Definition from Noloâs Plain-English Law Dictionary. When a criminal defendant is convicted of two or more crimes, a judge sentences the defendant to a certain period of time for each crime. Sentences that may all be served at the same time, with the longest period controlling, are concurrent sentences. Judges may sentence concurrently out of compassion, plea bargaining, or the fact that the several crimes are interrelated. When the sentences run one after the other, they are consecutive sentences.
The latest location to be added to Worldwideâs Dual Enrollment program is online. Now high school students can start learning with Embry-Riddle Worldwide on their own. Unlike school-based programs, Dual Enrollment Online does not require financial and administrative support from a school district. With four terms a year, students and their families have the freedom to choose when theyâd like to start their Embry-Riddle experience.
Dual Enrollment. Gonzaga University offers a program of âDual Enrollmentâ for area students who wish to take a college course for credit while still enrolled in high school. The Dual Enrollment program at Gonzaga is intentionally limited in scope as preference of course space is given to current Gonzaga undergraduates. High school students wishing to take a course at Gonzaga University must submit an application for Dual Enrollment.