About Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)
Post-secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) allow 10th-12th grade students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously. Courses are taken at eligible postsecondary institutions, either on campus or online, with varying admissions requirements. 11th and 12th graders can enroll full- or part-time, while 10th graders have limited eligibility. Students must meet residency and eligibility criteria outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, with continued participation contingent on academic progress.
*If a school district determines a pupil is not on track to graduate, they may continue to participate in PSEO on a term by term basis.
PSEO Options Through Ridgewater College
We are fortunate to have Ridgewater College located here in Hutchinson. Students are able to register and take PSEO classes through the college either in-person or online.
Online PSEO
If students choose to take their courses online through Ridgewater, they would be assigned a classroom to work in and complete their course as one of their regular class periods.
Important Information
- Schools must provide PSEO information by March 1 or three weeks prior to course registration.
- Students must inform the district of their intent to enroll by May 30 each year.
- PSEO students incur no tuition, book, or required fee charges.
- Transportation funds are available for qualifying students.
- Participation in PSEO courses doesn’t affect high school activities eligibility.
- PSEO students have access to school resources during regular hours.
- Districts publish their grade-weighting policy annually.
- PSEO courses must meet graduation requirements; credit ratios are set by statute.
- Postsecondary institutions must allow PSEO students to enroll in online courses.
- Tenth-grade students may initially enroll in one CTE PSEO course with a qualifying reading score.
For current information about the PSEO program, visit the Minnesota Department of Education’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO).
