this is the trickiest part of the registration process with CPCC, please ensure you are reading all directions in their entirety

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: These steps will allow you to search for and plan for courses you would like to take with CPCC. You are not officially enrolled in those courses until there is a green banner over the class that says “Registered” with a check mark.

PART I:

22. Go to my mycollege.cpcc.edu and Log In

23. Click Student Planning and then Plan Your Degree and Register for Classes

24. Click the arrows where the semester is and make sure it says the semester you want (Fall 2025, Spring 2026, etc.)

25. In the right hand corner where it says "Search for Courses," type the class that you are looking for and push enter

Not sure what class you want? Go back to step 3 and look at your Pathway! These are your class choices. If you Register for a class not on your Pathway, CPCC will drop it for you and you will be removed from the course
For example, ENG 111

26. On the left hand side of the screen, you will see Filters, make sure you select the following:

Open Sections Only (this will remove classes that are already full)
The term you are searching for (Fall 2025, Spring 2026, etc.)
Online Only
- If this step is not followed correctly, you could accidentally sign up for an in-person class or a class in the wrong semester

27. Scroll back up to the top of the screen where you will see your class (with the filters now applied) and click on “View Sections of _____” - this is a blue banner
- If you selected "Online" in the filters, all the sections of the class you are looking for will be online-only
- Make sure the class has open spots!
  - "12/25" = there are 12 spots open in the 25-person class
28. Read through the options, choose the one that works best for you, and click “Add Section to Schedule” *do not choose classes with a lock symbol, you will not be able to Register for those*

PART II:

29. Once you have added the section you want, on the left hand side of the screen, click the Graduation Hat symbol then “Student Planning”
30. Click “Plan and Schedule” - make sure the term at the top is the term you are checking

You can look at the current term, or the future term that you just added a class to

31. Click the blue button that says “Register Now”

**if there is not a "Register Now" button, or the "Register Now" button is grey and you cannot click it, or there are Red Notifications in the corner about "Residency Status," "Continuing Education," "Talk to a Counselor," etc. this means:

- Your application and transcript have not been processed by CPCC yet - keep checking every day until the Register Now button is blue
- CPCC will also email your CPCC email account letting you know when you can Register for your classes (when the Register Now button has turned blue)

**In both cases, you will need to log back in by going to mycollege.cpcc.edu - Log In - Student Planning - Plan Your Degree and Register for Classes - click the "Register Now" button when it turns blue*

32. Check that you are registered for the course by ensuring the class now says "Registered" with a green banner
Remember: PLANNED courses have a yellow banner, REGISTERED courses have a green banner and a check mark

Finished all Steps? Registered for Classes? Need More Help?

Here is what's next!

*Bookmark this page for current students. It allows you to access:

- Email = this is the only way anyone at CPCC will communicate with you, including Instructors

- Brightspace = this is CPCC's version of Canvas and will be where you complete your work
*your classes will not show up in Brightspace until the day they begin!

- MyCollege = this is where you plan and register for classes

- MyConnect = where you can schedule tutoring, free essay editing, or chat with a tech specialist

It is very important that you read the syllabus provided by your Instructors and understand the Drop / Add / Withdrawal policies for each course.

Need Help with Brightspace? Click here.

Need Help Logging In / Changing Your Password? Call 704-330-5000.

Need Help With Step 6? Make an appointment with Ms. Minick here

Step Five: Logging into Accounts

Commonly Asked Questions

"Do these classes count on my high school transcript? What if I have taken, or am taking AP classes?"

Yes! The courses you take with CPCC will show on your high school transcript, and, if they are worth 3+ credit hours (all courses on the College Transfer Pathways are), then they count the same as an AP class (on the 5.0 scale). In order to ensure you are NOT REPEATING CLASSES between your AP credits towards college and your CPCC class credits towards college, check this guideline. If you have earned a college class from an AP exam, you CANNOT take that same class with CPCC.

For example, if you take AP Psych with BRHS and earn a 4 on the AP Exam, you earn college credit for PSY 150: General Psychology. You would not want to sign up for PSY 150 with CPCC because you already have credit for it from your AP exam.

In order to ensure you are NOT REPEATING CLASSES between your AP credits towards college and your CPCC class credits towards college, check this guideline. If you have earned a college class from an AP exam, you CANNOT take that same class with CPCC.

If you need to have credit for a class in order to take the next level of that class (for example, you cannot take ENG 112 without taking ENG 111 first), you will need to send CPCC your CollegeBoard AP scores.

For example, "I took AP Lang and got a 3 on the AP exam, this means I earn credit for ENG 111. I do not want to take ENG 111 with CPCC because then I would be repeating a credit I already earned from the AP class, so, I can send my CollegeBoard score report showing that I earned a 3 on the AP Lang exam. This will mean I receive credit for ENG 111 so I can sign up for the next level of English, ENG 112."

"How many classes can I take with CPCC? What about my 4 classes at the high school?"

Number of CPCC Classes Allowed:

--> Fall semester - 2 classes (3 with Counselor and CDC approval)
--> Spring semester - 2 classes (3 with Counselor and CDC approval)
--> Summer semester - 3 classes (4 with Counselor and CDC approval)

*A maximum of 8 classes from CPCC will be added to the BRHS transcript, however, you can take more than 8 classes with CPCC, they just will not factor into your high school GPA

**Your registration card with your Counselor will have 8 classes on it that will all take place at BRHS. If you have completed your graduation requirements, you can put CPCC classes in place of electives and then you may either have late arrival or early release.

