Tuition Savings

For students planning to attend state universities, families can save from $10,000 to $15,000 in tuition costs for each college year offset through Concurrent Enrollment. Room and board savings (dormitory and meal plans) can total an additional $10,000-$15,000 per year.

Textbooks

D49 loans college textbooks to students at no cost for on-campus courses and textbooks are provided by PPSC for Career Start program courses.  Textbooks must be returned in good condition at the end of each semester to avoid fees from either party. Scholarship textbooks are available for families who qualify through the Free and Reduced Lunch Program. (If your school does not provide meals on your campus, please apply through the Family Economic Data Survey. See your counselor for the step-by-step application for this textbook scholarship program). If a course is taken on a PPSC campus, textbook purchases are the responsibility of the family.  Textbooks may be purchased new or used, or rented from online textbook websites or from the college bookstore. College textbooks typically cost between $50-300 each and some courses require multiple books. **CE families should be aware that some textbooks contain mature subject matter, and colleges do not offer alternative readings**

Remedial or Summer Courses

CE state statute permits school districts to fund select remedial courses for seniors only, such as developmental courses like MAT300 and the combination of ENG1021 with the developmental course ENG94. D49 does not authorize summer concurrent enrollment courses and parents are financially responsible for college tuition for summer courses or remedial/developmental courses taken prior to the senior year. These college courses can be added to high school transcripts by bringing a copy of the college transcript to the high school registrar. Remedial/developmental course grades are not weighted on the high school transcript.

Course Materials & Supplies

D49 will pay for course access portal logins for classes on high school campuses; however, D49 does not cover materials and supplies, such as art supplies, lab aprons or uniforms, goggles, computer applications/licenses, consumables, etc. 

College Opportunity Fund (COF)

COF is a stipend from the state of Colorado that funds a portion of the college tuition for students receiving Colorado resident tuition rates. All students must apply for the COF stipend to participate in Concurrent Enrollment or parents will receive an invoice for the amount of the COF stipend, currently $94 per college credit.  For more COF details, go to: College Opportunity Fund.

Financial Aid

Students are not eligible for federal financial aid while participating in Concurrent Enrollment, ASCENT 12+1, or TREP 12+2.

College readiness is a combination of academic readiness (current grades of A, B, and C) and personal readiness, including self-advocacy, self-management, time management, communication, study skills, and work ethic. Rising 9th and 10th graders must request a College Readiness Assessment which will be completed by core teachers who confirm personal readiness as part of the CE application. 

Students demonstrate reading, writing, and math college readiness through the NextGen Accuplacer, EdReady, PSAT/SAT/ACT college entrance exams, or AP/IB exam scores. To apply for D49 CE or Career Start Program, all students must provide placement scores through one of the previously mentioned exams, including students taking courses without prerequisites (courses that must be completed before another course is taken). These scores are used for placement, remediation, and other planning for students’ specific career or college pathways. NextGen Accuplacer exams will be offered on some high school campuses. If student scores are just under the stated score below, a counselor may use multiple measures to qualify a student for some classes. 

Apply for Concurrent Enrollment

Once you determine if Concurrent Enrollment is a good fit for you, navigate to the D49 Concurrent Enrollment webpage http://d49.org/CE and follow these step-by-step instructions with your parent/guardian:

1. Complete your Pathway Plan or ICAP (contact your counselor)
2. Apply Online to Pikes Peak State College -   Obtain your PPSC login and Student ID (“S” number)
3. Apply for College Opportunity Fund

4. Take NextGen Accuplacer Exam or Ed Ready Exam – Review NextGen Accuplacer Practice Tests  and/or Create an account with EdReady. If you have qualifying SAT/PSAT scores instead, ensure you have an official score report in your possession. 
5. Submit the Online Application Form and Test Scores to your high school counselor by the deadline (online forms for each student’s specific high school are available online at http://d49.org/CE. Scores are uploaded within that application. A screenshot is not sufficient.
6. When your acceptance is confirmed, schedule a college advising appointment with your high school counselor and parent/guardian. Both the student and a parent/guardian must attend career and college planning and sign CE documents.   

