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Concurrent Enrollment

High School students who wish to enroll in college level classes must meet both of the following criteria:

  1. Minimum High School Performance Standards:

    • High School Seniors
      • 19 ACT or 900 SAT
      • or 3.0 GPA
    • High School Juniors
      • 20 ACT or 980 SAT
      • or 3.5 GPA
  2. Minimum ACT Subject Scores for Concurrent Enrollment in Courses on Subject Area:

    English Reading Mathematics Science Reasoning
    19 19 19 19

Steps for Concurrent Enrollment

All concurrent high school students will need to:

Concurrent Enrollment Standards - Fall 2008 - Summer 2009

High School Seniors

  • Oklahoma State University - Score a 24 ACT or 1090 SAT OR have a 3.0 GPA AND rank in the top 33 percent of your class.
  • University of Oklahoma - Score a 24 ACT or 1090 SAT AND have a 3.0 GPA or rank in the top 50 percent of your class OR have a 3.0 GPA AND rank in the top 30 percent of your class.
  • University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - Score a 23 ACT or 1050 SAT OR have a 3.0 GPA AND rank in the top 50 percent of your class.
  • All Other Regional Universities - Score a 20 ACT or 940 SAT OR have a 3.0 GPA AND rank in the top 50 percent of your class.
  • Community Colleges - Score a 19 ACT or 900 SAT OR have a 3.0 GPA.

High School Juniors

  • Research Universities (OSU and OU) - Score a 25 ACT or 1130 SAT OR have a 3.5 GPA.
  • Regional Universities - Score a 23 ACT or 1060 SAT OR have a 3.5 GPA.
  • Community Colleges - Score a 21 ACT or 980 SAT OR have a 3.5 GPA.

Additional Information

All concurrent students must have a signed statement from their 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 their senior year and must also provide a letter of recommendation from their school counselor and written permission from a parent or legal guardian. A high school student 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. For purposes of calculating workload, one-half high school unit shall be equivalent to three semester credit hours of college work.

Concurrent students who are receiving instruction at home or from an unaccredited high school must be 17 years of age and meet the requirements for high school seniors above or be 16 years of age and meet the requirements for high school juniors above.

Additionally, high school students who want to enroll in college-level courses must earn a score of 19 or higher on the ACT subject test for the area(s) in which they want to enroll. Subject tests include English, reading, mathematics and science reasoning. An ACT subject score of 19 in reading is required for enrollment in any subject area other than English, mathematics and science reasoning. Institutional secondary testing may not be used for placement.

Also, concurrent students may not enroll in remedial (zero-level) coursework offered by colleges and universities and designed to remove high school deficiencies.