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what is Concurrent Enrollment?
what is Concurrent Enrollment?
Concurrent enrollment provides high school students with the opportunity to enroll in college coursework and earn both college and high school credit. Students can choose from several options based on what fits their Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP), and their daily schedule. Students can take college courses at their home high school, taught by their own teachers who are adjunct faculty at Colorado Mesa University (CMU). Students can also go directly to CMU to take college coursework in a program that matches their career path. D51 also provides transportation from a student's home high school to Western Colorado Community College (WCCC) to take advantage of the college-level Career & Technical Education (CTE) coursework, which prepares students with the training and industry certifications they need to enter the workforce with a high-demand, high-wage job.
College courses at your high school!
Through a partnership with CMU, students have the opportunity to take college coursework at their home high school. Courses are taught by our D51 teachers, and vary from school to school based on staff qualifications.
Courses on the college campus!
Early Scholars is a type of Concurrent enrollment where students participate in learning at Colorado Mesa University. High school students receive college credit for college level courses. Concurrent students build a foundation for the career of their choice while they are still in high school. CMU offers a variety of concurrent programs so students can choose a pathway that best suits their needs.
Courses at CMU Tech
The Technical Scholars program provides qualified students the opportunity to take college-level CTE courses through CMU Tech.
Through a partnership with Mesa County Valley School District 51, qualified high school juniors and seniors enroll in classes at CMU Tech and earn credit toward high school graduation while concurrently earning college credit toward a technical major.
ASCENT stands for Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment. It is a “5th Year Program” that allows seniors to remain enrolled at the high school and take a fifth year consisting entirely of college classes, if they have met all of their high school graduation requirements and have taken 9 credit hours of college classes prior to the end of their senior year.
The Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program creates the opportunity for qualified students interested in a teaching career to concurrently enroll in tuition-free college courses for the two years after their 12th grade year (textbooks and fees are the responsibility of the student).
More Information/Forms
More Information/Forms
**Specific program information, including steps to apply for programming, can be found on each program page above.
Requirements for Participation
Requirements for Participation
To be eligible to participate in the concurrent program you must meet the following criteria:
Student must have 80% or higher attendance at the time the time of enrollment, and be on track for graduation.
Students in Technical Scholars must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Students in High School Scholars or Early Scholars must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Students pursuing TREP or ASCENT must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in their college coursework.
Student must include Concurrent Enrollment (CE) as part of their ICAP (included in their Personalized Plan goals).
Student must have qualifying test scores prior to being registered in the class (check with your counselor, or for CMU courses, see chart below).
Financial Assistance Form for Books & Fees
Cut Score Matrix for Concurrent Courses
21-22 Placement and Cut Score Matrix.updated.pdfWHat else should I know about Concurrent Enrollment?
WHat else should I know about Concurrent Enrollment?
D51 will pay the course tuition. However, students are financially responsible for any fees, books and supplies associated with college courses. Please check course and college fees prior to participating, as some courses can have more costs associated with them.
A student who earns a final grade of a “D” or an “F” or a “W” will be placed on academic probation and will not be able to take any CE course the following semester. A student may file an appeal form, to D51, if they want to be considered to continue CE coursework for the following semester.
D51 students will be enrolled in college coursework where adult learners are also present.
All students in this program are subject to CMU guidelines for tuition, fees, attendance, course withdrawal, and other policies. CMU will contact students directly for confirmation of schedules and billing via their CMU email and their MavZone account.
Some courses have a digital book option. If you do not OPT OUT in your MavZone account, you will be charged for the cost of the digital book.
Concurrent students need to check their CMU email and MavZone account on a daily basis.
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