High school students wishing to enroll
concurrently in college courses must meet the admission
standards detailed below, and the assessment requirements in the
Policy on the Assessment of Students for Purposes of
Instructional Improvement and State System Accountability.
Twelfth Grade Students
A twelfth grade student enrolled in an accredited high school
may, if he or she meets the requirements set forth below, be
admitted provisionally to a college or university in the
Oklahoma state system of higher education as a special student.
In two-year colleges, the student must have an ACT/SAT score at
or above the 42nd percentile or have high school GPA of 3.0 or
higher.
Additionally, students must have a signed statement from the
high school principal stating that they are eligible to satisfy
requirements for graduation from high school (including
curricular requirements for college admission) no later than the
spring of the senior year.
Students must also provide a letter of recommendation from their
counselor and written permission from their parents or legal
guardian.
Eleventh Grade Students
An eleventh grade student enrolled in an accredited high school
may, if he or she meets requirements listed above and the
additional requirements set forth below, be admitted
provisionally to a college or university in the Oklahoma state
system of higher education as a special student. In two-year
colleges the student's ACT/SAT score must be at the 58th
percentile or higher or have a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Home Schooled Students
A student receiving high school level instruction at home or
from an unaccredited high school may be admitted provisionally
to a college or university in the Oklahoma state system of
higher education as a special student if he or she meets the
following requirements:
1. He/she must be 17 years of age or older and have an ACT/SAT
score at the 42nd
percentile or higher in two-year colleges, or;
2. He or she must be 16 years of age and have an ACT/SAT score
at the 58th
percentile in two-year colleges.
3. The student must satisfy the high school curricular
requirements for the
institution to which he/she is applying, as certified by the
school. If the
student is home-schooled, the parent must certify.
The Collegiate Experience
Concurrent enrollment must include opportunities for high school
students to achieve college credit through a collegiate
experience. The collegiate experience is evidenced by the rigor
of the course, the qualifications of the personnel delivering
the course, and the student's readiness for college. The college
experience is present in the following four environments:
1. High school students enrolled on a college or university
campus in a course
with collegiate students enrolled;
2. High school students enrolled at an off-campus site in a
course that
originates on campus with collegiate students enrolled;
3. High school students enrolled in a course with collegiate
students enrolled
at an established off-campus site with a regular program of
study (defined as
at least one associate in arts, associate in science, or
baccalaureate degree).
4. High school students enrolled at other off-campus sites
(including in the
home and including the use of synchronous or asynchronous
instruction) and
taught by regular faculty12 whose primary employment is as a
faculty member at
the institution delivering the course. Exceptions may be upon
request to the
Chancellor.
Course Load
A high school student admitted under the provisions set
forth above may enroll in a combined number of high school and
college courses per semester not to exceed a full-time college
workload of 19 semester credit hours. A student may enroll in a
maximum of nine semester-credit-hours during a summer session or
term at a college or university of the state system without the
necessity of being concurrently enrolled in high school classes
during the summer term.
Calculating Workload
For purposes of calculating workload, one-half high school
unit shall be equivalent to three semester-credit-hours of
college work. Students wishing to exceed these limits may
petition the selected higher education institution. The
appropriate institutional officials will evaluate the student's
academic performance and potential for success in determining
the student's load, which may not exceed the number of semester
credit hours 50 percent greater than the
number of weeks in the applicable semester/term. The college
should provide appropriate academic advising prior to and
continuing throughout the student's enrollment. High school
students enrolling concurrently in off-campus or
electronically-delivered classes may only enroll in liberal arts
and science courses specifically approved by the state regents
for high school student enrollment.
Curricular Requirements
The completion of the high school curricular requirements
shall not be required of concurrently enrolled high school
students for purposes of admission. However, students may only
enroll in curricular areas where they have met the assessment
requirements for college placement.
Concurrently admitted high school students will not be allowed
to enroll in any zero-level courses offered by colleges and
universities designed to remove high school deficiencies.
Retention Standards
A high school student concurrently enrolled in college courses
may continue concurrent enrollment in subsequent semesters if he
or she achieves a college cumulative grade-point average of 2.0
or above on a 4.0 scale.
Admission After High School Graduation
Following high school graduation, a student who has been
concurrently enrolled as a high school student may be admitted
to the original institution of concurrent enrollment or another
institution in the state system if the student meets the
entrance requirements of the receiving institution, including
the high school curriculum requirements, and subject to the
state regent's retention standards.
All other students not qualified in the policy might be
considered for full enrollment or concurrent enrollment under
the opportunity admission category.
Concurrent
Enrollment
