Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2014

Ohio Students Take Free College Courses With PSEO Beginning this fall, Cedarville’s successful Dual Enrollment program will serve even more high school students through Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO). This program allows Ohio public, private, and homeschooled students to take college courses through a participating Ohio college or university and earn college credit and/or high school graduation credit. Tuition and books for eligible students are paid for by funds set aside by the Ohio General Assembly each biennium and paid directly to the college. The purpose of the program is to promote rigorous academic pursuits and expose students to options beyond the high school classroom. Through its Dual Enrollment program, Cedarville has already been offering both online and on-campus college courses for high school students at a greatly reduced cost. Ohio PSEO students in grades nine to 12 can now take advantage of further substantial cost savings by enrolling in this program. Students have two options with this program. In Option A, they choose to take the college course for high school OR college credit and are responsible to pay for tuition, books, and applicable fees directly related to the course. In Option B, they choose to take the college course to satisfy both high school AND college credit and are not required to pay for tuition, books, or fees directly related to the course. Public, private, and community school students should contact their guidance counselors for more information. Homeschooled students should visit the Ohio Department of Education’s website (education. ohio.gov) and search the keyword “PSEO” for updates on the funding and application process. PSEO students may choose from a variety of online and on-campus courses offered to Dual Enrollment students. Courses not eligible under this program include Cedarville’s summer online or Summer Studies courses (unless a student’s high school is on a 12-month calendar), Bible classes, courses a student retakes to raise a grade, or nonsectarian courses like Cedarville’s Physical Activity and the Christian Life. Cedarville’s application deadline for PSEO funding is May 1 for fall 2014. Learn more at cedarville.edu/PSEO . CEDARVILLE FAST FACTS Enrollment Total enrolled 3,459 Undergraduate 3,241 Graduate 224 Academic Programs Degrees offered 8 bachelor’s, 4 master’s, 1 doctoral Authorized degree programs 72 undergraduate, 5 graduate Academic programs offered 117 undergraduate Largest Academic Departments Engineering and Computer Science 443 Nursing 408 Business Administration 323 Science and Mathematics 310 Education 229 Media and Applied Communications 223 Geographic Representation States and U.S. territories 47 Countries Represented 28 Church Representation Baptist 1,371 (42%) Bible and independent 872 (27%) Other denominations 1,078 (31%) Incoming Students Average ACT 26 (National average = 21) Average SAT 1,175 (National average = 1,011) Average GPA 3.64 Public school 53% Christian school 30% Homeschool 15% Private, non-Christian 2% Faculty Full-time 235 Part-time 11 Terminal degrees 146 Student-to-faculty ratio 16:1 undergraduate, 11:1 graduate Female 1,707 Male 1,535 Minority 297 Residential 2,562