Postsecondary Enrollment Options
Students at Avalon School do have the option to participate in Minnesota’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program. Below is information regarding PSEO, provided by MDE. If you have further questions, please ask your student’s advisor.
Notice to Families
PSEO Notice of Registration Form 2024-2025
Post Secondary Enrollment Option Notice:
Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th, 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, Each participating college or university sets its own requirements for enrollment into the PSEO courses. Eleventh and 12th-grade students may take PSEO courses on a full- or part-time basis; 10th graders may take one career/ technical PSEO course. There is no charge to PSEO students. For current information about the PSEO program, visit the Minnesota Department of Education’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) webpage and talk to your advisor.
By March 1 of each year, or three weeks prior to the date a student registers for courses for the following school year, schools must provide PSEO information to all students in grades 8-11 and their families. To assist the district in planning, a student must inform the district by May 30 of each year of their intent to enroll in postsecondary courses during the following school year. There is no charge to PSEO students for tuition, books or fees for items that are required to participate in a course; however, students may incur fees for equipment that becomes their property when the course or program is completed, textbooks that are not returned to the postsecondary institution according to their policies, or for tuition costs if they do not notify the district by May 30 and the district does not waive this date requirement.
Funds are available to help pay transportation expenses for qualifying students to participate in PSEO courses on college campuses. For more information on these funds, access the PSEO Mileage Reimbursement Program Instructions. Enrolling in a PSEO course does not prohibit a student from participating in activities sponsored by the high school. School districts must allow a PSEO student reasonable access to the high school building, computers and/or other technology resources during regular school hours to participate in PSEO courses, whether on-line or on campus. Each year, districts must publish their grade-weighting policy on their website, including a list of courses for which students can earn weighted grades.
All courses taken through the PSEO program must meet graduation requirements. Districts must transcript credits earned in PSEO by a ratio prescribed in statute. Districts have the authority to decide which subject area and standards the PSEO course meets. If there is a dispute between the district and the student regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course, the student may appeal the board's decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision regarding the number of credits will be final.
Postsecondary institutions are required to allow PSEO students to enroll in online courses consistent with the institution’s policy regarding postsecondary student enrollment in online courses. Tenth-grade students may initially enroll in one Career and Technical Education (CTE) PSEO course if they receive a reading proficiency score of “meets” or “exceeds” on the 8th grade MCA. If 10th graders taking a CTE PSEO course earn at least a grade C in that class, they may take additional CTE PSEO courses. If the student did not take the MCA in 8th-grade, another reading assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution can be substituted. For students with disabilities, there is an alternative option to demonstrate reading proficiency.
For current information about the PSEO program, visit the Minnesota Department of Education’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) webpage.
Steps for Application
- Talk to your advisor about PSEO.
- Look up different college/university options (be aware of the application deadlines-Space is limited and PSEO students are admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis.)
- Obtain the Notice of Student Registration form on College/University website.
- Fill out the top portion of the form.
- Bring the form to your advisor to fill out the secondary school verification section.
- Send the form and other supporting materials required by the college or university.
- If you are accepted, you will be asked to sign up for classes. Please give your advisor the day and time of each class and fill out the PSEO schedule form that you can obtain from your advisor.