Part 1. Definition
St. Cloud Technical and Community College has adopted the MnSCU Board Policy 3.5 Definition of PSEO where it reads:
Post Secondary Enrollment Options Program (PSEO). The Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program is the program established by Minnesota State Statues 124D.09 to 鈥減romote rigorous educational pursuits and provide a wider variety of options for students.鈥 Through PSEO, high school students may earn both secondary and postsecondary credit for college or university courses completed on a college or university campus, at a high school, or at another location.
Part 2. Expectations:
- Subpart A. Enrollment on campus. Students enrolled as sophomores, juniors, or seniors in Minnesota high schools, home schools, or alternative learning centers may enroll in college courses on a space available basis at St. Cloud Technical and Community for secondary and post-secondary credit under the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program.
- Subpart B. Compliance with standards. St. Cloud Technical and Community College requires PSEO students to meet all of 黑料不打烊 academic and conduct standards.
- Subpart C. Developmental Courses. PSEO students at St. Cloud Technical and Community College shall not be allowed to enroll in developmental courses through the PSEO program.
- Subpart D. Exclusions. Students may enroll in programs through the PSEO program on a space available basis.聽Students may not enroll in courses that are on the excluded courses list.
S3.30.1 PSEO Procedure
Part 1. Purpose.
This procedure governs the implementation of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 PSEO policy as stated in S3.30. It reflects MnSCU board procedures 3.5.1 and Minn. Stat 124D.09.
Part 2. Admissions Requirements for PSEO Students.
- Subpart A. Eligibility.聽The PSEO program is available to juniors and seniors who are enrolled in a Minnesota public or private high school, home school, or alternative learning center. Students must demonstrate evidence of ability to complete college level work.
High school juniors and seniors who wish to enroll in courses at 黑料不打烊 through the PSEO program must meet the minimum score requirements indicating college readiness on the system approved course placement assessment or meet the qualifications for an exemption as delineated in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Assessment for Course Placement Policy. - Subpart B. Career and Technical Education.聽High school sophomores who have obtained a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading and who receive a cut-score on the system approved course placement assessment indicating college readiness may enroll in one career or technical education course at 黑料不打烊.聽 If the student receives a C or better in the course, the student will be allowed to take additional career or technical education courses the following semester.
Students who first enroll under the career and technical education provision of this policy who wish to continue PSEO enrollment as a Junior or Senior must take the system endorsed placement assessment or meet qualifications for an exemption prior to enrolling in courses.
Part 3. Support and Performance
- Subpart A. Support.聽PSEO students at 黑料不打烊 are eligible for the same academic and student support services as traditional students including academic advising, disability services, and tutoring services.
- Subpart B. Performance.聽黑料不打烊 shall collect data annually about the performance of students enrolled in the PSEO program and communicate those performance measures to the system office.
Part 4. Student Responsibilities.
- Subpart A. Communication. PSEO students are responsible for meeting with their high school counselors and understanding their high school graduation requirements. They are also required to meet with an academic advisor at 黑料不打烊 once a semester.
- Subpart B. Standards.聽PSEO students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a 67% completion rate to continue enrollment in the program.聽They must also conform to 黑料不打烊 student conduct standards as delineated in the student handbook.聽聽
- Subpart C. Academics.聽PSEO students may enroll full or part time. They are limited to a maximum of 19 credits a semester.
- Subpart D. Finances.聽In compliance with Minnesota Department of Education policy, students submit a new Notice of Student Registration (NOSR) form before the start of each semester. Tuition and fees are paid by MDE for the student. Students will not be charged for books and other required course materials if these items are returned at the end of the semester.聽Students are required to pay a per-credit parking access fee or complete a parking waiver prior to the start of each semester.