Dual Enrollment Students
Under the State of Ohio's Dual Enrollment Program, College Credit Plus (CCP), high school students in grades 7-12 may enroll in university courses and receive high school and college credit simultaneously (i.e., dual enrollment). Public school students are eligible to take up to 30 credit hours per school year and a maximum of 120 hours total. Homeschool and private school students may request funding from the state and are awarded varying amounts each year. Students who wish to take courses beyond their state funding, or with no state funding, can do so by paying the MVNU dual enrollment rate, roughly one-fifth of the regular per credit hour rate.
Students seeking admission to the College Credit Plus program must meet the minimum cumulative GPA requirement of 3.0 or higher in high school coursework. Students who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement may demonstrate college readiness through a placement test (ACT, Accuplacer, ALEKS) or other approved method. This is subject to change based on updated guidance from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) and College Credit Plus program recommendations.
The minimum requirement reflects the cumulative GPA in all high school work attempted through the end of the academic year prior to enrollment. Students with no completed high school work may substitute their middle school work, and may be required to demonstrate college readiness through a placement test. The applications of students wishing to be admitted into the CCP program with lower than the stated admissions criteria will be reviewed by the CCP Admissions Committee for an admissions decision.
All prospective public school students must:
- contact their high school about their intentions to participate in the CCP program by filling out the required Intent to Participate form;
- complete the CCP application by April 1, which includes submitting a school transcript, ACT, SAT, or ACCUPLACER scores (if needed), Guidance Counselor Certification, Parent Certification, and Mature Content State Permission Slip; and
- submit 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.
All prospective private school and homeschool students must:
- complete the CCP application by March 15, which includes submitting a school transcript, ACT, SAT, or ACCUPLACER scores (if needed), Guidance Counselor Certification (if applicable), Parent Certification, and Mature Content State Permission Slip;
- submit 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.
Full-time CCP students who wish to live on campus may do so during the senior year of high school. Housing and food charges apply. Contact the office of Dual Enrollment for more details.
Course placement for dual enrollment students is on a space-available basis. Students may be required to reimburse the course tuition fees and textbook costs to their school district for any course they fail or choose to withdraw from after the 14 day drop window. In the case of a withdrawal during the second University drop window, the student will receive a "W" on their official MVNU transcript. After the last date to withdraw with a "W" grade, the student will receive the grade earned.
Students enrolled in any dual enrollment program, including College Credit Plus, must maintain good academic standing as defined by the University's academic regulations, in addition to meeting the academic standards established by the State of Ohio's Department of Education. 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.