Register for Courses

Concurrent Enrollment begins with a combination of high school and college courses, moving to heavier college course loads as you become more comfortable with college classes. On-campus (at high school) course registration is managed by high school counselors and off-campus (at the college campus) course registration is online and managed by students. Counselors will show you how to register and will require a copy of your college schedule to confirm courses before tuition payment is authorized.

Guaranteed Transfer (GTPathways) College Courses

GTPathways courses are transferable to many degree plans in all public Colorado colleges and universities. Many courses also transfer out of state, based on the transfer policies of the receiving schools.* GTPathways courses include core, general education courses such as English, Math, Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and World Languages. A complete list of GTPathways courses can be found at the CE webpage.  *Confirm that the CE courses transfer to your schools of choice before registering each semester*

Career Start - (Career & Technical Education)

The Career Start Program, located primarily at the PPSC Centennial Campus, offers career and technical skills to qualified juniors and seniors to earn professional certificates and progress towards an associate degree in specific career fields. View the list here.

D49 pays program tuition and fees and provides free transportation to Career Start classes at Centennial Campus five mornings a week, returning students to their high schools for afternoon classes and extracurricular activities. Career Start students take the NextGen Accuplacer exam as part of the application process.  High school counselors can provide more details on how to apply for Career Start. In D49, the application deadline is typically right before Winter Break for the next school year. 

Note: Career and technical courses may not transfer to other universities or technical programs. Please confirm course transferability before enrolling for CTE college courses.

Online Courses

Students are encouraged to take traditional, in-class college courses to experience college life and develop self-advocacy, time management, and communication skills before taking online college courses.

Students must exhaust all college course options that apply to their post-secondary plan offered on the high school campus, before taking courses on the college campus. Online courses should be the exception and are only taken if a student is unable to attend a live class due to an approved extenuating circumstance.

Any exceptions need to be approved by the Concurrent Enrollment designee prior to registration. Online courses require additional tuition and fees, currently an additional $110 per college credit at PPSC, approximately $330 more for a 3-credit course.  Parents/students are responsible for textbooks, digital texts or access codes, lab kits, and other associated costs if taking online classes or classes held on a college campus.

Due to FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act), in-progress college grades are recorded and reported in the college information management system and are not available in the D49 system until final course grades are reported on the high school transcript. Students are encouraged to self-advocate as much as possible and are encouraged to be transparent with their parent/guardian by sharing grades and attendance information.  To allow a parent/guardian access to speak to the college instructor or staff member, the CE student must complete a FERPA waiver which can be accessed in the student portal under Forms. Once completed, the CE student submits the form to the Registrar’s Office of the institution of higher education (i.e. Pikes Peak State College). The instructor will verify FERPA completion before meeting with the student and parent/guardian. Conferencing cannot infringe on class contact time and should be scheduled in advance. For more information about FERPA, go to the  PPSC FERPA webpage.          

While District 49 recognizes that some college coursework, discussions, and guest speakers may diverge from community, district, or family values—exposure to a variety of perspectives is a hallmark of higher education. We certainly defer to parents and students to decide whether college coursework is appropriate or inappropriate, but that decision has to be made for the entire course or even the entire program. Students may, however, preview textbooks and ask a professor for a copy of the course syllabus before the course begins, to determine if the class is appropriate for them. The faculty and instructors are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject, but they should attempt to avoid introducing into their teaching, material which has no relation to their subject. Academic Freedom is defined in PPSC  Educational Procedure 075.

PPSC Centennial Campus (CC) - D49 provides morning transportation to PPSC Centennial Campus, Monday through Friday, for Career Start and other college students wishing to attend morning classes at CC.  Students are delivered to the PPSC Centennial Campus by 9:00 a.m. and the buses depart at 11:47 a.m., returning to D49 campuses for afternoon high school classes.

Calendar

• On-Campus Courses typically start quickly after D49 classes begin and end prior to our final class dates. This happens due to grade reporting and contact time requirements at the college. On-campus classes follow the same holidays and breaks as D49 high schools. On-campus courses also follow D49 snow delays and weather cancelations.
• Off-Campus Courses (college campus locations) follow the college calendar start/end dates, holidays, and breaks. The syllabus typically defines these dates and a calendar can be found on PPSC’s website when searching for Instructional Calendar.

