{"id":8613,"date":"2026-08-17T15:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=8613"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:47:08","slug":"parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/admissions\/pseo\/concurrent-enrollment\/parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Concurrent Enrollment Info for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Concurrent Enrollment gives your student an early start on college while they remain in the support system of their high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this program, your student can earn college credit from Winona State University at the same time they earn high school credit. The course grade becomes part of the student\u2019s official Winona State transcript and permanent college record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because students are earning college credit, they are also taking on college-level responsibility. Encourage your student to understand the expectations of the course, communicate with their teacher, meet deadlines, and ask for help early if they need support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College records are protected by FERPA, which means the student\u2019s Winona State grades and transcript belong to the student.<\/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 student’s high school guidance counselor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are no minimum GPA requirements or other pre-requisites for students. Your student’s high school will determine if they 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 student’s high school counselor will provide their 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 student’s 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>