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Career Pathways

Through the Career Pathways program, high school students can enroll in a career program of study with secondary and postsecondary courses based upon an articulation agreement signed by the school system superintendent and the Georgia Piedmont Technical College President. High school students may receive college course credit by passing an exemption exam for one or more courses not to exceed a limit of 20 hours. High school students with a “C” grade or better in a high school articulated class are eligible to take an exemption exam. A score of 80 must be achieved in order to receive credit for the course. The following stipulations apply:

The applicant must submit a Georgia Piedmont Technical College application, pay the admissions fee, and meet all admissions requirements.

In order to receive articulated credit, the student must enroll at Georgia Piedmont Technical College within one year of their high school graduation date (not to exceed 17 months).

For computer applications articulation, the software used must be the same as that used by Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

For more information on the requirements to earn advanced placement at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, high school students should contact their high school counselor.