Options for
High School Students

NC State offers college credit to current high school students as well as high school graduates. You can take college classes while in high school and apply them towards a degree.

College Now - Graduate with a high school diploma AND an associate degree.

College Tech Prep - Take vocational classes that can be credited towards an associate degree.

Post Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEOP) - Take college classes before graduating from high school. Classes can also be credited as high school classes. The State of Ohio helps cover the cost.

Seniors to Sophomores Program - Have a year of classes count as high school credit AND your freshman year of college. Enter college as a sophomore instead of a freshman.

Concurrent Enrollment - Take college classes while in high school. The cost is fully covered by the student.

Comparison Chart

	College Now	College Tech Prep	PSEOP	Seniors to Sophomores
Coursework	Full Time students at Kehoe Center Mechanical Engineering Technologies Electrical Engineering Technologies	Career Tech Program taken in a Comprehensive High School or Career Center	One course to full-time course load	Full time – 24 semester and 36 quarter credit hours per year minimum
Grade Level of Participant	Juniors & Seniors	Juniors & Seniors	Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors	Seniors
Requirement	2.75 cumulative GPA 80+ Reading & Writing 95% attendance Recommendation from HS counselor Interview with Directors C or better in Algebra I, and Geometry; Earth Science and Biology	Based on Exit Criteria Must pass lab with a “B” or better to receive articulated credit Must attend NC State for at least one 3 credit hour class to receive articulation credit	A high school cumulative GPA of: 2.50 + seniors 2.75 + juniors 3.50 + freshmen and sophomore Take COMPASS assessment and score remediation free	Pass OGT; grade of “C” or better in Algebra II and English courses, Earn a score of “college ready” on COMPASS assessment
Funding	Pioneer Career Tech Dollars paid to NC State	Federal & State Grants	Subtracted from school district's state subsidy	Negotiated between the college and the school districts

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