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Application and Registration
- Instructions and Checklist for Dual Credit Registration
1. APPLY ONLINE to Northern
2. Meet with your High School Counselor
- Review the current class schedule to select a course to take for Dual Credit.
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Classes for dual credit must be college level (not remedial or developmental) and for a
degree or certificate. Fitness classes may not be taken for dual credit. - If the class you want to take doesn’t have a prerequisite, skip to step 4.
3. Take our placement test
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If the class you want to take has a Math or English prerequisite you will need ACT or
placement test scores. -
Bring or mail your official ACT scores to the Northern’s Admissions Office and SKIP
taking the placement test OR -
STUDY/PRACTICE for the Compass Placement Test at www.testpreview.com and
www.freerice.com - Take our placement test. The test is free the first time you take it, and $10 each time you retest.
- Call Testing Center at 505.747.2199 for details.
4. Fill out the Dual Credit Request Form
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Obtain a Dual Credit Request Form online, from your high school counselor, or from the
Dual Credit Office. -
For help interpreting your test scores, completing the form, or choosing an appropriate
class, meet with your high school counselor or contact Crestina Manzanares at 505.747.2163. - Late/online registration is not yet available for high school students.
5. Submit completed forms
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Forms can be brought to the Dual Credit office in person or submitted by mail or fax:
Attn: Crestina Manzanares / Dual Credit Program
Northern New Mexico College
921 Paseo de Oñate, Española, NM 87532
Fax: 505.747.5449
What to do after registering
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Print out your schedule. click on My NNMC. Use your PIN and Password to log
on to Banner. For help with this call admissions at 505.747.2111. - Get your Student ID. Take a copy of your schedule to the Student Lounge.
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Get your books at the bookstore.You need your Student ID and a copy of your schedule to get
your book without charge. - Pay lab and media fees (if applicable) at the Cashier’s window (505.747.2131).
- Contact Lydia Rivera at 505.747.2137 if you feel there is an error or have questions about your bill.
- If you are taking an Online/Distance Learning class, sign up online to attend a Blackboard Orientation at nnmc.blackboard.com. Call Peter Snyder (505.747.5418) with questions regarding log-on procedures for online classes.
- Find your class and follow the NNMC academic calendar for holidays and deadlines, not yourhigh school’s calendar.
- ASK QUESTIONS! Contact Michelle Berté at 505.747.2163 with any questions. Get to know your instructor and his or her contact information.
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IMPORTANT! How to drop or withdraw from a dual credit class.
- You must fill out the Request to Drop or Withdraw Form and submit it to Northern New Mexico College before the drop add deadline.
- See the current academic calendar for deadlines.
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DID YOU KNOW…when you register for a dual credit class you are entitled to use the following resources available to college students…all for free!
- Access to basketball games
- Student Sucess Center
- Tutoring
- Writing Center
- Library
CONGRATULATIONS! You are now an official college student! Enjoy all that college has to offer.
Still have questions?
CALL Crestina Manzanares: 505.747.2163
EMAIL: tinabeth@nnmc.edu