For the Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway:

To be eligible to enroll as a Freshman or Sophomore: 

1. Be a high school freshman or sophomore, and
2. Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee and his/her rationale for recommendation (in memo form); and
3. Grade of C or better in Math I, EOC score of 3, 4, or 5 for Math I, and EOG score of 3, 4, or 5 for 8th grade ELA Assessment; or 
4. Demonstrate college readiness on an approved assessment in English, Reading, and Math (see College Readiness Benchmarks/Attachment A below)

NOTE: Eligible 9th and 10th grade CTE students may only enroll in pathways without UGETC courses in the following pathways: 

• Engineering Technologies (40xxx)
• Construction Technology (35xxx)
• Business Technologies (25xxx)
  • **Information Technologies (25xxx) are also available

9th/10th CTE Eligibility Documentation Checklist (Printable PDF)
9th/10th CTE Pathway Eligibility Flowchart (Printable PDF)

NOTE: Some CTE pathways require testing to be eligible for courses within the pathways.
NOTE: CCP Staff will work closely with 9th and 10th-grade students to determine eligibility. 

To be eligible to enroll as a Junior or Senior: 

1. Be a high school junior or senior, and
2. Have an unweighted GPA of 2.8 or better on high school courses; or 
3. Demonstrate college readiness on an approved assessment in English, Reading, and Math (See College Readiness Benchmarks/Attachment A below); or 
4. Have the recommendation of the high school principal/designee and his/her rationale (in memo form) for student participation (if GPA is lower than requirement)

11th/12th Grade CTE Eligibility Documentation Checklist (Printable PDF)

NOTE: All students must meet course prerequisites in order to be registered. 

For continuation in the program:

To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must: 

1. Continue to progress toward high school graduation: and
2. Maintain a GPA of 2.0 in college coursework after completing two courses. 

College Readiness Benchmarks
(Attachment A)

*CCP Program Eligibility Benchmarks on Approved Diagnostic Assessment Tests

For the College Transfer (CT) Pathway:

To be eligible to enroll as a Freshman or Sophomore: 

1. Be a high school freshman or sophomore; and
2. Be identified as gifted by local AIG plan in English/Reading and Math; or
   aptitude and achievement test scores for English, Reading, and Math (92nd to 99th percentiles) in the Mental Measurements Yearbook published by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements; and
3. Demonstrate college readiness in English, Reading, and Math on an approved assessment (See College Readiness Benchmarks/Attachment A below); and
4. Receive recommendation (verifying maturity to enroll) of high school principal (or equivalent administrator) via memo; and
5. Receive written consent of the student's parent/guardian via memo; and
6. Receive mandatory academic advising prior to course registration

9th/10th Grade CT Eligibility Documentation Checklist (Printable PDF)
9th/10th Grade CT Pathway Eligibility Flowchart (Printable PDF)

Recommended Local AIG Plan Documentation Identifying Placement in ALL Areas (Local Plan: Wake County)

1. Individual Student Profile (ISP) (ISP Example)
2. Differentiated Education Plan (DEP) (DEP Example)

List of Acceptable Aptitude and Achievement Tests:

1. CogAT (Aptitude) (Score Report Example)
2. IOWA (Achievement) (Score Report Example)
3. Woodcock-Johnson IV (Achievement) (Score Report Example)

**Any other Aptitude and Achievement tests submitted will be reviewed for eligibility. 
NOTE: CCP Staff will work closely with 9th and 10th grade students to determine eligibility. 

To be eligible to enroll as a Junior or Senior: 

1. Be a high school junior or senior, and
2. Have an unweighted GPA of 2.8 on high school courses; or 
3. Demonstrate college readiness in English, Reading, and Math on an approved assessment (See College Readiness Benchmarks/Attachment A below).

11th/12th Grade Eligibility Documentation Checklist (Printable PDF)

NOTE: All students must meet course prerequisites in order to be registered. 

For continuation in the program:

To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must: 

1. Continue to progress toward high school graduation: and
2. Maintain a GPA of 2.0 in college coursework after completing two courses. 

College Readiness Benchmarks
(Attachment A)

*CCP Program Eligibility Benchmarks on Approved Diagnostic Assessment Tests