The Mountwest JumpStart Program provides a variety of dual credit options for high school students in public school, private school, or home school programs.

After applications are accepted and all necessary admission items are provided, students will receive an acceptance letter from Mountwest via mail.

A student’s classes are determined based on their chosen pathway and the credits required by the high school/home school program. The JumpStart Academic Advisor uses the student’s transcript, input from the student’s counselor, and the chosen pathway to determine a student’s schedule.

SAT/ACT scores are not required to be part of JumpStart. However, students are advised to send their test scores to Mountwest to assist with academic advising. To learn how to submit your test scores, please visit: https://www.mctc.edu/admissions/.

Yes. Mountwest follows the guidelines set out by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. Please see the JumpStart Academic Advisor to see how your credits count at Mountwest.

Students enrolled in JumpStart are required to attend orientation before the start of the academic semester. Students will receive their schedules, Mountwest login information, student identification card, and necessary information.

Mountwest faculty report weekly attendance. JumpStart faculty also report attendance concerns to the JumpStart Coordinator. Any attendance or performance concerns are reported to the student’s counselor/home school coordinator.

JumpStart students do not purchase their own textbooks. The JumpStart Coordinator will notify students when their textbooks have arrived.

Mountwest Community & Technical College provides an assortment of assistance to promote student success. Mountwest has a robust tutoring service, with services including the Math & Science Tutoring Center, the Writing Center, the Speech Lab, and Academic Resources (the college’s library). Students who begin falling behind are referred for tutoring assistance. Additionally, JumpStart faculty report student progress to the JumpStart Coordinator, and the Coordinator reports back to the students’ high school counselor/home school coordinator with any concerns.

Students must follow Mountwest’s Academic Calendar for all drop dates. Any dropped course must be approved by the student’s high school counselor/home school coordinator as well as the JumpStart team.

Students who plan to transfer to another institution must be aware of the specific program requirements at the receiving institution. The JumpStart Academic Advisor often helps in this process, but it is the responsibility of the student to contact the receiving institution to ask about coursework transferability.

All courses completed and/or dropped by a student remain on their permanent educational record. Upon applying to another institution and/or financial aid, students are required to provide transcripts from all previous institutions. Low grades may result in academic probation and/or financial aid appeals at the receiving institution.

A prerequisite is an academic requirement that must be satisfied before or during enrollment in a specific course. Prerequisites might include other courses, a minimum GPA, or a specific SAT/ACT score.

These specific courses are included to ensure all students have a solid foundation and that the educational needs of all students are met.

The WV CORE Transfer Agreement ensures that students who transfer from an in-state, public college or university to another in-state public institution receive credit for specified general studies courses at the receiving institution. Many of the JumpStart courses are included in this agreement.

To read the full agreement and see a list of the CORE courses, please visit: https://www.mctc.edu/academics/transfer-to-a-university/

Students can change pathways after their first semester. This decision must be made under the advisement of the JumpStart Academic Advisor.

Every pathway has its own specific curriculum and sequence. This sequence is a list of courses required for that pathway. Each pathway is unique. Students who change degree programs after completing a different JumpStart pathway may find they have taken courses that do not apply to the new major.

Yes.

Accessibility Services Office (located within Student Services) coordinates accommodations for qualified students with disabilities as they pursue their educational goals at Mountwest. This office acts as liaison between students with disabilities and faculty.

Students must declare and provide appropriate documentation of their disability to this office in order to receive services.

For further information, please visit the Accessibility Services webpage: https://www.mctc.edu/student-services/advising-services/accessibility-services/