Last verified: October 2026. Checked against Step Up For Students' 2026-27 award tables, handbooks and purchasing guides.
Can a Lee County family pay for college credit through dual enrollment with scholarship funds?
FES-UA students may dual enroll at an approved postsecondary institution, and doing so doesn't affect dual enrollment funding.
PEP students may dual enroll at an approved institution, and eligible postsecondary tuition and fees are allowed expenses.
At FSW, the private school is billed fall and spring tuition under its articulation agreement and may not pass that cost to the student, so scholarship funds rarely come into it.
Which rules apply in Lee County?
| Allowed, with conditions | Not allowed |
|---|---|
| Your private school needs a current FSW articulation agreement, renewed each year before August 1. | Courses outside the articulation agreement's terms |
| FSW requires a 3.0 unweighted GPA, qualifying placement scores and school approval. |
How does this play out in Lee County?
FSW's 2025-26 private school agreement exempts dual-enrolled students from registration, matriculation and lab fees and lends required textbooks. 47 Lee private schools in the directory reach grade 12.
How do I pay for it?
Look in the program marketplace first, where listed items are pre-approved. Next, check whether the provider is approved for direct payment. Otherwise pay, keep an itemized receipt with your Florida address and file for reimbursement; anything not listed as eligible needs pre-authorization before you buy.
Rules summarize Step Up For Students' 2026-27 PEP Purchasing Guide and 2026-27 Private School Purchasing Guide (both revised September 16, 2026) and the FES-UA Purchasing Guide Step Up currently links (2025-26 edition, July 1, 2025). Your scholarship organization's current guide controls; ask before an unusual purchase. Summaries, not legal advice.