Admissions Criteria:
Students wishing to participate in concurrent enrollment at Southwestern Oklahoma State University must meet the following criteria:
A 20 ACT minimum composite score
OR
GPA of 3.0 and rank in the top 50% of their class
Required Documents:
1. SWOSU Admissions Application (Only required for a student’s first semester of concurrent coursework)
2. Official high school transcript and/or ACT scores
Selecting SWOSU Courses:
1. SWOSU Course Catalog
a. You can use the Advanced Search options to look at courses for a specific semester.
2. If you are taking dual credit courses, your instructor or counselor will help you with the course and section numbers
Cost:
SWOSU Concurrent students are responsible for all costs including books, mandatory fees, and any other academic fees associated with the courses in which they enroll. A list of all fees can be found here: https://www.swosu.edu/paying-for-swosu/tuition-and-fees/#tuition
Starting in Fall 2024, the cost of fees is $29.20 per credit hour. So, one 3-hour course would cost $87.60 plus the cost of books.
Tuition Waivers:
High School Seniors are eligible to receive a tuition waiver for up to 18 credit hours of concurrent coursework beginning the summer before their senior year.
High School Juniors are eligible to receive a tuition waiver for up to 9 credit hours of concurrent coursework beginning the summer before their junior year.
SWOSU Student Account - GoSWOSU:
Once a student is admitted to SWOSU, they will receive login credentials to their GoSWOSU portal from the SWOSU Helpdesk. In GoSWOSU students can access their Self Service, Canvas, and SWOSU Student Email. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they can login to their GoSWOSU account. If you need assistance with your account, you can call the ITS Helpdesk at 580.774.7070.
Concurrent Enrollment Academic Information
Course Load:
High school students may enroll in a combined number of high school and college courses per semester not to exceed a full-time college workload of 19 semester credit hours. To calculate workload, one-half high school unit shall be equivalent to three semester credit hours of college work. Non-academic high school units are excluded for workload calculations.
Course Placement:
Students may only take classes in the areas in which they have an ACT subscore of 19 or higher OR they have an overall unweighted GPA of 3.25. Students must have the appropriate ACT subscore or GPA prior to enrolling. A minimum ACT subscore of 19 in English, Math, or Science is required to enroll in corresponding subject area courses. A minimum ACT subscore of 19 in Reading is required to enroll in any other college course. A student with an overall unweighted GPA of 3.25 will not have any curricular deficiencies and will be allowed to enroll in any courses.
Continuing Concurrent Enrollment:
Students need to submit a new Concurrent Enrollment Signature & Course Selection Form prior to enrolling each semester.
To continue concurrent enrollment in subsequent semesters, concurrently enrolled students must maintain a cumulative college GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. If a concurrent student’s college GPA falls below 2.0, the student will be permanently disqualified for concurrent enrollment in any future semesters.
Student Educational Records & FERPA:
Students’ educational records are confidential, protected by the Family Educational Right & Privacy Act (FERPA). We cannot release information to anyone other than the student without written authorization. In order to allow parents, guardians, or other individuals access to your records at SWOSU, you must complete the FERPA Release in your GoSWOSU Account. For more information, visit: https://bulldog.swosu.edu/student-services/dean-students/ferpa.php SWOSU is able to share educational information with the student’s high school without a FERPA Release.
Recommended General Education Classes:
ENGL-1113 English Comp I
ENGL-1213 English Comp II
COMM-1313 Intro to Pub Spkng
MATH-1513 College Algebra
MATH-1143 Math Concepts
HIST-1043 US History to 1877
HIST-1053 US Hist since 1877
POLSC-1103 Am Govt & Politics
HIST-1033 World History
GEOG-1103 World Cult Geog
PSYCH-1003 General Psychology
ART-1223 Art Survey
MUSIC-1013 Intro to Music
KINES-1133 Wellness Concepts
Students can refer to SWOSU’s Academic Degree Plans to align their concurrent course selections with an intended SWOSU major: https://www.swosu.edu/undergraduate/index.php
Questions or Concerns? Contact:
SWOSU Admissions & Recruitment Office
admissions@swosu.edu
580-774-3782
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