• Career Start Courses follow the PPSC Career Start calendar with start/end dates, holidays, and breaks. There are times that students will attend PPSC even though the high school is closed. However, students will follow D49 snow delays and weather cancellations.

College Attendance

Typical college expectation for attendance: Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet the scheduled course meeting times throughout the semester as specified in the PPSC schedule, the course syllabus, and by the instructor.  As emergency situations arise, students have the obligation to contact their instructor within forty-eight hours.  Course grade and/or tuition appeals stemming from a lack of attendance, repeated tardiness, and/or failure to comply with withdrawal deadlines are not disputable. Learn the specific, important dates from your course syllabus, the college calendar or website, your professor, or your high school counselor/advisor.

PPSC Support

• Learning Commons for the following services at the Centennial, Rampart, and Downtown campuses: 
  • Library Services, such as reference and resource assistance
  • Tutoring Services in math, writing, science, and other academic disciplines
  • Technology Assistance with D2L, personal, and borrowed devices
  • Academic Coaching
  • Pre-Placement Test Assistance and Online Academic Support 
  • Learning Strategy Workshops such as Reading Efficiency, Time Management, Note-taking, and Test-Taking.
• Counseling Center for crisis counseling
• Campus Police for lost and found, escorts to vehicles after dark, or other campus safety support.  PPSC Campus Police, 719-502-2900 and PPSC Dispatch 719-502-2911.
• PPSC Academic Concern - After addressing an issue with your college campus professor, if you feel your concern has not been appropriately addressed, please immediately talk to your CE counselor/advisor and complete a PPSC Academic Concern form.

D49 Support

• HS counselors and CE advisors provide support in the areas of time management, test taking, study skills, and career and college planning.
• End-of-Year Parent Survey - At the end of each academic year, CE parents are asked to complete a survey to help us improve the CE program based on customer feedback.

Accommodative Services

Students with accommodative needs may be eligible for accommodations through the college’s Office of Accessibility Services.  

PPSC ACCESSibility Services - To apply for accommodative services, contact your high school counselor and schedule an intake appointment at PPSC by calling 719-502-3333 or emailing PPSC.access@PPSC.edu.  Students and parent/guardian must submit documentation and request an intake appointment a minimum of 6 weeks prior to classes beginning to ensure services are coordinated for the semester college courses are taken. Students must report to the PPSC ACCESSibility office every semester to ensure that services will be authorized each semester, based on the actual courses on the student's schedule. Call the PPSC ACCESSibility Services Office at 719-502-3333 or fill out the online form (link for established students ONLY).

Holds on student college accounts may prevent students from registering for courses. Holds may include selective service, COF, financial, or incorrect personal information. Contact your counselor/advisor as soon as possible for assistance.

For final grade or other concerns, please contact your high school counselor or advisor immediately and go to the PPSC Concern/Incident Webpage for specific procedures and forms.

Final Grades

College courses are recorded on both the college and high school transcripts. If a student does not successfully complete a college course or withdraws, the final grade of D, F, or W are recorded on both transcripts. A final grade of D often does not earn college credit.  A college course can be repeated once, if not successfully completed the first time, after advisement.

CHSAA Eligibility

Eligibility requirements as published by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) will be observed by all college students.  Concurrent Enrollment students are responsible for reporting in-progress college grades directly to the school athletic director or designee to retain eligibility.  For specific course applicability, please see your counselor or advisor.

Weighted Grades

Most college-level CE courses will receive weighted grading on a 5.0 scale (on the high school transcript), including academic and career and technical courses, and are included in the high school GPA calculation. Exceptions include remedial/developmental courses such as ENG94, MAT100/300, academic achievement (AAA1009), physical ed (PED), and outdoor studies (OUT) courses.

Credits Earned

For college courses of 3 to 5 college credits, students receive 1.0 high school credit (equaling two semesters of high school credit).

For college courses of 0.5 to 2 college credits, students receive 0.5 high school credit (equaling one semester of high school credit).

