Murray State College
PROCEDURES FOR ADMISSION OF HIGH SCHOOL CONCURRENT STUDENTS
Step 1: Student must complete an online MSC Application for Admission. (www.mscok.edu)
Step 2: Student must complete a MSC Concurrent Enrollment Acknowledgement Form and Recommendation Form
initialed/signed by the student, parent/legal guardian, high school
counselor and high school principal.
Step 3: Student must complete a MSC Enrollment Planning Form signed by the student.
Step 4: Student must submit an official high school transcript (with high school GPA calculated by high school) and ACT (SAT)
scores.
NOTE:
High school students may not enroll in zero-level courses designed to remove high school curricular deficiencies.
Junior and Senior Eligibility
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT, A HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR or SENIOR MUST:
1.
Have participated in the National American College Testing (ACT) program, Pre-ACT, or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
2.
Scored a minimum composite of 19 on the ACT/Pre-ACT, a 990 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), or have a high
school non-weighted GPA of 3.0.
3.
Have a minimum sub-score of at least 19 on the National ACT/Pre-ACT (or equivalent SAT) before being allowed to enroll
in a college level course in the sub-score subject area.
For example:
19 in the English ACT/Pre-ACT sub-score to enroll in English courses;
19 in the Math ACT/Pre-ACT subs-core to enroll in math courses;
19 in the Science ACT/Pre-ACT sub-score to enroll in science courses; and
19 in the Reading ACT/Pre-ACT sub-score area to enroll in other college courses
Note: If the student is admissible (meets criteria in number 1 and 2) and does not have the minimum sub-scores on the
ACT/Pre-ACT, the concurrent student may take the Accuplacer exam at MSC for the purposes of course placement only.
Students may obtain information about taking the Accuplacer test through the MSC Testing Center at 580-387-7304 for the
Tishomingo campus and 580-319-0371 on the Ardmore campus.
4.
Be eligible to satisfy requirements for graduation from high school (including curricular requirements for college
admission) no later than the spring of the senior year, as stated by the high school principal.
5.
Have a workload of no more than the equivalent of 19 credit hours in a regular semester (1/2 high school unit equals 3
college semester credit hours) or 6 courses. For example, if the student is enrolled in 4 high school classes, this is
equivalent to 12 college hours and the student is limited to 7 college hours which is usually 2 classes. Non-academic
high school units are excluded from the workload calculation. Excess hours must be approved by MSC using the
Overload Petition Form.
6.
Have the signed permission of the parent/legal guardian, signed recommendation of the high school counselor, and the
signed permission of the high school principal.
Homeschooled Student Eligibility
1. Home schooled students and students from unaccredited high schools must have completed enough high school
coursework to be equivalent to an individual who is classified as a junior or senior at an accredited high school.
2. Have participated in the National American College Testing (ACT) program, Pre-ACT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and
scored a minimum composite of 19 or 990 on the SAT.
Senior high school students who are eligible for concurrent enrollment will receive a resident tuition waiver for up to 18 credit hours
of enrollment beginning with the summer semester prior to the senior year. Tuition is waived at either the MSC Tishomingo
campus rate or the UCSO
Ardmore campus rate. Students are responsible for all fees. For more information on costs, refer to the
Price of Attendance information located at www.mscok.edu under About MSC, Consumer Information.
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