College Credit Plus | Resources for Administrators

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3365:  The Ohio laws establishing and governing the College Credit Plus Program.

Ohio Administrative Code: Click below for the administrative rules established by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. These rules are also laws, which were adopted in accordance with statute.

• 3333-1-65 Definitions.
• 3333-1-65.1 Notice to students regarding program opportunities and program requirements.
• 3333-1-65.2 Program requirements for secondary schools.
• 3333-1-65.3 Program requirements for institutions of higher education.
• 3333-1-65.4 Delivery methods by the institution of higher education for courses under the college credit plus program.
• 3333-1-65.5 Data reporting requirements.
• 3333-1-65.6 Funding.
• 3333-1-65.7 Procedures for an institution of higher education receiving payment from department of education.
• 3333-1-65.8 Allocation for nonpublics, chartered and nonchartered, home-schooled students.
• 3333-1-65.9 JVSD allocation.
• 3333-1-65.10 Process for waiver for innovative programming.
• 3333-1-65.11 College credit plus summer term eligibility.
• 3333-1-65.12 Course eligibility.
• 3333-1-65.13 Underperforming students.

• Senate Bill 216 Update (August 2018)  - The final version of SB16 made no change in tatute for the administration of the College Credit Plus program.

The following information is provided in order to explain selected elements and principles of College Credit Plus, Ohio’s dual enrollment program. It is meant to provide guidance, not to represent the law in its entirety. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3365 will govern this program as of its effective date of September 15, 2014. 

• 5 Things You Should Know About College Credit Plus  (Sep 2017)

• HB 49 Provisions for College Credit Plus  (Oct 2017)

• ABCs of CCP  (Added July 10, 2017)

• High School Graduation Course Substitution Crosswalk  (Spring 2018)

• Seeking Reimbursement from Students 

• Guidance for Grades & Tuition 

• Postsecondary Credit Opportunities in Career-Technical Education Report 

Default Rates

The College Credit Plus program default funding structure is established by Ohio Revised Code 3365.07. The CCP default amounts are based on the Per Pupil Foundation amount determined by Ohio’s General Assembly during the biennial budget process. These rates may change on an annual basis.

Note: House Bill 49 (2017) clarified that the default ceiling payments under College Credit Plus shall not be more than the college’s or university’s standard tuition rate.

Payment Reports

• FY2018
• FY2017
• FY2016

Private/Home school vouchers

The chancellor has established a process for applying for waivers for alternative funding agreements below the floor.

In lieu of an alternative funding – below the floor agreement, High School and College providers are encouraged to pursue other alternative funding agreements that provide cost savings opportunities, which include but are not limited to:

• High School and College each agree to pay for a portion of the textbook costs (e.g., 50% by each partner, 70%/30%, etc.); • College pays for all textbook costs (or pays for books for students at the college campus, etc.);
• College guarantees no textbook changes for a specific number of years;
• College employs other low cost book options (i.e., Open Education Resources, older book editions);
• College eliminates one-time access code software;
• College provides an alternative funding agreement which lowers the cost of on campus or online coursework below the default ceiling (or below the standard tuition rate); and/or
• College provides an alternative funding agreement for courses taught at the high school by a college employed faculty member to lower than the default rate (mid-level).

A College or University may request consideration of an alternative funding – below the floor agreement if the partner school district demonstrates any of the following conditions:

1. State declaration of fiscal watch, caution or emergency;
2. Extreme extenuating circumstances, which could include natural disasters or other negative external influences that are outside of the district’s control.

• For more information, please review Directive 2018-041
• Alternative Funding "Below the Floor Request" form - due February 1, 2018  (Dec 2017)
• Submission Page for “Below the Floor” Request

Ohio Revised Code 3365.03 was revised based on House Bill 49 legislation. Please note the following:

The student shall:

(i) Apply to a public or a participating private college, or an eligible out-of-state college participating in the program, in accordance with the college's established procedures for admission, pursuant to section 3365.05 of the Revised Code;

(ii) As a condition of eligibility, be remediation-free, in accordance with one of the assessments established under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code. However, a student who scores within one standard error of measurement below the remediation-free threshold for one of those assessments shall be considered to have met this requirement if the student also either:

(I) Has a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 3.0. If the student is seeking to participate under section 3365.033 of the Revised Code, the student must have an equivalent cumulative grade point average in the applicable grade levels.

