Post Secondary Enrollment Option

Post Secondary 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, through enrollment in and successful completion of college-level, nonsectarian courses at eligible participating post secondary institutions. Most PSEO courses are offered on the campus of the post secondary institution; some courses are offered online. 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. If they earn at least a grade C in that class, they may take additional PSEO courses.

There is no charge to PSEO students for tuition, books or fees for items that are required to participate in a course. Students must meet the PSEO residency and eligibility requirements and abide by participation limits specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09. If a school district determines a pupil is not on track to graduate, she/he may continue to participate in PSEO. Funds are available to help pay transportation expenses for qualifying students to participate in PSEO courses on college campuses. Schools must provide information to all students in grades 8-11 and their families by March 1, every year. Students must notify their school by May 30 if they want to participate in PSEO for the following school year. For current information about the PSEO program, visit the Minnesota Department of Education’s Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) webpage.

2015 Legislative changes to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, that affect Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) and Concurrent Enrollment including the updated PSEO Reference Guide are posted to the MDE PSEO web page. Districts may provide a link to the PSEO web page on school and district websites to fulfill statute language which requires that districts must provide up-to-date information on its website to all students in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11 by March 1 of each year.

If you have questions, please contact Angie Johnson (angie.johnson@state.mn.us), 651-582-5478.