Post Secondary Enrollment Option
Minnesota law allows high school Juniors and Seniors (whether currently in public, nonpublic, or home school) to take courses at eligible post-secondary institutions. Minnesota law also allows qualified high school Sophomores (currently in public high school – nonpublic or home school not included) to take career and technical course(s) chosen from a specific list of approved courses.
Students must meet the admissions requirements of the post-secondary institution, but do not pay for tuition, fees, or required textbooks. You must complete a PSEO application for RCTC in order to be considered a PSEO student at RCTC. The Minnesota Department of Education will only cover PSEO expenses billed by the institution(s) to which PSEO students have been admitted. PSEO students will be responsible for any tuition, fees, and supplies at any institution(s) to which they are not admitted.
They earn high school credit for courses and, if students continue their education beyond high school, colleges or universities may choose to transfer their completed coursework through PSEO as college credits. Several thousand Minnesota students are involved in the PSEO program every year – including hundreds of students from private schools and home schools. The PSEO Program is administered by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).