Concurrent Enrollment

To participate in Century in the High School’s program, students must meet the eligibility requirements. Students must meet the class rank requirements established by Minnesota State Board Policy 3.5 and Minnesota State Procedure 3.5.1.

Criteria:

• Juniors – class rank in the upper 1/3 or 70th percentile of a nationally standardized exam
• Seniors – class rank in the upper ½ or 50th percentile for nationally standardized exam
• Juniors/Seniors – provide other documentation of student’s readiness and ability to perform college-level work as determined by Century College departments.

Exceptions:

If a high school cannot fill the course with eligible 11th and 12th-grade students, 9th and 10th-grade students may enroll who rank in the upper one-tenth of their class or attain a score of 90th percentile on a nationally standardized test or have a favorable recommendation from a designated high school official.

Career & Technical Program Student requirements:

Students in 10th, 11th or 12th grade may enroll in Career & Technical courses if they meet the criterion: has attained a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in Reading or can provide other documentation of student’s readiness and ability to perform college-level work as determined by Century College departments.

Upon successful completion of that 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.

Century in the High School Course Registration

1. Interested student registers for classes at their home high School – during the annual process and select a Century course from their high school options
2. In September for fall courses and late January/early February for spring term courses, each student new to Century completes an online application for Century in the high School.
3. Following the Century in the high School application, students register for their selected college course.
4. High School partners and Century representatives review the class list and confirm student eligibility.
5. High School representatives (teachers) work with Century to confirm the class list by the 10th day of the course.
6. Students are considered officially enrolled when they appear on the official class list submitted by the High School teacher.

Adding, Dropping or Withdrawing from a Class

Concurrently enrolled students must comply with Century in the High School’s policy on adding, dropping, and withdrawing from courses:

• Students may ADD a course through the 10th business day of the term or before the course starts, whichever is later.
• Students may DROP a course through the 10th business day of the term or before the course starts, whichever is later.
• Students may WITHDRAW from a course from the 16th business day through 80% of the course/term. Students are required to see their high school counselor to officially withdraw from the course. Withdrawals will appear as a “W” on the transcript and have a direct impact on academic standing related to completion rate but do not impact GPA.

Three ways a student can drop or withdraw

• Login to the Century eServices website with your StarID username and password.
• In-person at the Records Office with your StarID or Student ID.
• A written request with your signature by U.S. mail received prior to the deadline (no email or fax requests!).

After the drop period has passed, you may withdraw from a class without the instructor’s signature until the deadline for your course for each semester. If you wish to withdraw past the deadline, you can fill out an appeal for a late withdrawal in the Business Office. Classes that you have withdrawn from become part of your permanent record and will appear on your transcript. Contact concurrentenrollment@century.edu for more information.

In addition to class rank, some courses may require an assessment to determine eligibility to enroll. Course prerequisites vary by course. Any course prerequisites that require a placement score will require a student to either:

• Submit an ACT, SAT, or MCA score confirming college-level abilities in Reading and Math.

Prerequisites in Math, or Reading cannot be waived; however, students can seek an appeal. To apply for an appeal, the school contact should contact the program director.

In accordance with the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) concurrent enrollment courses will meet the same grading policy as Century College’s on-campus courses.

Postsecondary Pathways

The obvious next step after completing a concurrent course through Century College is attaining more credits at the institution. Century College has many partnerships and agreements with four-year institutions (both in and outside of Minnesota) to ensure that credits gained here will transfer toward a Bachelor’s degree. Additionally, starting at Century College is more cost-efficient for students (and parents). On average, students who complete a 2-year transfer degree at Century College and then complete a bachelor’s degree at a private college or university save $58,348.

Century College also offers a variety of support services, addressing everything from tutoring to technology needs to wellness. Our vibrant campus life includes nationally-ranked athletics as well as student clubs, organizations, and more. Our Admissions team can tell you more about the advantages of continuing your education at Century College!

Transfer

We understand many Century in the High School (CitHS) students plan to transfer their Century College course to another 2 or 4-year institution.

You may utilize Transferology. This website will allow you to search course-by-course to see how classes transfer to specific universities, including those institutions outside the state of Minnesota.

Transferology will only show classes that have been transferred between schools previously and only include colleges and universities that belong to the website. If a school or class is not on the website, this does not indicate that the course will not transfer or that the school will not accept your credits. Please contact your academic advisor or the other institution to determine if the course will be transferred.

Century College charges its Partner High Schools for each concurrent enrollment program to cover costs of the faculty mentor and program administration.

Minnesota State now has uniform pricing for concurrent enrollment programs at its institutions and charges based on a mentor-mentee relationship. Minnesota State set the two-year college fee to $3,000 per mentor-mentee relationship for each course each semester.

• Class Size
  Class size varies by the course and by department. Class size may not exceed the approved number by more than two (2) students. If class size exceeds the approved number, the faculty mentor/Director for Partnerships and Collaborations must seek approval from the MSCF representative and the administration prior to the start of the course. Class size will be provided to the Partner High School by Director for Partnerships and will be communicated in the contracting and planning documents.
• Number of enrolled students
  Century College recommends all students in the course to be concurrently enrolled with Century College. To enroll students in the course who are not concurrently enrolled requires permission by the college president (per Minnesota State procedure 3.5.1, Part 4, Subpart H, 2.) If this exception is granted, a majority (51%) of students enrolled in the course must be concurrently enrolled with Century College and the high school instructor must ensure the concurrently enrolled students receive a college-level experience in the classroom.
• Course content
  High school instructors must teach a course that contains all learning outcomes and major content found on the common course outline.
• Textbooks
  Appropriate textbook or reading materials should be ordered/used in consultation with the faculty mentor and the high school instructor. The cost of the textbooks is the responsibility of the Partner High School. Supplemental materials may suffice for a textbook with approval from the faculty mentor.
• Teacher eligibility
  Student teachers, long-term substitutes, and unapproved high school instructors may not teach concurrent enrollment courses. ONLY high school instructors who have been approved to teach the course may instruct the students. Failure to comply with this jeopardizes Century College’s ability to provide courses at your high school.