ASCENT 12+1  (Accelerating Students through Concurrent ENrollmenT) 

ASCENT 12+1 is Concurrent Enrollment free college courses extended into a 5^th year for qualified seniors prepared for graduation. ASCENT 12+1 students may participate in graduation services with their class and will receive their high school diplomas at the end of the ASCENT 12+1 year. Contact your CE counselor for ASCENT 12+1 applications and deadlines. 

 Available at PPSC but not available at UCCS or any other 4-year university.

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be on track to graduate at the end of 12^th-grade year
• Must have nine transcripted college level credits by expected graduation (1000 level+, AP national exam scores of 3+ may also be used)
• Selected by HS Principal, Counselor, or Advisor based on points earned on an application rubric or lottery system
• Must have an updated Pathway Plan or ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan)
• Be accepted into a certification program or select a college degree
• Must not be in need of remediation coursework for selected pathway
• No remediation courses permitted  
• May apply for full-time (12 credits/sem) or part-time (3-11 credits/sem) status
• Satisfy college course prerequisites for ASCENT courses
• No prior ASCENT 12+1 participation (1-year participation limit)

TREP (Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation) Program

TREP 12+2 is Concurrent Enrollment extended into a 5th and possibly 6th year, providing graduating seniors up to two extra years of free college courses. TREP is available at PPSC and not available at UCCS.

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be on track to graduate at the end of 12^th-grade year
• Must have a college course taken during the senior year from a specific listing of allowable pathway courses
• Selected by HS Principal, Counselor, or Advisor based on points earned on an application rubric or lottery system
• Must have an updated Pathway Plan or ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan) approved for TREP
• Be accepted into a certification program or select a college degree
• Must not be in need of remediation coursework for selected pathway
• No remediation courses permitted
• Satisfy college course prerequisites for TREP pathway courses

Concurrent Enrollment, ASCENT 12+1, TREP 12+2, and PPEC students should apply to 4-year universities as first-time freshmen, not as transfer students, to qualify for freshman financial aid and housing. This is also true for most scholarship providers; however, students are encouraged to contact scholarship administrators to understand specific scholarship requirements.

Tuition Savings

For students planning to attend state universities, families can save from $10,000 to $15,000 in tuition costs for each college year offset through Concurrent Enrollment. Room and board savings (dormitory and meal plans) can total an additional $10,000-$15,000 per year.

Textbooks

D49 loans college textbooks to students at no cost for on-campus courses and textbooks are provided by PPSC for Career Start program courses.  Textbooks must be returned in good condition at the end of each semester to avoid fees from either party. Scholarship textbooks are available for families who qualify through the Free and Reduced Lunch Program. (If your school does not provide meals on your campus, please apply through the Family Economic Data Survey. See your counselor for the step-by-step application for this textbook scholarship program). If a course is taken on a PPSC campus, textbook purchases are the responsibility of the family.  Textbooks may be purchased new or used, or rented from online textbook websites or from the college bookstore. College textbooks typically cost between $50-300 each and some courses require multiple books. **CE families should be aware that some textbooks contain mature subject matter, and colleges do not offer alternative readings**

Remedial or Summer Courses

CE state statute permits school districts to fund select remedial courses for seniors only, such as developmental courses like MAT300 and the combination of ENG1021 with the developmental course ENG94. D49 does not authorize summer concurrent enrollment courses and parents are financially responsible for college tuition for summer courses or remedial/developmental courses taken prior to the senior year. These college courses can be added to high school transcripts by bringing a copy of the college transcript to the high school registrar. Remedial/developmental course grades are not weighted on the high school transcript.

Course Materials & Supplies

D49 will pay for course access portal logins for classes on high school campuses; however, D49 does not cover materials and supplies, such as art supplies, lab aprons or uniforms, goggles, computer applications/licenses, consumables, etc. 

College Opportunity Fund (COF)

COF is a stipend from the state of Colorado that funds a portion of the college tuition for students receiving Colorado resident tuition rates. All students must apply for the COF stipend to participate in Concurrent Enrollment or parents will receive an invoice for the amount of the COF stipend, currently $94 per college credit.  For more COF details, go to: College Opportunity Fund.

