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Get access to college-level courses, or complete your entire freshman year (or more!) of college while you’re still in high school with Ohio’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program.

Our classes are free for CCP students, and the college courses you take through CCP could also be used to fulfill your high school graduation requirements (depending on your local school district’s policies). Find out how it works and how to apply.

How College Credit Plus Works

If you are a student grade 7-12, apply for College Credit Plus (CCP) admission to a public or participating private college like Franklin. No student may participate in CCP beyond their anticipated high school graduation date.
With CCP, you’ll take free classes at your high school, online or on campus at public colleges or universities -- that means no cost for tuition, books or fees. If you choose to attend a private college or university, you may have some expenses associated with taking classes.
Admittance to the CCP program is based on your college-readiness in one or more subject areas. Your high school guidance counselor can help you understand your options, deadlines, and next steps.
The number of college credit hours you may take depends on the number of high school units for your academic year, with a maximum of 30 credit hours of college credit. Your high school guidance counselor can help calculate your credit hour eligibility.
Learn more about the program at the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s College Credit Plus website.

How to Apply

Application Deadlines:

Fall Trimester - June 1
Winter Trimester - Nov. 1
Summer Trimester - March 1

Applicant Requirements

All CCP applicants must take Franklin University placement examinations and place into WRIT 120, College Writing. If a CCP applicant wishes to take math courses or courses for which prior math credit is a prerequisite, students must achieve placement into MATH 150, Fundamental Algebra. Testing into a lower level of math will not hinder a student's application for admission, rather, the student would not be eligible to take math courses or courses for which math is a prerequisite if accepted.

Program Regulations

All CCP students must attend mandatory orientation coordinated by the Franklin University CCP academic advisor. PF 121, Basic Learning Strategies, must be successfully completed by all CCP students before any other college coursework can be attempted as required of all Franklin University students. This two-credit-hour course will count toward any total credit-hour allotment provided by the student's high school guidance counselor.

Franklin University Founded in 1902, Franklin is an accredited nonprofit university offering flexible college degrees online and at locations in Ohio and the Midwest.

Franklin University
201 S Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215

Local: (614) 797-4700
Toll Free: (877) 341-6300
admissions@franklin.edu

Franklin University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org/800.621.7440) and authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

Franklin University is committed to being an inclusive community free from all forms of discrimination and harassment.

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