Accel (Joint Enrollment) Program
for High School Students
Georgia Tech is proud to work with high school juniors and seniors who wish to pursue college studies before completing their high school career. Through the Accel Program, these students are jointly enrolled at their high school and Georgia Tech.
Students admitted into the program may register for a maximum of 8 semester hours in math, science or *computing courses that are not available at the high school level. The Accel program at Tech is an opportunity to enrich, but not replace, the high school experience for students who have completed the highest level of coursework available in their accredited high school. Home school students are not eligible to participate in Georgia Tech's Joint Enrollment Program. High school juniors who wish to bypass their senior year are encouraged to pursue our Early Admission Program.
To be eligible for the Accel Program, high school students must meet the following criteria:
- 1360+ SAT score (Critical Reading + Math)
- 3.6+ GPA (on Georgia Tech’s recalculated scale)
- Submit the following items to the Office of Undergraduate Admission:
- Accel (Joint Enrollment) Program Application
(Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this application. Click here to download the Adobe plug-in.) - $50.00 application fee
( This fee will be applied to the regular freshman admission application if the student chooses to apply.)
Fall Semester Deadline- April 1 (Postmarked)
(No applications accepted for Spring or Summer Semester) - Official high school transcript of academic record, including midterm grades for current year.
- Official SAT and/or ACT scores and appropriate AP test scores directly from testing agency
(SAT/AP code: 5248; ACT code: 0818) - Must be concurrently taking high school level coursework while enrolled at Georgia Tech.
- Must have completed the highest level of coursework available at the high school in the subject area(s) that are scheduled to be taken at Georgia Tech. College preparatory curriculum courses may not be taken at Georgia Tech.
- Computing courses are not currently funded by the Georgia Student Finance Commission's (GSFC)ACCEL program.
Accel Program Details
An Accel participant is eligible to:
- attend athletic events at Georgia Tech
- represent the high school in competitions with other high schools
An Accel participant is not eligible to:
- represent Georgia Tech in any intercollegiate competition
- join fraternities and sororities
- receive Georgia Tech financial assistance
- participate in the cooperative education program
- live in campus residence halls
Accel Funding:
- Students are required to pay the same tuition, matriculation fees, student activity fees, medical fees, and parking fees (if applicable) charged to all other regularly enrolled students.
- Tuition costs as well as some book and fee costs for math and science courses are typically covered by GSFC’s ACCEL program .
- After a student is admitted to the program, Tech’s Accel advisor will direct the student and high school counselor to complete the necessary online application for GSFC's ACCEL funding.
Accel Registration:
- Students may not register for courses outside of math, science or computing. Students will be permitted to register for up to 8 credit hours per semester at Tech in mathematics/sciences or computing. Permission to register in these areas, however, will be permitted only when the student has completed all courses offered at their high school and the high school can certify that the student has no other option to complete high school level coursework (students may only place out of classes through AP examination).
* More information on GSFC's ACCEL program is available at www.gsfc.org.
If you have questions, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 404.894.4154.