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North Dakota University System outlines scale of dual credit and distinctions with early entry
Summary
NDUS reported that high‑school students generated 82,842 credit hours in the lookback used for the 2025–27 funding formula and described operational differences between dual credit (prearranged, often subsidized) and early entry (catalog courses at regular in‑state tuition).
Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System told the Interim Higher Education Institutions Committee that dual credit and early entry are substantial and growing components of North Dakota’s postsecondary pipeline and funding picture.
Johnson said high‑school students generated 82,842 credit hours in the lookback period used for the funding formula; that number represented roughly 44% of total NDUS credit hours used in the 2025–27 funding calculation. NDUS officials noted the lookback period and reporting conventions matter: credit hours reported in the system’s formula are drawn from the 2020–21 through 2022–23 period.
Johnson summarized the operational differences:…
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