Financial Aid

Students are not eligible for federal financial aid while participating in Concurrent Enrollment, ASCENT 12+1, or TREP 12+2.

College readiness is a combination of academic readiness (current grades of A, B, and C) and personal readiness, including self-advocacy, self-management, time management, communication, study skills, and work ethic. Rising 9th and 10th graders must request a College Readiness Assessment which will be completed by core teachers who confirm personal readiness as part of the CE application. 

Students demonstrate reading, writing, and math college readiness through the NextGen Accuplacer, EdReady, PSAT/SAT/ACT college entrance exams, or AP/IB exam scores. To apply for D49 CE or Career Start Program, all students must provide placement scores through one of the previously mentioned exams, including students taking courses without prerequisites (courses that must be completed before another course is taken). These scores are used for placement, remediation, and other planning for students’ specific career or college pathways. NextGen Accuplacer exams will be offered on some high school campuses. If student scores are just under the stated score below, a counselor may use multiple measures to qualify a student for some classes. 

Apply for Concurrent Enrollment

Once you determine if Concurrent Enrollment is a good fit for you, navigate to the D49 Concurrent Enrollment webpage http://d49.org/CE and follow these step-by-step instructions with your parent/guardian:

1. Complete your Pathway Plan or ICAP (contact your counselor)
2. Apply Online to Pikes Peak State College -   Obtain your PPSC login and Student ID (“S” number)
3. Apply for College Opportunity Fund

4. Take NextGen Accuplacer Exam or Ed Ready Exam – Review NextGen Accuplacer Practice Tests  and/or Create an account with EdReady. If you have qualifying SAT/PSAT scores instead, ensure you have an official score report in your possession. 
5. Submit the Online Application Form and Test Scores to your high school counselor by the deadline (online forms for each student’s specific high school are available online at http://d49.org/CE. Scores are uploaded within that application. A screenshot is not sufficient.
6. When your acceptance is confirmed, schedule a college advising appointment with your high school counselor and parent/guardian. Both the student and a parent/guardian must attend career and college planning and sign CE documents.   

Register for Courses

Concurrent Enrollment begins with a combination of high school and college courses, moving to heavier college course loads as you become more comfortable with college classes. On-campus (at high school) course registration is managed by high school counselors and off-campus (at the college campus) course registration is online and managed by students. Counselors will show you how to register and will require a copy of your college schedule to confirm courses before tuition payment is authorized.

Guaranteed Transfer (GTPathways) College Courses

GTPathways courses are transferable to many degree plans in all public Colorado colleges and universities. Many courses also transfer out of state, based on the transfer policies of the receiving schools.* GTPathways courses include core, general education courses such as English, Math, Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and World Languages. A complete list of GTPathways courses can be found at the CE webpage.  *Confirm that the CE courses transfer to your schools of choice before registering each semester*

Career Start - (Career & Technical Education)

The Career Start Program, located primarily at the PPSC Centennial Campus, offers career and technical skills to qualified juniors and seniors to earn professional certificates and progress towards an associate degree in specific career fields. View the list here.

D49 pays program tuition and fees and provides free transportation to Career Start classes at Centennial Campus five mornings a week, returning students to their high schools for afternoon classes and extracurricular activities. Career Start students take the NextGen Accuplacer exam as part of the application process.  High school counselors can provide more details on how to apply for Career Start. In D49, the application deadline is typically right before Winter Break for the next school year. 

Note: Career and technical courses may not transfer to other universities or technical programs. Please confirm course transferability before enrolling for CTE college courses.

Online Courses

Students are encouraged to take traditional, in-class college courses to experience college life and develop self-advocacy, time management, and communication skills before taking online college courses.

Students must exhaust all college course options that apply to their post-secondary plan offered on the high school campus, before taking courses on the college campus. Online courses should be the exception and are only taken if a student is unable to attend a live class due to an approved extenuating circumstance.

Any exceptions need to be approved by the Concurrent Enrollment designee prior to registration. Online courses require additional tuition and fees, currently an additional $110 per college credit at PPSC, approximately $330 more for a 3-credit course.  Parents/students are responsible for textbooks, digital texts or access codes, lab kits, and other associated costs if taking online classes or classes held on a college campus.

