Academically Talented / Gifted
Chapter 395 of the Public Acts of 1983 specifies as follows:
"Academically talented/gifted students enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 in public or private high school in Tennessee may, with the recommendation and approval of the high school principal and appropriate higher education institution personnel, enroll in and receive regular college degree credit from a Tennessee postsecondary institution if such a student has a grade point average equivalent to 3.2 on a 4.0 maximum basis and if such a placement is a part of the student's planned Individual Education Program (IEP) as established by the multidisciplinary team process."
The following conditions as described in Chapter 395 must be met for a student to be eligible for enrollment at MSCC as an academically talented/gifted student:
- The student is enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12. If a student is in the 9th grade, he/she has completed at least one grading period.
- The cumulative grade average (excluding deportment grades) beginning with the ninth grade and including all work completed at the time of enrollment at MSCC is equivalent to 3.2 or more on a 4.0 maximum basis.
- Enrollment in course at MSCC is part of the student's planned Individual Education Program (IEP) as established by the multidisciplinary team process.
- The high school principal must approve the student for academically talented/gifted enrollment at MSCC and submit a letter of recommendation, a transcript, and a copy of the student's Individual Education Program to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Courses to be taken are to be identified in the IEP.
The school principal will be notified of action taken on the recommendation. If the proposed enrollment is approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the prospective student should submit a completed Application for Admission form and a $10.00 non-refundable application fee to the Office of Admissions and Records. Courses taken must be those courses specifically identified in the student's Individual Education Program. Such courses will not necessarily count toward the high school diploma, and they will not count as part of entrance requirements for regular admission to MSCC.
