Postsecondary Enrollment Options

List of participating postsecondary colleges.

Instructions to fill out the MDE form.

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After Course Selection closes, complete the following steps:

1. Complete the EPHS Post Secondary Enrollment Agreement and return to your counselor.
2. Apply to the college’s PSEO program using their online application portal.
3. Complete the 2025-2026 MDE PSEO NOSR Form that requires a signature from the counseling office. This form is required each semester you participate in a PSEO program.
4. Submit your unofficial EPHS transcript .
5. Wait until you hear back from the college.  Check your emails/spam folder for their response.

AFTER you are accepted as a PSEO student. 

1. Attend the Online or In-Person Orientation for your college
2. Download and use the  Course Replacement Form for courses you still need to take for your graduation requirements.
3. Send a downloaded copy of your PSEO class schedule to your counselor – your EPHS classes will only be dropped when your counselor has received this document.
4. If you have any questions, please make an appointment, or email your counselor for additional questions.

Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college-level courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions. Most PSEO courses are offered on the campus of the postsecondary institution; some courses are offered online. Each participating college or university sets its own requirements for admission into PSEO courses. 11th and 12th-grade students may take PSEO courses on a full- or part-time basis; 10th graders may take one career/technical PSEO course. If they earn at least a grade of C in that class, they may take additional PSEO courses.  

Each participating college or university sets its own requirements for enrollment into the PSEO courses. 11th and 12th-grade students may take PSEO courses on a full- or part-time basis; 10th graders may take one career/technical PSEO course. If they earn at least a grade of C in that class, they may take additional PSEO courses.  There is no charge to PSEO students for tuition, books or fees for items that are required to participate in a course.  

Visit the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) PSEO website for more information including an updated list of participating colleges 

How to Become a PSEO Student: 

1. Parent(s) and student read and sign the PSEO Expectations Agreement and return it to your counselor.
2. Complete the  MDE Notice of Student Registration (NOSR) form that requires a signature from the counseling office. This form is required each semester you participate in a PSEO program. 
3. Your high school transcript can be found on Campus. 
4. Apply to the college of your choice. 
5. WAIT - After the college receives your completed application, you will be notified by the college about the admission decision.
6. Follow the steps the colleges share with you in the acceptance email. Most programs will have an orientation session to help you register for classes. 
7. Use the Course Replacement Form for core classes you still need to take. (ex. English).
8. Email your EPHS counselor a copy of your PSEO schedule. Your counselor will work with you to adjust your EPHS schedule. Your EPHS classes will not be dropped until you email your college schedule to your counselor.

If you have additional questions, see your counselor. You are also welcome to watch the PSEO video.

Points to Consider

Students may participate as a full-time or part-time student. 

Students who begin PSEO in the spring will often find that the end of the EPHS semester overlaps with the beginning of the colleges’ second semesters. Students are still responsible for all of the EPHS coursework through the end of the semester if class times conflict. Students enrolled in Normandale for PSEO can have a full EPHS schedule in addition to PSEO classes.  Students enrolled in other colleges have to have at least one open hour each term in their EPHS schedule.

PSEO students may continue to participate in EPHS co-curricular activities, dances, etc.

Neither EPHS staff nor parents have access to monitor the student’s PSEO grades and progress.

Students are responsible to communicate with their Connections teachers and/or find announcements on the high school website if they will not be attending Connections. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain announcements, graduation materials (including ordering your Cap and Gown).

Most PSEO participating colleges automatically send final grades to the student’s high school.  The exact grade assigned by the college is transferred to the EPHS transcript. For most colleges, one college credit equates to a .5 EPHS credit.The Pass/No Credit and Drop Policies are followed according to the college’s handbook. 

During the EPHS Course Selection season in February, students should choose a full schedule. Counselors will work with students to adjust EPHS schedules once they are accepted and registered for PSEO classes.

Enrolling in a PSEO course does not prohibit a student from participating in extra-curricular activities sponsored by the high school.