Due to FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act), in-progress college grades are recorded and reported in the college information management system and are not available in the D49 system until final course grades are reported on the high school transcript. Students are encouraged to self-advocate as much as possible and are encouraged to be transparent with their parent/guardian by sharing grades and attendance information.  To allow a parent/guardian access to speak to the college instructor or staff member, the CE student must complete a FERPA waiver which can be accessed in the student portal under Forms. Once completed, the CE student submits the form to the Registrar’s Office of the institution of higher education (i.e. Pikes Peak State College). The instructor will verify FERPA completion before meeting with the student and parent/guardian. Conferencing cannot infringe on class contact time and should be scheduled in advance. For more information about FERPA, go to the  PPSC FERPA webpage.          

While District 49 recognizes that some college coursework, discussions, and guest speakers may diverge from community, district, or family values—exposure to a variety of perspectives is a hallmark of higher education. We certainly defer to parents and students to decide whether college coursework is appropriate or inappropriate, but that decision has to be made for the entire course or even the entire program. Students may, however, preview textbooks and ask a professor for a copy of the course syllabus before the course begins, to determine if the class is appropriate for them. The faculty and instructors are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject, but they should attempt to avoid introducing into their teaching, material which has no relation to their subject. Academic Freedom is defined in PPSC  Educational Procedure 075.

PPSC Centennial Campus (CC) - D49 provides morning transportation to PPSC Centennial Campus, Monday through Friday, for Career Start and other college students wishing to attend morning classes at CC.  Students are delivered to the PPSC Centennial Campus by 9:00 a.m. and the buses depart at 11:47 a.m., returning to D49 campuses for afternoon high school classes.

Calendar

• On-Campus Courses typically start quickly after D49 classes begin and end prior to our final class dates. This happens due to grade reporting and contact time requirements at the college. On-campus classes follow the same holidays and breaks as D49 high schools. On-campus courses also follow D49 snow delays and weather cancelations.
• Off-Campus Courses (college campus locations) follow the college calendar start/end dates, holidays, and breaks. The syllabus typically defines these dates and a calendar can be found on PPSC’s website when searching for Instructional Calendar.

• Career Start Courses follow the PPSC Career Start calendar with start/end dates, holidays, and breaks. There are times that students will attend PPSC even though the high school is closed. However, students will follow D49 snow delays and weather cancellations.

College Attendance

Typical college expectation for attendance: Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet the scheduled course meeting times throughout the semester as specified in the PPSC schedule, the course syllabus, and by the instructor.  As emergency situations arise, students have the obligation to contact their instructor within forty-eight hours.  Course grade and/or tuition appeals stemming from a lack of attendance, repeated tardiness, and/or failure to comply with withdrawal deadlines are not disputable. Learn the specific, important dates from your course syllabus, the college calendar or website, your professor, or your high school counselor/advisor.

PPSC Support

• Learning Commons for the following services at the Centennial, Rampart, and Downtown campuses: 
  • Library Services, such as reference and resource assistance
  • Tutoring Services in math, writing, science, and other academic disciplines
  • Technology Assistance with D2L, personal, and borrowed devices
  • Academic Coaching
  • Pre-Placement Test Assistance and Online Academic Support 
  • Learning Strategy Workshops such as Reading Efficiency, Time Management, Note-taking, and Test-Taking.
• Counseling Center for crisis counseling
• Campus Police for lost and found, escorts to vehicles after dark, or other campus safety support.  PPSC Campus Police, 719-502-2900 and PPSC Dispatch 719-502-2911.
• PPSC Academic Concern - After addressing an issue with your college campus professor, if you feel your concern has not been appropriately addressed, please immediately talk to your CE counselor/advisor and complete a PPSC Academic Concern form.

D49 Support

• HS counselors and CE advisors provide support in the areas of time management, test taking, study skills, and career and college planning.
• End-of-Year Parent Survey - At the end of each academic year, CE parents are asked to complete a survey to help us improve the CE program based on customer feedback.

Accommodative Services

Students with accommodative needs may be eligible for accommodations through the college’s Office of Accessibility Services.  