(II) Receives a recommendation from a school counselor, principal, or career-technical program advisor.

(iii) Meet the college's and relevant academic program's established standards for admission, enrollment, and course placement, including course-specific capacity limitations, pursuant to section 3365.05 of the Revised Code.

With this revised statute, the Eligibility Process for College Credit Plus has changed and is described in these documents:

• Student Eligibility Flowchart – Illustrates the step-by-step process for determining a student’s eligibility for College Credit Plus, admission into a college/university, and enrollment in college courses.
• Student Eligibility Table – Provides the allowable assessment exams, remediation-free threshold scores for eligibility, and conditional scores (standard error of measurement range) for eligibility.

The Student Eligibility changes are in effect for the 2018-2019 academic year, beginning with summer term for new students in the program. Students who participated in the College Credit Plus program in the 2017-2018 academic year, or prior, will not need to be retested under the student eligibility standards that are in place for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Guidelines for Student Athletic Eligibility  - Ohio High School Athletic Association’s eligibility criteria for College Credit Plus students who want to participate in sports.  For additional information, please contact your school principal or athletic administrator or visit the OHSAA website.

Rule 3333-1-65.13 went into effect starting summer term of the 2018-19 academic year, providing for a definition of underperforming students and regulations for probation and dismissal from the program. Please see the Guidance for Creating Policy & Sample Template Document, CCP Probation Dismissal Form, and rule summary for additional guidance, sample policy information, and sample student/parent form for the appeals process for CCP Probation and CCP Dismissal.

In addition, we have developed a Probation Scenarios GPA Calculator  spreadsheet to assist in calculating GPA’s.

This rule went into effect starting summer term of the 2018-19 academic year, specifying which courses were eligible for funding under College Credit Plus. Please see the rule language and summary document for more information.

Process for Chancellor Approval of Additional Courses

The course eligibility rule provides opportunities for colleges to request Chancellor approval of the following:

1. The chancellor annually may approve additional courses as level I courses if the chancellor determines that students participating in the college credit plus program would benefit from having access to those courses as level I courses. Any such approval shall take effect at the start of the following academic year. Please see the Level I Approval Process Guidance for more information.  
2. If a course described as “non-allowable” under the rule is part of a predetermined pathway or required sequence of courses leading to a certificate or degree, an institution of higher education, on behalf of one or more students who are enrolled in the institution through College Credit Plus and have shown progress on that pathway or sequence of courses through their previous coursework, may request the chancellor to allow payment for the course. Please see the Non-Allowable Approval Process Guidance for more information.  

• Ohio Revised Code 3365.10 Innovative Programs: Request for Waiver from College Credit Plus Requirements (deadline March 1)

If your school is an ECHS and wishes to be exempt from the College Credit Plus program requirements, the Early College High School Exemption form must be completed and submitted along with the identified items in the form. The deadline for this submission is June 15, 2018.

For additional guidance on grade weighting, please review the Weighting College Credit Plus Courses - Q&A document.

2018- 2019 Information Session Presentations - Schools are encouraged to utilize these presentations during Information Sessions held between October 1, 2018 through February 15, 2019. Schools may add slides at the end of the file. Choose the appropriate file for your school district:

• Public Schools 

• Private/Nonpublic Schools 

• Homeschooled Families 

• Regional General Sessions - Fall 2018 Updates 

• Fall Updates: OACAC Articulations (Fall 2018) 

• CCP and other ways students may potentially earn college credits 

• Student Success: OACAC Articulations (Fall 2017) 

• College Credit Plus: Overview of Year One and Into Year Two (November 2016) 

• Spring 2017 Regional Meetings Presentation 

• Private Colleges and Universities Presentation (January 2018)  

