Homeschool Dual Enrollment in Minnesota
Yes. Minnesota's Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program includes homeschooled 11th and 12th graders and some 10th graders, and the state pays for courses taken for high school credit.
How PSEO works for homeschoolers
Minnesota Statutes 124D.09 treats a homeschooled student in grade 10, 11, or 12 as an alternative pupil who can take nonsectarian college courses at an eligible Minnesota college or university. Homeschool students work directly with the college's PSEO coordinator on admission, course planning, and registration. Each college sets its own deadlines and admission criteria, which may include grade point average, class rank, or test scores.
10th graders
A homeschooled 10th grader qualifies by enrolling in a career or technical education course and passing the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment or another reading test the college accepts. A grade of C or better in that course opens more courses at the same college.
Credit and payment
The Department of Education pays the college directly for an alternative pupil's courses taken for high school credit. For those courses, the college cannot charge for fees, textbooks, or materials, except equipment your child keeps. Under the statute, four semester or seven quarter college credits equal at least one full year of high school credit.
Before your child can enroll
Register with the commissioner
Each year, your child is registered with the commissioner of education through the home school initial registration form or letter of intent to continue, even after age 17.
Accepted by the college
The college admits your child to the course; admission is not guaranteed.
College-level courses
Courses must be nonsectarian and college level, and developmental or audited courses are not allowed.
Enrolling in a college course
First step
File your home school report for the year, then contact the PSEO coordinator at the college your child wants to attend.
Course and funding limits
PSEO is generally not available in the summer. A student who starts PSEO in grade 10 can take courses for high school credit for up to three academic years, in grade 11 for two, and in grade 12 for one.
What it costs
A course taken only for college credit gets no state payment, and the college may charge for it. Families at or below the federal poverty level can apply for reimbursement of the cost of driving to campus.
When to apply
Each college sets its own application deadline; the May 30 and October 30 notice dates apply only to public school students.
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