Early College Credit Option

ECCO Program Purpose and Overview

The Early College Credit Option (ECCO) provides admitted Eastern Florida State College eligible dual enrollment students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to:

  1. Retake a dual enrollment course one time only for grade forgiveness on the student’s college record. 
  2. Enroll in EFSC courses not available through Dual Enrollment. Note: Developmental courses may not be taken through ECCO.
  3. Register for additional EFSC courses beyond the number permitted through Dual Enrollment.

Credits earned using the ECCO will count toward the student’s associate degree or college credit certificate and the grade will be posted on the student’s college transcript. The credits will NOT count toward high school graduation and the grade earned in the course will not be posted on the student’s high school transcript.

Because the student is not earning credit toward high school graduation (dual credit), the student is responsible for the payment of tuition and fees and required instructional materials.

ECCO Eligibility Criteria

Students must meet the following requirements to enroll in a course through the Early College Credit Option (ECCO):

  1. Be in grades 6-12 and meet dual enrollment eligibility requirements.
  2. Attend a public school, private school that has an articulation agreement with EFSC, home school program that is in compliance with FS 1007.271(13), or be a recipient of the Personalized Education Plan (PEP) scholarship.
  3. For associate degree courses: Have college-ready placement test scores in Reading and Writing on an accepted college placement test at EFSC. Math scores must also be on file with EFSC, but the scores do not have to be college-ready unless you plan to take a college-level math course such as MAT 1033, MAC 1105, or MGF 1130/31.

    For College Credit Certificate Courses: Have reading, writing and math scores on file from an accepted college placement test (scores just have to be on file and do not have to meet the college-ready level).

Student Costs Through ECCO

Public, private, home school, and PEP students taking a class through the Early College Credit Option (ECCO) will be:

  1. Responsible for the same tuition and fees that are charged to non-dual enrollment EFSC students; fees must be paid in compliance with EFSC tuition and fee schedule.
  2. Automatically enrolled in the Titan First Day Ready Program and charged $25 per credit hour to cover the cost of required instructional materials. 

ECCO Registration Process

Students taking a course(s) through the Early College Credit Option must download and complete the ECCO Registration Form. Submit the completed form through the Student Document Dropbox in the myEFSC Portal. Be sure to select 'Dual Enrollment' in the 'send to' section of the Dropbox.

Students may register for classes using ECCO during fall, spring, and summer terms.

Students using the ECCO option may register for any Eastern Florida college credit course for which they are qualified so long as the course is eligible for credit toward an associate degree or college credit certificate and is not part of a limited access program or otherwise prohibited by Florida statute or EFSC.