Concurrent Enrollment of High School Students

a)  A 12th-grade (senior) student enrolled in an accredited high school may, if he or she meets the requirements set forth below, be admitted provisionally to USAO as a special student taking courses in college while still in high school:

There are minimum ACT subtest scores required for enrollment in certain classes:

A high school student admitted under the provisions above may enroll in a combined number of high school and college courses per trimester not to exceed a full-time college workload of 19 trimester credit hours.  For purposes of calculating workload, one high school course shall be equivalent to three credit hours of college work.  For example: 3 high school courses equal 9 college credit hours.

The completion of the high school curricular requirements set forth in this policy shall not be required of concurrently enrolled high school students for purposes of admission.  Students may only enroll in college subject areas where they have met the curricular requirements for college admission.  A concurrently admitted high school student will not be allowed to enroll in any zero-level courses offered by USAO designed to remove high school deficiencies.

University coursework is designed to be both an enriching and challenging experience.  High school students who seek concurrent enrollment in college or university classes must meet special, higher admission standards as specified in State Regents Policy.  Concurrently enrolled students will find themselves competing with older students, all of whom have achieved a high school diploma or equivalent.  Many will have already completed several years of college-level work.

In addition, higher education caters to adult learners and presumes a high level of responsibility on the part of students.  USAO students accept the primary responsibility for attending class, reading assignments, meeting deadlines, understanding course requirements, and monitoring their own progress during the semester.  While USAO prides itself on the accessibility of its faculty and offers numerous tutoring and academic counseling services, it is understood to be the duty of students to be proactive and access these resources.

Credits earned at USAO become part of a student’s university record and will transfer to other higher education institutions.  By the same measure, while under certain conditions unsatisfactory grades may be appealed or retaken, they cannot normally be expunged and will remain a part of a student’s permanent undergraduate record. To continue concurrent enrollment the student must maintain a “C” average (2.00 grade point average).

High school students concurrently enrolled in college courses may continue concurrent enrollment in subsequent semesters if they achieve a college cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. Following high school graduation, such a student may continue his or her enrollment at USAO, provided he or she has achieved a college grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale and meets USAO's entrance requirements (including the high school curricular requirements).

b)  An 11th-grade student enrolled in an accredited high school may, if he or she meets the requirements listed above and the additional requirements set forth below, be admitted provisionally to USAO as a special student:

There are minimum ACT subtest scores required for enrollment in certain classes in paragraph “A” above.

c)  A student receiving high-school-level instruction at home or from an unaccredited high school may be admitted provisionally to USAO as a special student if he or she meets the requirements set forth below:

There are minimum ACT subtest scores required for enrollment in certain classes in paragraph “A” above.