PPSC ACCESSibility Services - To apply for accommodative services, contact your high school counselor and schedule an intake appointment at PPSC by calling 719-502-3333 or emailing PPSC.access@PPSC.edu.  Students and parent/guardian must submit documentation and request an intake appointment a minimum of 6 weeks prior to classes beginning to ensure services are coordinated for the semester college courses are taken. Students must report to the PPSC ACCESSibility office every semester to ensure that services will be authorized each semester, based on the actual courses on the student's schedule. Call the PPSC ACCESSibility Services Office at 719-502-3333 or fill out the online form (link for established students ONLY).

Holds on student college accounts may prevent students from registering for courses. Holds may include selective service, COF, financial, or incorrect personal information. Contact your counselor/advisor as soon as possible for assistance.

For final grade or other concerns, please contact your high school counselor or advisor immediately and go to the PPSC Concern/Incident Webpage for specific procedures and forms.

Final Grades

College courses are recorded on both the college and high school transcripts. If a student does not successfully complete a college course or withdraws, the final grade of D, F, or W are recorded on both transcripts. A final grade of D often does not earn college credit.  A college course can be repeated once, if not successfully completed the first time, after advisement.

CHSAA Eligibility

Eligibility requirements as published by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) will be observed by all college students.  Concurrent Enrollment students are responsible for reporting in-progress college grades directly to the school athletic director or designee to retain eligibility.  For specific course applicability, please see your counselor or advisor.

Weighted Grades

Most college-level CE courses will receive weighted grading on a 5.0 scale (on the high school transcript), including academic and career and technical courses, and are included in the high school GPA calculation. Exceptions include remedial/developmental courses such as ENG94, MAT100/300, academic achievement (AAA1009), physical ed (PED), and outdoor studies (OUT) courses.

Credits Earned

For college courses of 3 to 5 college credits, students receive 1.0 high school credit (equaling two semesters of high school credit).

For college courses of 0.5 to 2 college credits, students receive 0.5 high school credit (equaling one semester of high school credit).

ASCENT 12+1  (Accelerating Students through Concurrent ENrollmenT) 

ASCENT 12+1 is Concurrent Enrollment free college courses extended into a 5^th year for qualified seniors prepared for graduation. ASCENT 12+1 students may participate in graduation services with their class and will receive their high school diplomas at the end of the ASCENT 12+1 year. Contact your CE counselor for ASCENT 12+1 applications and deadlines. 

 Available at PPSC but not available at UCCS or any other 4-year university.

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be on track to graduate at the end of 12^th-grade year
• Must have nine transcripted college level credits by expected graduation (1000 level+, AP national exam scores of 3+ may also be used)
• Selected by HS Principal, Counselor, or Advisor based on points earned on an application rubric or lottery system
• Must have an updated Pathway Plan or ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan)
• Be accepted into a certification program or select a college degree
• Must not be in need of remediation coursework for selected pathway
• No remediation courses permitted  
• May apply for full-time (12 credits/sem) or part-time (3-11 credits/sem) status
• Satisfy college course prerequisites for ASCENT courses
• No prior ASCENT 12+1 participation (1-year participation limit)

TREP (Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation) Program

TREP 12+2 is Concurrent Enrollment extended into a 5th and possibly 6th year, providing graduating seniors up to two extra years of free college courses. TREP is available at PPSC and not available at UCCS.

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be on track to graduate at the end of 12^th-grade year
• Must have a college course taken during the senior year from a specific listing of allowable pathway courses
• Selected by HS Principal, Counselor, or Advisor based on points earned on an application rubric or lottery system
• Must have an updated Pathway Plan or ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan) approved for TREP
• Be accepted into a certification program or select a college degree
• Must not be in need of remediation coursework for selected pathway
• No remediation courses permitted
• Satisfy college course prerequisites for TREP pathway courses

Concurrent Enrollment, ASCENT 12+1, TREP 12+2, and PPEC students should apply to 4-year universities as first-time freshmen, not as transfer students, to qualify for freshman financial aid and housing. This is also true for most scholarship providers; however, students are encouraged to contact scholarship administrators to understand specific scholarship requirements.