College Credit Plus | Info for Students & Families

Important dates for students between February and April 2019 (for participation during the 2019-2020 school year)

• Talk with your school counselor. Discuss your interest in taking college courses and how it fits in with your overall academic plan and career goals.

• Contact the college or university that you are interested in attending. Each college will have different admissions deadlines and requirements for testing. Stunts are responsible for meeting deadlines. 

• Prior to February 1, 2019, your district will provide information about the College Credit Plus program to all students in grades 6 through 11. An informational session will be held and all colleges and universities within a 30-mile radius will be invited to attend before February 15, 2019. If you cannot attend, schedule an appointment with your school counselor.
• By April 1, 2019, notify your school counselor if you intend to participate in College Credit Plus next year by completing and submitting the Intent to Participate form. After April 1, you will need permission from the school principal to participate.

• Nonpublic and home school students must email the Intent to Participate form as noted on the form by April 1, 2019. Parents/students must login to their SAFE accounts to complete the entire application process for College Credit Plus funding before April 12, 2019 at 5 p.m. EST.

• You and your family should contact colleges for information, application forms, and criteria for acceptance into College Credit Plus. Some materials are available from your high school counselor and at the college’s website. You must go through the procedures established by the colleges/universities to apply to College Credit Plus and to enroll in the course(s). All students must complete an assessment exam to determine eligibility for participation. An interactive map showing all Ohio public colleges can be found here. A list of independent colleges in Ohio, along with applicable CCP webpages is available here, with a map of these colleges here.
• Prior to college class attendance, your high school counselor will assist you in determining a course’s equivalency to a high school course(s). Your counselor can use this High School Graduation Requirements Crosswalk document for more information.

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

Please review this Step by Step Guide! (updated Feb 2019) 

(Links & details will be updated as new information becomes available)

• 2019-2020 CCP Funding Application Manual for Parents 
• College Credit Plus for Nonpublic School Families
• College Credit Plus for Home-School Families