Dual Enrollment Students
Depending on the program, students may enroll in dual enrollment classes as early as the seventh grade as allowed by the laws governing dual enrollment programs in the state of Ohio. Under this program, students may enroll in university courses and receive high school and college credit simultaneously (i.e., dual enrollment). When Ohio students select this option, the University accepts tuition and book fees from the State of Ohio through the local school district as courses are successfully completed with the dual enrollment being funded by Ohio's College Credit Plus (CCP) program.
Students seeking admission to the College Credit Plus program must meet the following minimum requirements:
- be currently classified in seventh grade or higher yet not graduate from high school;
- have a minimum 19 ACT Composite score;
- have a minimum 18 ACT English subscore;
- have a minimum 21 ACT Reading subscore;
- have a minimum 22 ACT Mathematics subscore; and
- have a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.
These minimum requirements reflect the cumulative GPA in all high school work attempted through the end of the academic year prior to enrollment. For students with no completed high school work, their middle school work will be accepted as a substitute.
Students wishing to be admitted in the CCP program with no more than one subscore lower than the accepted admissions criteria can appeal to the committee for an admissions decision.
All prospective students must:
- contact their high school about their intentions to participate in the dual enrollment program by filling out the required Intent to Participate form by April 1; and submit the dual enrollment application by May 1 with
- a high school transcript (or middle school/junior high school transcript); and
- a completed medical history form upon acceptance if the student plans to attend classes at the main campus in Mount Vernon. Students attending at other locations need to conform to that location’s need for appropriate medical information.
Dual enrollment students must complete the application by May 1 for each year they wish to enroll. The number of classes a student may take is determined by Ohio law that governs College Credit Plus participation levels. Students cannot exceed 30 credit hours per school year or 120 credit hours during their career as a part of CCP. Course placement for dual enrollment students is on a space available basis.
Full-time CCP students may live on campus if they are seventeen (17) years of age as of August 31st of the school year. Full-time CCP students who are sixteen (16) years of age as of August 31st may petition Residence Life for an exception. As part of the petition process, the Director of Residence Life may require additional references addressing maturity and character, and may conduct a face-to-face interview with the student.
Students enrolled in any dual enrollment program, including College Credit Plus, must maintain good academic standing as defined by the University's academic regulations. Failures to do so could result in a status of academic warning, academic probation, or academic dismissal. Refer to the Academic Standing section of the Catalog for these standards.