• Audio Recording - Part 1  

• Audio Recording - Part 2  

• Audio Recording - Part 3  

• Accompanying PowerPoint Presentation  

• College Credit Plus Webcast (03/04/2016)
• [Webinar] College Credit Plus and its application to IDEA and ADA Requirements: Students with Disabilities, High School to College (08/04/2016)   | Click here for slides 
• Introduction to College Credit Plus  - 2017 presentation for principals & school counselors to use at Information Sessions (December 2016) 

• Professionals' Handbook  (October 23, 2018)

• Letter of Intent to Participate for Public School Families - Public school students can simply fill out and give this form to their school counselor or principal.  
• Letter of Intent to Participate for Nonpublic School Families
• Letter of Intent to Participate for Homeschool Families

Student Athletes must remain eligible in accordance with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) bylaws, which require students to be passing five, one credit high school 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 one Carnegie unit (one high school credit), allowing students the opportunity to earn more than the required five for athletic eligibility. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange a method for obtaining a progress reports as needed with the college faculty in order to determine eligibility.

For additional information, please review the Guidelines for Student Athletic Eligibility (May 2018) or contact the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

• Recommendation Form – printable (optional use for Conditional Eligibility – colleges/universities may have their own forms) 
• Recommendation Form – fillable boxes (optional use) 

• For the laws governing College Credit Plus, please see College Credit Plus Laws under the Rules & Regulations section above.
• New Provisions for College Credit Plus (House Bill 49) (Oct 2017)
• Student Eligibility Process, Effective 2018-2019 (Oct 2017)

• Student Eligibility Assessment Testing, Effective 2018-2019 (Apr 2018)
• Underperforming Students Rule: This rule went into effect starting summer term of the 2018-19 academic year, providing for a definition of underperforming students and regulations for probation and dismissal from the program. Please see the Guidance Document, CCP Probation Dismissal Form, and rule summary for additional guidance, sample policy information, and sample student/parent form for the appeals process for CCP Probation and CCP Dismissal.
• Course Eligibility Rule: This rule went into effect starting summer term of the 2018-19 academic year, specifying which courses were eligible for funding under College Credit Plus. Please see the rule language and summary document for more information.

• Mini-Workshop for School Counselors & College Coordinators (September/October 2017)
• Workshop for School Counselors & College Coordinators (August 2017)
• Sample Information Session - Public Schools  (Oct 2017)

• Guidance for Grades and Tuition (October 2018) 
• High School Graduation Course Substitution Crosswalk (Spring 2018)
• ABCs of CCP (July 2017)
• Dual Credit College Course Instruction Standards (December 2016)
• Funding Application (January 2018)
• Uniform Statewide Standards for Remediation-Status (May 2017)

• Fall 2018

• Fall 2017

• June 2017 

• May 2017 

• April 2017

For information related to CCP data submissions and presentations, please click here to visit the CCP Data page. 

Presentations

• Data Reporters Training - September 2018
• ODDEX Updates - September 2018

ODDEX: https://www.ssdt-ohio.org

OEDS: https://oeds.ode.state.oh.us/SearchOrg

Links to Payments reports:

• FY2018: http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/school_finance/data/2018/ccp/f2018_ccp_college.asp

• FY2016: http://webapp2.ode.state.oh.us/school_finance/data/2017/CCP/f2017_ccp_college.asp

• FY2017: http://webapp1.ode.state.oh.us/school_finance/data/2017/ccp/f20172_ccp_college.asp

Private/Home school vouchers: https://paymentdetail.ode.state.oh.us/

CCP data files do require either the CCP student’s SSID (for public school student) or UIN (for nonpublic or home school student) for submission. Higher Education institutions may submit files that include the student’s SSID/UIN and continue to try to obtain students’ appropriate number and submit additional files as the students’ numbers are provided.

Only students/parents can request and receive the SSID/UIN number:

• For public school students - Get your SSID by calling your school counselor or your district’s EMIS coordinator.

• For nonpublic or home school students - Your UIN is located in the student’s award letter. Parents may obtain the letter by logging into their SAFE account and accessing their student’s application. For further help, call or email Wendy Casterline at Wendy.Casterline@education.ohio.gov or 614-728-5002.

ODHE/ODE cannot give the number(s) to postsecondary institutions