Minnesota Law Regarding PSEO

PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Option) is a Minnesota state program for high school juniors and seniors in public or non-public high school or home-school program that gives students the opportunity to complete their high school requirements by taking non-sectarian courses at a participating college | university. From Minnesota Department of Education; Minn. Stat. 124D.09 (1999).

PSEO offers the opportunity to enroll in and attend college-level courses and apply earned credits toward high school graduation requirements and a college degree [dual enrollment]. State funding covers the cost of tuition and required books for eligible courses.  Specific requirements and limitations vary per school.

 

Why PSEO?
PSEO courses provide an opportunity for students to explore their interests, experience possible majors or minors, utilize their skills and talents, earn college credit at no cost.

PSEO is a dual enrollment program which allows for junior and senior grade level students to earn high school AND college credit at the same time.

PSEO allows for students to learn more about the college experience and themselves as they discern and determine any next steps after high school.

Enjoy PSEO!

To learn more about how to prepare, plan and determine your reasons for PSEO WEST offers workshops and consulting. Contact WEST Executive Director at thedirector.west@gmail.com

NOTE:  PSEO students at WEST must be homeschoolers

 

What Colleges work with WEST to offer PSEO?
WEST currently partners with Crown College and Bethel University to bring an excellent course and classroom experience locally to WEST homeschooled high school student members ready for college level classes through PSEO.

WEST PSEO courses are hybrid that meet once a week per semester in class with the remainder of coursework received and completed online.

 

Textbooks
MN PSEO funds pay for not only the courses but also the textbooks for PSEO students to borrow while in class.  Crown College | Bethel University handles the distribution and collection of these loaned books on an individual basis. Contact each college | university to learn the how and when of book distribution and return.

Semesters
PSEO on the WEST campus runs on a semester basis: Fall Semester and Spring Semester. Each semester is 15-16 weeks long with possibly breaks in each semester. Each class runs for one semester. Certain courses, such as Spanish, will run two semesters long. Students are to check the university | college and WEST websites for those scheduled breaks in each semester.

Class Structure
Each PSEO class on the WEST campus is developed for students to learn through engagement, hands-on activities, discussion, projects, lecture and interaction with peers, educator and curriculum.

Crown College courses are hybrid that meet once a week per semester in-class with the remainder of coursework received and completed on-line.

Bethel University courses are hybrid that meet once a week per semester in-class with the remainder of coursework received and completed on-line.

 

Average PSEO Student Credit Load
Each student determines the amount of college credit and work load that fits them best. Each college | university sets a maximum amount of college credits a PSEO student is allowed to register for. Check each college | university website for specific details.

An average credit load for college students is 15 credits (4-5 classes).

 

Acceptance and Credit Transfers
Acceptance and transfer of credits varies per college. If you are interested in a specific college, AA degree and/or 4-year degree be sure to ask admissions at specific colleges of interest about their policy. https://www.collegetransfer.net/AskCT/What-is-Transfer-Credit

Minnesota Transfer credits apply to how credits will transfer specifically to MNSCU (Minnesota State College Universities). Transfer guides may be available for private colleges or the University of Minnesota on the Minnesota Transfer website. WEST encourages student/parents to investigate individual colleges for transfer of credits. http://www.mnscu.edu/students/admissions/transfer.htm/

 

Do not miss out on a financial opportunity in the future!
Take WEST’s ACT Test Prep class to help homeschooled students:

• Create a class rank with test score

• Provide a gauge for scholarships

• Guide students through strategies to prepare for the ACT Test

• Familiarize students with the general content/structure of ACT test and strategies

Students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 benefit from this class as they prepare for the ASPIRE, Pre-ACT, and ACT tests