College in the Schools (CIS) & PSEO
COLLEGE IN THE SCHOOLS – CIS
CIS classes are REAL COLLEGE CLASSES, which count for college credit that can be used towards earning a college degree or certification. They are taken right on the high school campus and taught by eligible and qualified Rock Ridge High School teachers. Students taking CIS also earn high school credit towards graduation on top of their college credit.
11th & 12th grade students are able to take any of the following CIS class for college credit if they meet eligibility:
ELIGIBILITY:
A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for Seniors / 3.0 or higher for Juniors
(Not all classes are offered every year or every semester)
- American History: to 1877
- American History: 1877 to Present
- American Literature: Beginning to Civil War
- American Literature: 1865 to Present
- Basic Ceramics
- Basic Life Support/CPR
- Calculus I
- Certified Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide
- Child Development and Learning
- College Algebra (One Semester)
- College Algebra Year Long
- College Composition I
- College Composition II
- Digital Photography
- Emergency Medical Responder / Basic Life Support
- General Biology I
- Intro to Chemistry I
- Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- Intro to Communications
- Intro to Forensic Biology
- Intro to Physics
- Intro to Short Stories
- Intro to Teaching
- Microbiology
- Trigonometry
10th graders are able to take the following CIS classes if they meet eligibility:
ELIGIBILITY:
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for Sophomores AND a score of 850 or higher on their 8th grade MCA reading test
(Not all classes are offered every year or every semester)
- Child Development and Learning
- Certified Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide
- Introduction to Teaching
- Emergency Medical Response
- Basic Life Support/CPR
Taking CIS classes for High School Credit ONLY:
Students who do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements may choose to take a CIS class for high school credit only if there is room available in the desired course. Grading, rigor, pace, and course work will be the same for high school credit and college credit students in all CIS courses. Courses taken for high school credit only will NOT appear on college transcripts. A maximum of 50% of the students in the class can take the course for high school credit only. Please see the counselor if you are interested in a high rigor class, but do not meet the requirements.
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PSEO
Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows public and nonpublic students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades to earn college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college nonsectarian courses at eligible postsecondary institutions. Students generate both college credit and high school credit by successful completion of the course. Most PSEO courses are offered on the campus of the postsecondary institution; some courses are offered online. Each participating college or university sets its own admissions requirements for enrollment into the PSEO courses. Eleventh and 12th-grade students may take PSEO courses on a full- or part-time basis; 10th-graders are eligible to enroll in PSEO on a more limited basis. Students must meet the PSEO residency and eligibility requirements and abide by participation limits specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09.