***You may not stay on campus during a "CPCC Class" block on your schedule.

****All graduation requirements must be taken with BRHS until there is written permission from the Counselor + CDC.

"Am I in college?"

Yes! Remember, you are a dually-enrolled student; this means you are enrolled two places: CPCC and BRHS. You are both a college student and a high school student. With that, comes a lot more independence and responsibility. If you are the type of student who needs to be face-to-face every day with your Instructor and require reminders to complete assignments, this is not for you. However, if you are ready to take the jump into the college classroom (on campus or online) and you feel as though you are invested in your schoolwork, do not require reminders, are diligent with your time management, and are eager to begin, this is definitely for you!

"If I find out I do not have the time needed to complete my dual-enrollment classes, can I just drop them?"

If a student is going to drop a dual-enrollment course, it must be done within the 10% CPCC drop/add period. This date will be discussed by your Instructor and will be on the syllabus.

This will result in the course not appearing on either transcript.

Any withdrawal after the CPCC 10% designated drop/add period will be recorded as a WF (Withdraw Failing). The WF will appear on the student’s transcript, but will not affect the GPA.

"Is the grading the same as high school?

No, it is not. Here is how your grades at CPCC will be on your high school transcript

CPCC Grade = Grade on HS transcript

A = 95

B = 85
C = 75

D = 65

F = 55

I = 55*

W = WF**

WF = 0***
*If a student receives an incomplete for a course, the grade will revert to a (55-F) if course requirements are not met within ten days.
**If a student is going to drop a CCP course, it must be done within the 10% CPCC drop/add period. This will result in the course not appearing on either transcript. Any withdrawal after the CPCC 10% designated drop/add period will be recorded as a WF (Withdraw Failing). The WF will appear on the student’s transcript but will not affect the GPA.
***If a student does not withdraw and never attends, they will receive a 0.
****The following numeric grade conversions are based on NC DPI recommendations. A grade of WP (Withdraw-Passing) will be issued at the discretion of the CMS principal. Reasons can include, but are not limited to: medical, extreme hardship, and student’s family relocating.

"What about my high school schedule?"

There are multiple ways to approach this. You can either have your dual-enrollment classes as "5th and 6th blocks" meaning they are not a part of your high school day in terms of your schedule (you will complete the courses on your own time outside of the school day), but they still count on your high school transcript. Or, you can replace electives at the high school with dual-enrollment classes. In order to choose this option, you have to leave campus during the blocks that are dedicated to dual-enrollment. Meaning, you have to have transportation and cannot stay on campus. This will be determined by you and your Counselor.

Remember, CPCC classes are college classes - college classes are NOT counted the same as high school, meaning they DO count the same as AP courses with respect to your GPA (on the 5.0 scale) but have nothing to do with your high school graduation requirements (except for American History - info on this is on Step Three). You cannot replace BRHS classes with CPCC classes until you have completed all of your graduation requirements because CPCC classes will count as electives. If you have not completed all of your graduation requirements, your CPCC classes will be apart of your transcript, but not apart of your day at the high school and will be completed on your own time.

"I remember doing classes during COVID online, and I did not do well. Most of the CPCC classes are online. How can I receive help if I need it?"

Although your courses will probably be online (especially while you are a Junior), you have the option of going in person if you are eligible to have early release at the high school (ask your counselor!). However, if you decide to do fully online courses, you will still have an Instructor that grades your assignments, provides feedback, and has office hours for you to attend on Microsoft Teams or in person.

CPCC also offers an array of student services that are completely free! This includes:

Make an appointment with an in-person Tutor using Tutor Match.
Make an appointment with a Brainfuse tutor for live chat options after hours using Live Help.
Submit a paper for writing assistance.
Access a Tutor on Microsoft Teams with a virtual session.

"I want to take CPCC courses with dual-enrollment to help my GPA and for exposure to college classes, but I am planning on going to college out-of-state / planning on attending a private college. Will CPCC courses transfer there?

CPCC courses are guaranteed to transfer to ALL public NC colleges. Most CPCC will NOT transfer to private NC colleges (Duke, Elon, etc.). You will need to look up your colleges you are applying to in order to determine if they are public or private. There is very rarely a reason to attend a Private college unless you are receiving a substantial scholarship - they are significantly more expensive.

If you are looking at out-of-state colleges (make sure you are VERY careful with this option - there is rarely a need to attend an out of state school with regard to the cost - out of state colleges can be up to 3x more expensive than in-state colleges), you can do two things: contact their admissions department and send them a screenshot of your Pathway asking them what classes from the Pathway will transfer to their college. Or, on most college websites, you can determine what credits transfer to them yourself. You will Google search your college with the following prompt (I will use Alabama as an example): "university of Alabama transfer equivalency online portal" - click the link for transfer equivalency, then choose your transfer institution (this will be Central Piedmont Community College) and follow the prompts. Some college websites make this more difficult than others, so take your time!

Dual-Enrollment with CPCC *All current CPCC students must submit their Transcript to CPCC (steps #8-14) in order to register for Spring / Summer courses by November 3, 2025*