{"id":8600,"date":"2026-08-17T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=8600"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:35:51","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/admissions\/pseo\/concurrent-enrollment\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students in Concurrent Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Concurrent Enrollment allows high school students to take a Winona State University course at their high school during the regular school day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the course is offered in a high school setting, it is a college-level course with college-level expectations. Students who successfully complete the course earn both high school credit and college credit from Winona State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Apply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To join the Concurrent Enrollment program, you\u2019ll need to work with your high school guidance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no application form for high school students to submit. Your high school counselor will provide your enrollment details to Winona State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concurrent Enrollment Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

High schools choose which courses are available to students. Your high school may not offer all of these course options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Winona State concurrent enrollment courses meet goal areas in the General Education Program<\/a> (GEP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th>Description<\/th>GEP Goals<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Essentials of Biology with Lab<\/td>

4 with lab or 3 without lab<\/p><\/td>

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

You\u2019ll be able to:
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  • understand the basics of biology<\/li>\n
  • make sense of the science-related news in everyday life<\/li>\n
  • discuss societal issues in the biological sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
Goal 3: Science with Lab<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Introduction to Public Speaking<\/td>3<\/td>Learn how to speak confidently to a crowd.

You\u2019ll be able to:
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  • select and organize materials<\/li>\n
  • deliver common types of speeches<\/li>\n
  • practice listening skills<\/li>\n
  • analyze and evaluate presentations<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
Goal 1: Communication<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Introduction to Effective Communication<\/td>3<\/td>Explore the concepts, models, and theories of human communication and how to apply these ideas to interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking situations.

You\u2019ll be able to:
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  • practice problem-solving<\/li>\n
  • identify conflict-resolution strategies<\/li>\n
  • recognize leadership styles<\/li>\n
  • give informative, persuasive, and group presentations<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
Goal 1: Communication<\/td> <\/tr>\n
United States History to 1865<\/td>3<\/td>Study a broad range of United States history from prehistoric times to the American Civil War.

You\u2019ll focus on:
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  • political developments and public policy<\/li>\n
  • the origins and consequences of slavery<\/li>\n
  • ethnic, cultural, and regional diversity and conflict<\/li>\n
  • transformation of social and economic systems<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
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  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Goal 6: Humanities<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td> <\/tr>\n
United States History Since 1865<\/td>3<\/td>Study a broad range of United States history since the American Civil War.

You\u2019ll focus on:
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  • post-Civil War Reconstruction<\/li>\n
  • late 19th-century economic and social developments<\/li>\n
  • 20th-century reform movements<\/li>\n
  • foreign policy and the overseas expansion of the U.S. economy<\/li>\n
  • Cold War and post-Cold War developments<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
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  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li>\n
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td> <\/tr>\n
College Algebra<\/td>3<\/td>Gain a rigorous preparation in algebra.

Along with a review of basic algebra concepts, you\u2019ll learn:
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  • functions and graphs<\/li>\n
  • polynomial, radical, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions<\/li>\n
  • equations, inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities<\/li>\n
  • applications <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
Goal 4: Mathematics\/Logic Reasoning<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Precalculus<\/td>4<\/td>Be ready for college-level calculus.

You\u2019ll focus on:
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  • equation solving<\/li>\n
  • symbolic\/algebraic manipulation<\/li>\n
  • graphing of rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>
Goal 4: Mathematics\/Logic Reasoning<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Introduction to Sociology<\/td>3<\/td>Explore the systematic study of human society.

You will learn:
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  • the foundations of sociology<\/li>\n
  • the basics of social research methods<\/li>\n
  • the dimensions of social inequality and social institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/td>