Achieve

The Achieve Dual Enrollment Program provides low-income, high-achieving high school students in the New Orleans area, especially those who will be the first in their family to go to college, with the opportunity to enroll in credit-bearing courses on campus at Xavier University. Courses are offered in the Fall, Spring, and Summer II terms, and students are supported via advising and mentoring by Xavier faculty, staff, and students.

Achieve is different from traditional concurrent enrollment in a few important ways. First, Achieve offers special sections of courses that are closed to traditional undergraduate students. This allows all our concurrent enrollment students to take the same course at the same time, making it easier for our students to connect with one another and form study groups. It also allows our instructors, tutors, and academic advisors to tailor the academic support they provide to our population of students.

Second, Achieve is free for students whose families can demonstrate financial need. The Achieve program’s mission is to make graduating college more attainable for low-income students by decreasing the amount of time and money it will take them to complete their degree. A student who completes six terms of the Achieve program can earn up to 24 hours of college credit, which is about 80% of the credits that make up a freshman year and 20% of the credits required for a typical bachelor's degree. Achieve Dual Enrollment students can go on to complete their college degree 1-2 semesters faster than their peers, potentially saving them tens of thousands of dollars in tuition, fees, and room and board.

 

 

 

 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Attends school in or resides in the Greater New Orleans area.
  • Enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade. Students are eligible for concurrent enrollment in the summer before the 11th and 12th grades. Recent high school graduates are not eligible for concurrent enrollment.
  • Minimum 2.5 weighted GPA
  • Submission of official ACT or SAT scores and/or completion of placement testing through Xavier University. Score minimums may be required to place into certain courses offered.

Required Materials

  • Letter of Recommendation from High School Counselor.
  • Official High School Transcripts
    • Applicants may upload an unofficial transcript to their online application as proof of eligibility by GPA. However, applicants must have their guidance counselor send an official copy of their high school transcript to the Office of Admissions at xuadmopts@xula.edu.
  • Official ACT/SAT Scores
    • Applicants should only upload original, uncropped digital score reports from the ACT or SAT website to their application. Screenshots of test results will not be accepted.
    • Official test scores must also be submitted to Xavier Admissions. Scores may be submitted via email from a high school official to xuadmopts@xula.edu. Alternatively, scores can be sent through the ACT or SAT testing portal to 大菠萝福利导.
    • Official test score reports must be submitted from an official source (either high school or testing service) to Xavier Admissions to be valid for acceptance. Scores submitted from the student or parent are not considered official.

Application Guidelines

For your application to be considered, you must complete all of the following steps:

  2. Submit all required documents listed above, and
  3. Either submit qualifying test scores before the deadline or earn a qualifying score on the relevant placement test on a pre-set testing date.
Incomplete applications will not be considered for admission. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all required materials are submitted by the deadline!

Application Deadlines

  • Summer Semester – April 30th
  • Fall Semester – May 31st
  • Spring Semester - December 1st