MnSCU Concurrent Enrollment and PSEO Pakou Yang and Jessica Espinosa Transfer Specialist Conference October 2015 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.
Dual Credit Options in MN Advanced Placement International Baccalaureate Postsecondary Enrollment Options PSEO Traditional PSEO On college campus or online; taught by college/university faculty Concurrent Enrollment In the high school; taught by high school instructors
Source: System Office Research Academic and Student Affairs 3 More high school students are taking concurrent enrollment than traditional PSEO in MnSCU Of the twenty-nine percent of high school students who participated in PSEO in 2014, participation by PSEO Type PSEO Contract, 15.2% PSEO on Campus, 29.6% PSEO Concurrent, 55.1%
35,000 PSEO student headcount has increased by 65% since 2005 primarily due to growth in concurrent 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Fiscal Year 28,663 26,636 24,489 25,038 22,713 21,655 20,425 19,512 19,217 18,501 17,998 17,087 16,610 15,092 14,070 11,613 12,118 10,534 20,801 5,686 5,562 5,481 5,450 5,440 5,499 5,758 5,905 6,453 6,557 2,281 2,337 2,826 2,135 2,181 1,903 30,502 65% 98% 15% 2,670 2,733 2,993 3,144 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 38% PSEO On-Campus PSEO Concurrent PSEO Contract Total PSEO Source: System Office Research Academic and Student Affairs
MnSCU Concurrent Enrollment Programs Alexandria Technical and Community College Anoka-Ramsey Community College Bemidji State University Central Lakes College* Century College Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Hibbing Community College Inver Hills Community College Lake Superior College Mesabi Range College* Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minnesota State Community and Technical College Minnesota State College- Southeast Technical* Minnesota State University- Mankato* Minnesota West Community and Technical College Normandale Community College North Hennepin Community College Northland Community and Technical College* Northwest Technical College Rainy River Community College Ridgewater College* Riverland Community College* Rochester Community and Technical College Saint Paul College Southwest Minnesota State University* South Central College St. Cloud State University* St. Cloud Technical and Community College Vermillion Community College 5 * Accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)
Increased Access to PSEO and Concurrent Enrollment Over Time 2015 1985 11 th and 12 th graders only 2012 10 th graders PSEO CTE courses; CE open to 9 th and 10 th graders 2014 Students in alternative settings Increased access for 9 th and 10 th graders 1994 MnSCU Board Policy 3.5 2003 MnSCU System Procedure 3.5.1 2016 Review of Policy 3.5 and Procedure 3.5.1
MnSCU Board Policy 3.5 PSEO Program Part 2. Postsecondary Enrollment Options Expectations. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall provide opportunities for students to participate in the Post- Secondary Enrollment Options Program. Students shall be admitted according to criteria that promote progress through college-level coursework and that augment their continued academic growth consistent with board policies and system procedures.
MnSCU System Procedure 3.5.1 PSEO Programs Part 2. Admissions Requirements for PSEO Students Subpart A. Eligibility Standards. PSEO participation shall be available to juniors and seniors enrolled through a Minnesota high school, home school, or alternative learning center who present evidence of the ability to perform college-level work. Such evidence includes the following: for juniors, class rank in the upper one-third of their class or a score at or above the 70th percentile on a nationally standardized, norm-referenced test; for seniors, class rank in the upper one-half of their class or a score at or above the 50th percentile on a nationally standardized, norm-referenced test; or for juniors or seniors, documentation other than that specified in Part 2, Subpart A1 and Subpart A2 of this procedure of the student's readiness and ability to perform college-level work as determined by the college or university.
MnSCU Board Policy 3.21 Undergraduate Course Transfer Part 3. Transfer of Undergraduate Credits. Once a student has been admitted to a system college or university, each college or university shall evaluate college-level course credits completed, as submitted by the student on an official transcript, to determine if they shall be accepted in transfer. Once the credits are accepted in transfer, each college or university shall determine how the course credits will apply to program and graduation requirements.
2015 Legislation: PSEO and Concurrent Enrollment Credit Transfer All MnSCU institutions must give full credit to a secondary pupil who completes for postsecondary credit a postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum at a MnSCU institution when the pupil enrolls in a MnSCU institution after leaving secondary school. Once one MnSCU institution certifies as completed a secondary student's postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum, every MnSCU institution must consider the student's course or program for that goal area or the transfer curriculum as completed. 10
Contact Information Pakou Yang, System Director of P-20 and College Readiness Pakou.yang@so.mnscu.edu 651-201-1760 Jessica Espinosa, Coordinator of College Transitions Jessica.Espinosa@so.mnscu.edu 651-201-1651 11
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