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. This program begins your junior year of high school. See your high school counselor for more information.

College Tech Prep - Take career/technical classes that can be credited towards an associate degree upon graduating high school and enrolling at NC State.

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 may help 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 after high school as a sophomore instead of a freshman.

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

Comparison Chart

	Engineering College Now	College Tech Prep	PSEOP	Seniors to Sophomores
Coursework	Full Time student 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 (12 credits)	Full time – 24 semester 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 Director C or better in Algebra I, and Geometry; Earth Science and Biology Student must provide own transportation to Kehoe	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 sophomores Take COMPASS assessment or ACT and score remediation free (no developmental courses needed)	Pass OGT; grade of “C” or better in Algebra II and English courses, Earn a score of “college ready” on COMPASS assessment or ACT
Funding	Pioneer Career Tech Dollars paid to NC State	Federal & State funding	Subtracted from school district's state subsidy	Negotiated between the college and the school districts

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