Annual Information Session �for Public Schools�

What is College Credit Plus?

College Credit Plus is Ohio’s dual credit program

• Students can earn high school and college credit at the same time
• 3 or more Credit Hour college course converts to one high school unit of credit
• Students enroll in college courses and adhere to the policies and requirements of the college
• Students can apply to any Ohio public college or participating Ohio private college
• Students can apply to and be enrolled at multiple colleges in the same school year

What is College Credit Plus?

Students in Grades 7 through 12:

• May choose from a variety of college-level courses

(As determined by placement testing & course eligibility rules)

• May take classes during the summer, fall, & spring semesters (summer is the first term of a new school year)
• May take courses at CMHS, at a college campus, or online (or a combination of their choosing)

How Can Students Participate?

Step 1: College Admission

• Students must contact the college to learn about their requirements, processes, paperwork required, and deadlines
• Students must meet the college’s requirements and apply for admission
• Students must complete a “Permission Slip” that will be provided to the students with the college’s application for admission
• Colleges have the final decision on admission

How Can Students Participate?

Step 2: Testing/Eligibility

A student is eligible for the "College Credit Plus" program if the student meets any of the following criteria:

• (a) Obtains a remediation-free score on ACT, SAT, or the college’s placement exams (WritePlacer, ALEKS, etc.); or
• (b) Meets the individual college’s standards for eligibility
• If over a 3.0 high school GPA and in the Classes of 2025 or 2026, a student may not need to test
• If high school GPA is between 2.75-3.0 and has a B or better in 2-3 high school completed English/math courses, a student may not need to test
• All students entering grades 7-10 must take placement testing.

​

​

​

How Can Students Participate?

Step 3: Course Registration

If the student is considered eligible and has been admitted to the college, then:

• The student must complete a “questionnaire” for the college.
• The college will discuss course options with the student, based on assessment scores, prerequisites, and other requirements
• For courses at CMHS with our teachers, we will send the college a roster of students who signed up for the course (then the college will check for application/eligibility).
• For any courses online/at a campus, students must register themselves via the college’s website.

What Courses Can a Student Take?

• CCP courses can satisfy high school graduation requirements or can be elective credit courses.
• School counselors can help students understand graduation requirements and CCP course substitutions
• Students must complete 15 hours of “Level I” course work before moving on to courses designated as “Level II.” Each college will have their Level I courses listed on their website.

Course Eligibility Rules

Non-allowable courses include:

• Private applied courses with one-on-one instruction (such as performing art lessons)
• Courses with high fees
• Study abroad courses
• Physical education courses
• Pass/Fail graded courses
• Remedial courses
• Sectarian/religious courses

What are Other Requirements?

Grades

• Grades earned in a college course (including F and W) will appear on the high school and college transcripts
• CCP course grades will be factored into the high school and college GPAs
• CCP courses will be weighted equally to or greater than the high school equivalent course.

What are Other Requirements?

• Students should work with their college advisor about pathways that identify courses leading to a major or degree requirements
• Students can take courses to fulfill diploma requirements, take courses in a career pathway that interests them, or can take courses just for fun

​

How Many Classes Can Students Take?

• Students may be enrolled in up to 30 credits per year, which includes high school courses:
• Calculation:

30 – (secondary school units x 3) = max CCP credits

• The maximum number of credits allowable for a student while participating in the program is 120.
• School counselors will let you know if you’ll be over 30, at which point, you can either drop classes or pay out of pocket for tuition and books

How Will the Classes be Different?

• The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects student education records, so colleges will only speak with the student (not the parent)
• FERPA states that parents cannot check up on grades; students will not receive an interim grade and CCP grades will not appear on a report card
• CMMS/CMHS School Counselors will not advise you on what CCP classes to take (only on what will meet graduation requirements)
• Students (not their parents) are expected to be responsible to handle all things CCP

How Will the Classes be Different?

• Less frequent testing (mid-term/final may be the only tests)
• Students are expected to read, research, study, and write on their own
• Parents are expected not to help with homework (independence)
• Final grade will likely come from few assignments
• Parents cannot contact teacher/professor regarding grades/progress
• IEP/504 accommodations may be different (student must set up and college must approve)
• Students won’t have as frequent access to professors

What are the Benefits of Participating in College Credit Plus?

Students can:

• Earn high school and college credits at the same time
• Get a “head start” on career planning and degree or certificate completion
• Experience college early to understand some of the academic expectations of college life
• Save money on tuition and textbook costs

What are the Consequences of Underperforming?

• If students do not earn a passing grade or if they withdraw too late from college courses (based on the colleges’ drop dates), CMLSD will require students/ families to reimburse the tuition that the district paid. In 2022-2023, C-M families paid almost $4,000 for courses in which students received an F or W. This year so far, students have paid about $3,000.

​

• The grades that students earn will be on the student’s high school and college transcripts permanently. Students must submit all transcripts to any college to which they apply following high school.

​

​

What are the Consequences of Underperforming?

