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Postsecondary Education Options (PSEO)

High School Counselors:

Tricia Ford, A-G, tricia.ford@isd477.org

Ashley Barber, H-O, ashley.barber@isd477.org

Jeff Schultz, P-Z, jeff.schultz@isd477.org

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Postsecondary Education Options (PSEO)

A program allowing 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to attend a college or university during high school

Courses are offered on the college campus, Hybrid, and online
No charge for tuition, textbooks or support services
Students may be charged for equipment that becomes their property when the course or program is complete.

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Postsecondary Education Options (PSEO)

Enrollment options

Part-time (11 or fewer credits)
Full-time (12-18 credits)
10th graders may qualify and enroll in only 1 seat based CTE course for the first semester -see counselor

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PSEO Eligibility Criteria

Each college sets their own eligibility requirements for enrollment.

Most of our students attend:

Anoka Ramsey or
St. Cloud State University

but students may choose others like U of MN or University of Northwestern at St. Paul

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PSEO Considerations

Full time students do not report to the high school
Considerations:

Flexibility - can take classes AM/PM or online
Semesters vs. trimesters - scheduling issues
Students can still participate in PHS activities
Parents do NOT have access to college grades
Student maturity level - driving, free time, etc.
Transportation is not available
PSEO grades are not weighted on PHS transcript

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Transfer Credits

Credits taken through PSEO will be put on an official college transcript and student high school transcript

Each college semester credit is equal to .75 high school credits (3.0 college credit= 2.25 high school credits)

Credit Transfer

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PSEO Classes

Students can enroll in any college class that they meet the criteria for, with an exception of a few fee based courses

Required class at the high school can be replaced with one at the college, e.g. Economics one can take Mirco/Macro Economics-these classes are considered “General Courses” that meet an AA degree

List of classes to take at the college that will substitute for required high school in link below or in the Guidance office

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfRwU36LZ_w8lCqGRTL4BbRvGqB3h6jJeq3BKLROwL8/edit#heading=h.xth73g3lp2h5

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PSEO at St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

must meet any one of the following:

Juniors top ⅓ or 3.5 GPA
Seniors top ½ or 3.0 GPA

a nationally standardized test score:

ACT: 23

Pre-ACT: 22

PSAT: 1070

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PSEO at Anoka Ramsey CC

Anoka Ramsey Community College

must meet any one of the following:

Juniors top ⅓ or 3.0 GPA
Seniors top ½ or 2.5 GPA
OR can be met by a certain ACT/Pre-ACT/PSAT scores: Juniors in the 70th percentile and seniors in the 50th

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Registration or Next Step

Students must indicate PSEO on PHS registration form, this will be 1 of your requests, it also provides counselors an opportunity to follow up with you

Decide what institution you would like to attend
Apply to that college-

SCSU https://www.stcloudstate.edu/pseo/default.aspx

AR-http://www.anokaramsey.edu/admissions/pseo/pseo-junior-and-senior-high-school-students/

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NOSR Form and Transcript

3. Fill out PSEO Notice of Student Registration Form (NOSR). This form can be picked up in the guidance office or found online- Parent signature required.

4. This form will be filled out every semester before registering for classes

5. Bring a signed copy of NOSR to the high school guidance office.

6. Counselor will complete form

7. Gwen will send the form and transcript to the college

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Application and Deadlines

Students should have ALL application materials submitted by the posted deadlines:
Fall Admission -

SCSU- June 1
Anoka Ramsey -July 1

A completed application includes:

application
Notice of Student Registration
high school transcript
standardized test scores (if needed).

Acceptance letter by mail or email

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You’re ACCEPTED- Now What???

Next Steps:

Sign up for an orientation session, next year, most will be virtual-see info. from acceptance letter
First year PSEO students- meet with HS counselor and fill out advising form to help with course planning
Go to the college’s website and search for classes being offered for each semester, pay attention to in person or online options
Registration for classes happens after an orientation is completed. Make sure you follow the instructions to get registered.

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Registering for classes

Next Steps:

Anoka Ramsey-may happen during school year
SCSU-takes place in the summer
Registration 1st time is usually with a college counselor
Inform counselor what you registered for and meet with them for any schedule adjustments, either at the end of the school year or in August.
Counselors are not at school in June or July and will not respond to calls, emails, schedule adjustments in August-contact counselor via email any movements or drops and send email of your class registration

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When to apply for PSEO?

Timeline:

Apply for next years PSEO after trimester 2’s grades have been finalized
Pay attention to attending schools deadline

PSEO meetings will take place at the high school during registration for interested 1st year students and attendance is strongly encouraged

Questions in the chat??