The Accel Program is for students classified as high school juniors and seniors at accredited public or private high schools in the state of Georgia, and is operated in all school terms except summer. The program allows students to pursue postsecondary study at approved public and private colleges and technical colleges while receiving dual high school and college credit for courses successfully completed. Courses pursued by students under this program must come from the approved course directory available at the Georgia Student Finance Commission website which is supplied to high school counselors in the state. Courses are available only in the areas of the core graduation requirements for college preparatory students: English; Mathematics; Social Studies; Science; Foreign Language. At public postsecondary institutions, the program pays for tuition, mandatory fees and provides participating students with a book allowance.

At eligible private postsecondary institutions, the program pays $145.83 per semester hour or $97.22 per quarter hour. The Accel award amount includes a Book Allowance payment of $100 per quarter or $150 per semester, if the student is at least Half-Time (six or more hours). A student who is Enrolled for less than Half-Time will receive $50 per quarter or $75 per semester. Transportation and other expenses are the responsibility of the student, including tuition and other expenses for non-core courses, if any are taken. Credit hours paid by the Accel Program for the student will count towards the limit of postsecondary hours paid for by the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Program. Additional requirements or restrictions for participating in this program may be imposed by the high school.

• Students admitted into the Accel program will gain acceptance into the Accel program at Truett-McConnell College.  Also, it is the student’s responsibility to schedule the exact courses approved by the high school – space in some college courses may be limited, and some courses offered may not have space available.

• College credit obtained at one postsecondary institution may or may not be transferred for credit to another institution – the permissible credit allowed for courses taken elsewhere is determined solely by the receiving postsecondary institution.

• Credit hours taken under the Accel Program will count against the scholarship and cumulative hour caps if the student becomes a HOPE scholar.

• The book allowance received by the student may not be sufficient, in some cases, to pay the complete costs of books required for the course or courses taken. In this case, the student must pay the additional costs.