• If students fail or withdraw often, future financial aid may be also impacted negatively (the college can qualify it as not making satisfactory progress toward a degree, for which they can deny financial aid)
• If students perform poorly, they may be placed on CCP Probation or CCP Dismissal or placed on academic probation or dismissal by the college

​

Underperforming Student Rules

College Credit Plus Probation

• A student will be placed on CCP probation if the student earns less than a cumulative college 2.0 GPA in CCP courses or withdraws from two or more courses in one academic term

​

While on CCP Probation, the student:

• May only enroll in one College Credit Plus course for one college term (semester or quarter)
• May not enroll in a college course in the same subject in which student previously earned D or F

Underperforming Student Rules

CCP Dismissal

• If students on CCP probation do not increase their CCP GPA to a 2.0 or above during the probation term, they will be placed on CCP Dismissal
• While on CCP Dismissal, students may not enroll in any College Credit Plus courses

​

Underperforming Student Rules

CCP Probation & Dismissal Appeals

• CCP Probation: Student may appeal to take a course in the same subject in which he or she previously earned a D, F, or received no credit
• CCP Dismissal: Within five days of being dismissed, the student may submit an appeal to the secondary school to appeal CCP Dismissal or the student may appeal at the end of the CCP Dismissal semester

​

What are the Costs for College Credit Plus?

• At public Ohio colleges, there is no cost to students for tuition or books. Private colleges may choose to charge fees to CCP participants.

• Students and their parent/guardian must complete the Intent to Participate Form by April 1, 2024

​

• Students must confirm with the college and the secondary school whether the student will take advantage of College Credit Plus using state funds (Option B, the default option) or whether the student will “self-pay” for the college courses (Option A)

What are the Costs for College Credit Plus?

• Students must inform the college and the secondary school of the Option choice (done at C-M through the Letter of Intent)

​

• The final date to change the election of Option A or Option B is on or before the college’s no-fault withdrawal date

​

What about Athletic Eligibility?

Student athletes should:

• Learn the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) requirements
• Know that summer term CCP courses cannot be used to bring a student into compliance with the OHSAA requirements for interscholastic athletic participation
• Know that they are responsible to show Mr. Carey (the Athletic Director) a copy of their grades at the end of the quarter.

Will the Course Credits Transfer?

• Certain general education and technical courses may transfer, especially from one Ohio public college to another Ohio public college

​

• Students must check with colleges to confirm transferability; a course may transfer as elective credit only.

​

• Students can also visit https://transfercredit.ohio.gov for transfer information

What Does Being “College-Ready” Mean?

Being “college-ready” is more than just being academically ready

• Consider emotional and social transitions and college expectations about independence
• Consider time management and organizational skills and the stress of college-level work
• Consider how grades earned will impact high school and college transcripts and GPAs

What are the Deadlines?

April 1, 2024

• Students must complete and return the Intent to Participate (Google Form); emailed to all students and on the CMHS Counseling page.

​

June 1, 2024

• Students must have both applications and testing completed for any course to be taken at CMHS for the following school year. For courses not held at CMHS, students should check the college(s) to which they’ll apply for their application/testing deadlines.

Testing

• Test early to meet college/university admission deadlines (if required)
• It’s your responsibility to sign up for testing (at the college or ACT/SAT)

​

Semester deadlines

• Summer semester deadline will be early as classes usually start in May
• Check with the college for all other semester deadlines

​

Colleges have thousands of applications and it can take a month to get your application processed. Apply to the college as soon as you’re able and get your testing scheduled ASAP.

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

1. Complete the Intent to Participate form before April 1
2. Apply to the college(s) of your choice
3. Take placement testing (as needed)
4. A school counselor will send your transcript and other information the college needs in order to admit you.
5. The college will send you acceptance and admissions information, including how to register for classes.

Some Things to Consider:

• If you are off-campus for classes, don’t forget about CMHS classes you may want to take (band, choir, technology, art, Spanish, etc.); consider a mixed CCP and non-CCP schedule.
• Some students who are doing off-campus classes are not able to participate fully in leadership/community activities at CMHS (such as Student Council, Key Club, NHS, etc.). This could have an effect on your college applications/scholarship applications and your recommendation letters.
• Just because you are eligible for CCP doesn’t mean that you should take CCP.

Possible CCP courses offered at CMHS through Sinclair College:

*offered at CMHS through Clark State. Students who have completed Spanish III must apply to Clark State and take placement testing in order to be placed into the class.

If you’re taking CCP classes at CMHS:

You will sign up for the course when you complete your course request forms during scheduling.

​

We will notify the college that you wish to be enrolled in the course. As long as you have completed all required paperwork for the college, they will enroll you.

​

If you do not apply/test by June 1, you will be placed into the high-school-credit-only version of the course and will not be allowed to take the course(s) at CMHS.

Classes Online or at a College Campus

Students will register themselves for classes held online/at a campus

• Send the following information to your school counselor immediately:
• course name (EX: English Composition II)
• course number (EX: ENG 1201)
• course section number (EX: ENG 1201-501)
• the number of credits the course is worth
• whether the class is online or in-person

​

• Sending your registration is the way to guarantee that you’ll have funding, your credits will be transcripted, and that your classes meet your graduation needs.
• You’ll purchase your books from the college and charge them to CMHS; as such, you must return your books to the guidance office at the end of the semester. Failure to do will result in the cost of the books being added to your school fees.

Questions?

Visit the CCP website for additional information.

​

Sinclair College CCP Page

• For help, email ccplus@sinclair.edu

​

Clark State College CCP Page

• For help, email ccp@clarkstate.edu

​

For assistance at CMHS, contact counselors:

• Samantha Beres, samantha.beres@cmfalcons.org
• Sarah Sercu, sarah.sercu@cmfalcons.org

​

For assistance at CMMS, contact counselor:

• Caitlin O’Hara, caitlin.ohara@cmfalcons.org

​