<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Hi Mark, </span><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Some answers follow your questions:</span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div id="yiv71662735"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times,
serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px;"> <div class="yiv71662735yui_3_7_2_19_1359659766205_76" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div class="yiv71662735yui_3_7_2_19_1359659766205_77" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></b></font><font face="times new roman" size="4"><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;">With regard to taking classes via post secondary enrollment:</div>
</font><div style="margin-left:40px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><br></div></font></div><font face="times new roman" size="4"><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><span style="font-size:18px;">1. </span>Are there State of Ohio limits to the age a student must be or the “grade” he/she is in? <br></div></font><div style="margin-left:40px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"></font><div style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><font size="4">Currently the state limits participation in <font size="4">the post-secondary enrollment program (PSEO or PSEOP) to students in grades 9-12. All pu<font size="4">blic school students are eligible. Nonpublic<font size="4"> schools</font> choose whether or not the<font size="4">y wish to
participate.</font></font></font></font></font> The student is limited to
8 semesters, even if <font size="4">s/he spends longer in grades 9-12. A student who first ut<font size="4">ilizes PSEO in 10th grade gets only 6 semesters, in 11th grade gets only<font size="4"> 4<font size="4">, and 12<font size="4">th gets only 2.</font></font></font></font></font></div></div><font face="times new roman" size="4"><br><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;">2. What if there is a younger student who is already taking mostly high school courses – would that make a difference?</div></font><div style="margin-left:40px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;">S/he cannot use PSEO until 9th grade. To do that, s/he has to notify the school of her/his "intent to participate<span style="font-size:18px;">" by March 30 of 8th grade (and the same date in grades 9-11 to participate in subsequent years).</span></span></font> <span style="font-size:large;">(S/he can use credit flex, but the state
will not pay the tuition.)</span> <span class="yiv71662735tab"></span><br></div><font face="times new roman" size="4"><br><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;">3. Are there other limits set by colleges and universities? Can they be more restrictive than State Limits?</div></font><div style="margin-left:40px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4">Yes, colleges and universities can and often do set their own PSEO requirements, including application<span style="font-size:18px;"> forms, application fe<span style="font-size:18px;">es, GPA<span style="font-size:18px;"></span>, counselor endorsement, SAT or ACT scores, or Compass or<span style="font-size:18px;"> ACCU<span style="font-size:18px;">PLAC<span style="font-size:18px;">ER scores. Colleges can limit how many courses or credits they allow students to take. <span style="font-size:18px;"></span>They may even be able to <span style="font-size:18px;">require students be in a certain <span
style="font-size:18px;">grade (usually 11th and 1<span style="font-size:18px;">2th, if it is restricted). </span></span></span>The <span style="font-size:18px;">colleges set their own deadlines for applications and for prerequisite testing.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:18px;"></span> <span style="font-size:18px;">Often participat<span style="font-size:18px;">ing students are require<span style="font-size:18px;">d to attend an orientation at the college.</span></span></span></font><br></div><font face="times new roman" size="4"><br><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><font size="4">4. </font>Can local school districts set different more restrictive limits?</div></font><div style="margin-left:40px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;">Generally, n</span><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;">o<span style="font-size:18px;">. This is especially
reconfirmed under credit flex. (They can set logistical requirement<span style="font-size:18px;">s, and of course they<span style="font-size:18px;"> are r<span style="font-size:18px;">esponsible for making sure kids meet graduation requirements.<span style="font-size:18px;">) Families are burd<span style="font-size:18px;">en<span style="font-size:18px;">ed with finding and following the vastly <span style="font-size:18px;">varying and sometimes intricate PSEO application requirements of the colleg<span style="font-size:18px;">es.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font> <br><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="
font-size:18px;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div style="margin-left:80px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;">**Note th<span style="font-size:18px;">at the *state* requires that the student carry a 3.0 GPA in the subject s/he wants to pursue t<span style="font-size:18px;">hrough PSEO<span style="font-size:18px;">. <span style="font-size:18px;">(Under credit flex, th<span style="font-size:18px;">is requirement<span style="font-size:18px;"> cannot exist, but th<span style="font-size:18px;">e state is not required to pay for the course then.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font> <span
style="font-size:18px;">The student cannot enroll in more than a full-time schedule between the high school and the college combined.</span></div><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><font face="times new roman">5. Is there "official stuff" somewhere answering these questions, that can be copied and given to parents - or linked
to.</font></div></font><div style="margin-left:40px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4">Scroll down to P<span style="font-size:18px;">SEOP for some good links to information and forms for public schools:</span></font><br></div><font face="times new roman" size="4">http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1007&ContentID=5389&Content=138413<br><br></font></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px;"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><font face="times new roman" size="4"><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><span class="yiv71662735tab"> </span><span class="yiv71662735tab"><span style="font-size:18px;">Here is the link for nonpublics:</span></span></div><div
style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=695&ContentID=13583&Content=129558<span class="yiv71662735tab"><span style="font-size:18px;"></span><br></span></div><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Thanks in advance,</div>
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><b><i><font color="#0000ff">Mark</font></i></b></div>
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</font><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;"><font face="times new roman" size="4">PS – Should my questions be the same for “dual enrollment?” If so, would the answers be the same?</font></div><div class="yiv71662735yui_3_7_2_19_1359659766205_75" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;margin-left:80px;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Some Ohio colleges do not participate in PSEO.</span></span> Additionally, people in state border areas (like we in C<span style="font-size:18px;">incinnati) may <span style="font-size:18px;">tap colleges in other states<span style="font-size:18px;"> (two in greater Cincinnati <span style="font-size:18px;">are actually in KY). [Private school students (and, in rare cases, some public school students) face limits to how many course<span
style="font-size:18px;">s the state<span style="font-size:18px;"> funds.] In all these cases where the family is paying and not pursuing P<span style="font-size:18px;">SEO<span style="font-size:18px;"> (none of these examples even would fall under the PSEO self-pay opt<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;">ion), then, yes, dual enrollment is a re<span style="font-size:18px;">levant question. At that point, th<span style="font-size:18px;">ose stud<span style="font-size:18px;">ies would be governed by credit flex in public high schools (privates are now exempt)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, and credit flex mandates broad rights to the student<span style="font-size:18px;">, no<span style="font-size:18px;"> matter how young, as long as s/he is capable of the work.</span><br></span></font></div><div class="yiv71662735yui_3_7_2_19_1359659766205_75"
style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></div><div class="yiv71662735yui_3_7_2_19_1359659766205_75" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;">HTH,</span></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-family:times new roman;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><font face="times new roman" size="4"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Anne</span></span><br></font></div>
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