Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) for High School Students
High school students with demonstrated academic achievement and the maturity to succeed in a college environment may be admitted to Hennepin Technical College. Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) programs are intended to promote a rigorous curriculum and to provide a wider variety of options to students from public, non-public, home school, or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant schools eligible for aid under section 124D.83. The Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program allows sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to earn college credits or to use those credits toward the completion of high school graduation requirements. Enrollment is required and is determined on a space available basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a high school sophomore, junior or senior in any Minnesota public, non-public, home school, or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant schools eligible for aid under section 124D.83.
- Students must meet the following requirements:
- Seniors: Class rank at top half of your class or have a 2.5 GPA.
- Juniors: Class rank at top third of your class or have a 3.0 GPA.
- Sophomores: must provide documentation of passing the 8th Grade Reading MCA or indicate the 8th Grade Reading MCA was not taken at all.
OR
- Students who do not meet class rank or GPA requirements are asked to submit a letter of recommendation from a high school counselor or teacher.
- High School GPA, ACT, MCA or completion of the HTC Accuplacer Test is required to determine placement.
- Remedial, developmental, and other courses not considered college level will not be paid for by the PSEO program.
Eligibility Criteria for Sophomores:
A student who is in 10th grade must meet or exceed scores on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading and must meet any the other course prerequisites or course enrollment standards established by the college, including but not limited to assessment test scores, program admission, or other requirements, to enroll in one career or technical education course. If the student receives a grade of “C” or better in the course, the student shall be allowed to take additional career or technical education courses in subsequent terms. A career or technical course is a course that is part of a career and technical education program that provides individuals with coherent, rigorous content aligned with academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current and emerging professions and provides technical skill proficiency, an industry recognized credential, and a certificate, diploma, or an associate degree.
A student who first enrolls in technical courses under this provision while in 10th grade and wishes to enroll in general education courses as an 11th or 12th grade student must achieve the required Accuplacer scores prior to enrollment.
To Apply for PSEO Admission at Hennepin Technical College
- Meet with your high school counselor to see if PSEO is the right fit for you. Then complete the current Notice of Student Registration form and submit it to HTC.
- Apply to HTC online.
- Submit official high school transcript to HTC
- Home schooled students will also need to submit an Immunization Verification eForm
- Register for an Accuplacer placement test online
- Attend a mandatory on campus orientation and register for classes