College Credit Plus

Application Process for First-Time Students

*Returning students must contact their advisor for scheduling information.

Apply online for CCP at Mount Union, CCP at your high school, or both. The CCP calendar for each academic year begins with summer courses and ends with spring courses. To take summer courses, students must apply by April 15. To take fall courses, students must apply by June 15. For students wishing to start in the spring, applications must be submitted by December 1.

Have the following information ready:

• Social security number
• Selective Service Number for male students over the age 18
• Your school counselor’s email
• Your parent or guardian’s approval
• Your statewide student identifier (SSID), located on your transcript   

Your counselor will need to provide the following application materials:

• Official high school transcript including verification of your SSID
• Official ACT or SAT scores (may be included on official high school transcript or come from the test company), if available. The University will also accept placement scores through either Accuplacer or PlaceU. Mount Union has approved a test optional policy for students applying for admission to the University through the spring 2022 semester, temporarily suspending its requirement that applicants submit an ACT or SAT score. 

Your parent or guardian will need to provide the following materials: 

• Sign and submit the mature content permission slip which will be provided upon at acceptance. 

In addition, applicants must:

• Have the approval of their parent or guardian and their school counselor (part of the CCP application)
• Be attending full-time at a high school in the State of Ohio or state approved home school
• Complete their school district’s letter of intent to participate

NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION DECISION

Upon completion of the CCP application process, the Office of Admission will notify the applicant by email with a CCP admission decision and further instruction. A copy of the letter will be emailed to the high school counselor contact for CCP.

Parents or guardians will need to sign and submit the mature content permission slip which will be provided upon at acceptance. This permission slip must be completed in order for the student to enroll in college courses under the College Credit Plus program.

Student Advising and Course Registration

Course selection and registration instructions will be outlined in the CCP acceptance letter. Admitted CCP students may explore course options with the Mount Union CCP advisor. However, actual course registration will begin in late July/early August.

Students begin in CCP with Level I courses described below. We have developed multiple advising pathways for high school students interested in pursuing specific careers such as; nursing, engineering, and pre-medicine.

Required orientation for College Credit Plus students who will study on Mount Union’s campus will take place in early August each year. Information will be sent in June, via email, to College Credit Plus students enrolled for the coming fall.

LEVEL I COURSES

Level I courses are courses considered transferable between public and private colleges and universities. These courses must meet the requirements of the College Credit Plus program and could be offered either on the campus of the University of Mount Union or on-site at local, partnering high schools. Students are generally required to complete at least 15 credit hours of Level I courses prior to registering for Level II courses. Classes on the Level I list may change by semester and certain courses could be added to the list, at the discretion of the Founding Dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences and the University Registrar. To read more about CCP course eligibility, review the CCP Course Eligibility Summary resource guide from ohiohighered.org. Please click on the buttons on the right-hand side to view pathway courses.

* Other introductory and specialty courses permitted on a case-by-case basis.

LEVEL II COURSES

Any other active course that is not a Level I course, with approval of the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and University Registrar. To read more about CCP course eligibility, review the CCP Course Eligibility Summary resource guide from ohiohighered.org.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PLACEMENT

For information on the foreign language placement, please contact Jennifer Hall, department chair of world languages and cultures, at halljene@mountunion.edu or (330) 829-6644.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certain courses are not permitted, per the Ohio Department of Education:

• One-on-one private instruction courses
• Courses with fees that exceed the amount set by the ODE Chancellor
• Study abroad courses
• Physical education courses
• Courses longer than a semester in length
• Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory graded courses
• Remedial or Pre-college level courses
• Sectarian religious courses
  
  

COURSE TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR CCP

Math Requirements

Natural and Social Sciences Requirements

* If student does not have an Accuplacer test score for purposes of placement in POL 105S, the University will grant admission if student has a B average or better in social science classes. 

ACADEMIC SUPPORT INFORMATION

If academic support is needed, students are to contact their course instructor. If additional support is needed, students must contact their Mount Union advisor. Also see “Academic Resources Handout”.

Transcripts and College Credit

For CCP students enrolled in classes at the university site, the Office of the University Registrar will provide official grades to the high school at the end of the academic term and official transcripts at the end of the academic year.

Full college credit will be awarded for all courses satisfactorily completed according to the University’s established requirements and procedures. Courses completed will be applied toward degree requirements should the student enroll at the University of Mount Union after high school graduation.  

Withdrawal Deadlines

FALL ONE-SEMESTER COURSES

• Courses dropped on or before September 17 (drop deadline) will disappear from the Mount Union transcript and there will be no adverse financial consequences. In this case, the student will not earn credit under College Credit Plus.
• Courses dropped after September 17 and but no later than November 1 will receive a grade of “W” (withdraw) and can also have adverse financial consequences. Courses cannot be dropped after November 1. Students who remain registered for the course after November 1 will receive the letter grade earned (A – F). 

FULL YEAR COURSES

• Courses dropped on or before January 15 (drop deadline) will disappear from the Mount Union transcript and there will be no adverse financial consequences. In this case, the student will not earn credit under College Credit Plus.
• Courses dropped after January 14 but no later than March 21 will receive a grade of “W” (withdraw) and can also have adverse financial consequences. Courses cannot be dropped after March 21. Students who remain registered for the course after March 21 will receive the letter grade earned (A – F). 

SPRING ONE-SEMESTER COURSES:

• Courses dropped on or before January 29 (drop deadline) will disappear from the Mount Union transcript and there will be no adverse financial consequences. In this case, the student will not earn credit under College Credit Plus.
• Courses dropped after January 28 and but no later than March 21 will receive a grade of “W” (withdraw) and can also have adverse financial consequences. Courses cannot be dropped after March 21. Students who remain registered for the course after March 21 will receive the letter grade earned (A – F). 

FOR ALL COURSES

Please discuss any course withdrawals after the drop deadline with a high school guidance counselor to understand any financial consequences before making a change.