College Credit Plus FAQs

If you are a student athlete, you must remain eligible in accordance with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) bylaws. To be athletically eligible, students must be passing five 1-credit courses or the equivalent per grading period with the high school and college courses combined. Most College Credit Plus courses taken during a semester will equal 1 Carnegie unit, allowing students to earn more than the required five for athletic eligibility. It is the student's responsibility to arrange a method for obtaining a progress report as needed with the college faculty in order to determine eligibility.  Please check with your counselor to ensure that the course work you are taking is compliant with the OHSAA.

The State of Ohio provides funds through the state operating budget for students to participate in College Credit Plus. CCP students from public secondary schools who attend a public college are not required to pay for college course tuition, instructional tools, fees, or supplies. Nonpublic students must apply for funding in order to receive state funded College Credit Plus course tuition. Homeschool students are responsible for providing their own coursework materials ("textbooks"), but may apply for state funding for tuition. For more information, visit this page on the ODE website.  Ohio Higher Ed 

Secondary (public and non-public) schools are responsible for providing coursework materials ("textbooks") for their CCP students.  Students need to first find textbooks needed for CCP courses in the NRHS media center. The postsecondary institution must waive fees for these students and is also responsible for providing supplemental supplies required by the course syllabus. Textbooks purchased are owned by the disrict and must be returned to the high school media center.

High School Counselors:

• The high school is responsible for holding a CCP information night virtually or in person every year for students and families. 

• The High School Counselor will provide information to families on how to access the CCP program. This involves instructing families to reach out to the CCP offices at the local colleges and basic information related to program eligibility.  

• High School Counselors inform students on the requirements to graduate high school.  High School Counselors complete an Authorization to Attend Form on each student's behalf prior to each semester. The studet must make an appointment to see the counselor as this involves a sit-down meeting . This ensures students are enrolling in the proper courses to fulfill graduation requirements.  

• High School Counselors are not college advisors. To that end, we can help guide you to a class that will fulfill a  high school graduation requirement, but we are not able to advise on things such as: course difficulty, college majors or major requirements. The CCP advisor from the college should be contacted for questions related to college advising.

• Please contact the CCP office of the college for information related to dates, deadlines, procedures and requirements that are specific to that institution.

CCP/College Counselors/Advisors:

The CCP counselor at the college can help you with college course selection and transfer pathways. Your high school counselor is available to help determine graduation requirements.

Students may drop a CCP course.  

• Tri C Drop/Withdraw Form  

• LCCC Drop/Withdraw Form

A student who withdraws from the course after the 14th calendar day of the term, the grade will appear on both the college and high school transcripts as either  an F or W.  

The course grade of “F” will be computed into the high school and college grade point average (GPA). 

NRHS will seek reimbursement for failed courses and courses dropped after the 14th calendar day of the term.

A student who withdraws from two or more CCP courses in the same semester will automatically be placed on CCP Probation. See "PROBATION" for more information.

Classes failed or withdrawn with an “F” (or equivalent failing grade) will receive an “F” on the high school and college transcripts and will be computed into the high school and college GPA. If you do not receive a passing grade, the district may, in some instances*, seek reimbursement from you for the amount of state funds paid to the college on your behalf for that college course. The school district may withhold grades and credits received for high school courses taken until reimbursement has been made. 

*If a student is considered “economically disadvantaged,” a school may not seek reimbursement 

Yes. College Credit Plus allows high school students to earn college credit and apply that credit toward their high school graduation requirements. Successful completion of a college course worth 3 or more credit hours will result in 1 high school credit. A 2-credit-hour college course will earn students 2/3 of a high school credit and a 1-credit-hour college course will convert to 1/3 of a high school credit. This CCP Course Substitution Crosswalk document may help in determining course substitutions.

CCP courses are weighted the same as AP courses or Honors courses offered at our high school.  Courses in the fields of English, math, science, social science, foreign language, music, and computer science will be weighted on a 5-point scale.  Art courses are weighted on a 4.5-point scale. All other courses, such as health or business, are computed on a 4-point scale.

Yes. Failing a CCP course that is being used to fulfill a graduation requirement may affect high school graduation. 

Yes. All college courses, whether passed, failed or withdrawn appear on the high school transcript and are factored into the high school GPA.

• "In-House CCP"  is a term used to refer to College Credit Plus courses offered at the high school. CCP courses are taught by NRHS teachers who are also adjunct instructors through Lorain County Community College. 

• Taking CCP courses offered at the high school enables students to take college courses without leaving the high school campus.

• Although NRHS has a formal agreement with Lorain County Community College to offer CCP courses at the high school, students may take CCP courses at any college they gain admittance to.

In order to determine the number of credit hours a student can take in a year, the secondary school must calculate the number of course credits that are for high school credit only and multiply that by 3. That number is then subtracted from the 30 hours. The result is the maximum number of credit hours a student can take in the College Credit Plus program. (This is based on a semester system.)

30 – (high school only credits x 3) = Maximum number of College Credit Plus credit hours

This calculation must be completed each year for a student as the high school credits may change. Also, students may only take a maximum of 120 credit hours in the program.

If students would like to take more than the maximum number of credit hours, the student can arrange to register and pay for those additional credit hours as a “self-pay” student. 

Check each college for their criteria for CCP acceptance. If a placement test is required, contact the college for more information.  For information on the different student eligibility assessments and scores needed click HERE.  

Here is a link that explains CCP Probation, Dismissal, and Appeals

You will be expected to follow the rules and regulations set by the college/university. You will also be expected to follow the rules and regulations set for high school students detailed in the student handbook. Once enrolled, you are eligible to receive advising from campus-based support services of that institution. Additionally, you will continue to have access to your school counselor and all other resources available to high school students. Participation in College Credit Plus does not guarantee you admission to college after high school. You should follow the regular undergraduate application process for whatever college you plan to attend after high school.

CCP textbooks vary by professor, to find the correct book, you must carefully follow the CCP Textbook Instructions linked here. All CCP books are offered free to students provided they are returned at the end of each semester.  CCP students must first check with the High School Media Center as they have many of the college textbooks. All CCP books obtained from the college's bookstore must be returned to the NRHS Media Center at the end of each semester along with a completed CCP Book Return From HERE.  Books from summer courses can be returned to the Media Center when you come back to school in the fall. 

Thanks to Ohio’s Transfer to Degree Guarantee, many entry-level courses earned at an Ohio public college are guaranteed to transfer to any other Ohio public college. Credits earned at private colleges, or those that you want to transfer to an out-of-state institution, will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the institution you are seeking to attend. Go to the Ohio Transfer to Degree Guarantee website to learn more about credit transfer among the state’s public institutions of higher education. This tool allows you to find the best pathways to completing your degree and launching a successful career. Earning college credit will not affect applications for financial aid/scholarships limited to entering freshmen.