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
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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
