PSEO Notice of Student Registration ED-01763-21
2020-21
Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) Student Eligibility
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.68 and 124D.09
Public School Student Eligibility – 11
th
or 12
th
Grade Pupil, Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 5.
An 11
th
or 12
th
grade pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public, nonpublic, home school or American Indian-controlled
tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in
a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible postsecondary institution (PSI) to enroll in
nonsectarian courses.
Public School Student Eligibility – 9
th
or 10
th
Grade Pupil, Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 5(b).
A 9
th
or 10
th
grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school
eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural
exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered under 124D.83, subdivision 10 courses
according to agreements, if:
1. The school district and the eligible PSI providing the course agree to the student’s enrollment; or
2. The course is a world language course currently available to 11
th
and 12
th
grade students, and consistent
with section 120B.022 governing world language standards, certificates, and seals.
Nonpublic/Home School Student, Alternative Pupil Eligibility – 10th, 11th or 12th Grade Pupil, Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 4.
A
lternative pupil means a 10
th
(Career or Technical Education (CTE) only), 11
th
, or 12
th
grade student who is not
enrolled in a public school district and includes students attending nonpublic schools and students who are
home schooled. An alternative pupil must register with the commissioner of education before participating in
the PSEO program.
A 10
th
grade student qualifies as an alternative pupil if the student: (1) is enrolled in a career or technical
education course offered by an eligible institution; and (2) received a passing score on the 8
th
grade Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment, or another reading assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution.
A career or technical education course must meet the requirements under subdivision 5a. If an alternative pupil
in 10
th
grade receives a grade of "C" or better in the career or technical education course taken under this
subdivision, the postsecondary institution must allow the student to take additional postsecondary courses for
credit at that institution, not to exceed the limits in subdivision 8.
Public School Student CTE Eligibility – 10
th
, 11
th
or 12
th
Grade, Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 5(a).
A 10
th
, 11
th
or 12
th
grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant
school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a
cultural exchange program, may enroll in a CTE course offered by a Minnesota state college or university. A 10
th
grade pupil applying to a CTE course must have received a passing score on the 8
th
grade Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) in reading as a condition of enrollment. A current 10
th
grade pupil who did
not take the 8
th
grade MCA in reading may substitute another reading assessment accepted by the enrolling PSI.