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Winona State University Admissions Apply Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent Enrollment

To join the Concurrent Enrollment program, you’ll need to work with your high school guidance counselor.

The Concurrent Enrollment program allows Minnesota and Wisconsin high school students to take Winona State courses at their high school for dual high school and college credit.

Concurrently enrolled students don’t pay for tuition and course-related fees, and they receive textbooks at no cost.

Available Courses

These concurrent enrollment courses all help you meet goal areas in the General Education Program (GEP).

Course TitleCreditsDescriptionGEP Goals
Essentials of Biology with Lab

4 with lab or 3 without lab

Explore the scientific study of life through virtual lab activities, field studies, and readings.

You’ll be able to:
  • understand the basics of biology
  • make sense of the science-related news in everyday life
  • discuss societal issues in the biological sciences
Goal 3: Science with Lab
Introduction to Public Speaking3Learn how to speak confidently to a crowd.

You’ll be able to:
  • select and organize materials
  • deliver common types of speeches
  • practice listening skills
  • analyze and evaluate presentations
Goal 1: Communication
Introduction to Effective Communication3Explore the concepts, models, and theories of human communication and how to apply these ideas to interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking situations.

You’ll be able to:
  • practice problem-solving
  • identify conflict-resolution strategies
  • recognize leadership styles
  • give informative, persuasive, and group presentations
Goal 1: Communication
United States History to 18653Study a broad range of United States history from prehistoric times to the American Civil War.

You’ll focus on:
  • political developments and public policy
  • the origins and consequences of slavery
  • ethnic, cultural, and regional diversity and conflict
  • transformation of social and economic systems
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 6: Humanities
United States History Since 18653Study a broad range of United States history since the American Civil War.

You’ll focus on:
  • post-Civil War Reconstruction
  • late 19th-century economic and social developments
  • 20th-century reform movements
  • foreign policy and the overseas expansion of the U.S. economy
  • Cold War and post-Cold War developments
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
College Algebra3Gain a rigorous preparation in algebra.

Along with a review of basic algebra concepts, you’ll learn:
  • functions and graphs
  • polynomial, radical, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions
  • equations, inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities
  • applications
Goal 4: Mathematics/Logic Reasoning
Precalculus4Be ready for college-level calculus.

You’ll focus on:
  • equation solving
  • symbolic/algebraic manipulation
  • graphing of rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions
Goal 4: Mathematics/Logic Reasoning
Introduction to Sociology3Explore the systematic study of human society.

You will learn:
  • the foundations of sociology
  • the basics of social research methods
  • the dimensions of social inequality and social institutions
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7 Human Diversity

Eligibility Requirements

There are no minimum GPA requirements or other pre-requisites for students. Your high school will determine if you are ready for college-level coursework in a concurrent enrollment class.

To teach a course offered by Winona State, concurrent enrollment instructors must meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • A Master’s degree in the subject being taught
  • At least 18 graduate credits in the subject being taught and at least 2 years of teaching experience in the subject being taught
  • A Master’s degree (not necessarily in the subject being taught) and at least 5 years of teaching experience in the subject being taught

How to Apply

There is no application form for high school students to submit. Your high school counselor will provide your enrollment details to Winona State.