Dual Enrollment | Rio Salado

• Proof of Financial Need: 2025 federal tax form (1040) showing qualifying income or an award letter (dated within the last 12 months) for Free/Reduced Lunch, SNAP, WIC, or AHCCCS
• Identification: Color copy of a high school ID and birth certificate, or a valid AZ State ID/Driver’s License
• Academic Standing: Transcript showing a GPA of 2.00 or higher (Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors)
• Freshman Requirement: Completion of the EdReady College Reading Placement Assessment

Dual enrollment students must be currently enrolled at one of the high schools in the Tempe Union High School District AND also enroll with Rio Salado College to earn college credits. Being enrolled in a high school course offered for dual enrollment does NOT automatically register a student to earn college credit through Rio Salado.

To earn college credits through Dual Enrollment:

1. Students must enroll and be admitted to Rio Salado College by visiting: https://www.riosalado.edu/start-rio/early-college/dual-enrollment 
2. Students must submit a current school photo ID AND one of the following:
   • • a copy of their birth certificate
     • a copy of their passport
     • a copy of their Arizona driver's licence or Arizona state issued ID
3. Freshmen and Sophomores must complete placement testing. Juniors and Seniors must upload their high school transcript showing a 2.6 or higher GPA
   *Students can access their transcript with their GPA in StudentVue under Documents
4. Students must register for their courses either online through the Maricopa student page, in person with a Rio Salado representative, or over the phone by calling (480) 517-8080 
   *The login information for this application is the student's full MEID@maricopa.edu and the password they created for their student account.
5. Payment must either be paid in full or students can set up a monthly payment plan. Students can also apply for Tuition Assistance based on specific criteria on a first come, first served basis. 
   *Students must be enrolled with Rio Salado College before they can apply for Tuition Assistance. 
   To learn more about Tuition Assistance, please visit: https://www.riosalado.edu/start-rio/early-college/dual-enrollment/tuition-payments

If you have any questions, please contact your school's Rio Salado Liaison or contact Rio Salado directly at (480) 517-8080. 

Dual Enrollment courses allow high school students the ability to earn college credit and high school credit simultaneously. 

Underclassmen planning on taking a Dual Enrollment course for the first time need to take the online Reading Test from Rio Salado in order to complete their registration process. Underclassmen Math students must take the Math Placement test instead of the reading test. The math test will count as the Reading Placement test. Rio Salado College is offering an online test for students to take at home to fulfill this requirement.  

Steps for students to complete:

1. Begin the registration process at Rio. You need to be admitted to Rio Salado BEFORE you can take this test online.
2. Students must complete the portion in order to receive their Maricopa Student ID number. This is an 8 digit number generated by Rio Salado. It is NOT their Corona del Sol school ID. They will also receive their MEID number. Please keep both numbers safe and secure.
3. https://maricopa.edready.org/home
4. Students will select the Reading or Math test.