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Important Campus Information
We look forward to assisting you with your CCP needs!
We are encouraging students to utilize technology whenever possible for matters such as course planning, registration, and general inquiries. Please let us know how we can best assist you! CCP staff contact information is below.
For Accuplacer, NCSC is offering remote testing options:
- Before scheduling an Accuplacer, you must have applied to NCSC for CCP (info here).
- First, review this important testing information.
- Next, schedule your testing appointment
CCP Eligibility
In 2022-2023 students can meet statewide CCP eligibility requirements through one of the following options per state guidance:
1. Demonstrate a 3.0 overall grade point average (GPA) from high school or middle school transcripts
or
2. Have CCP-eligible scores on an assessment exam such as ACT or ACCUPLACER
Course Placement (Testing may be required):
*Testing will still be required for placement into some NCSC courses. Please keep this in mind and plan accordingly for the ACT and/or Accuplacer. See this link for examples of NCSC courses with specified Math, English and/or Reading placement scores.
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For important CCP updates from the Ohio Department of Higher Education, please visit: https://www.ohiohighered.org/collegecreditplus
For additional online student resources, please visit: https://ncstatecollege.edu/resources-for-students-online/
Additional information for CCP students during the COVID-19 pandemic
For CCP classes held at the high schools, taught by high school faculty, NC State will follow your district’s operating decisions for these sections, and support the faculty and students accordingly. Where NC State provides adjunct faculty to teach a course based at the high school, please stay in contact with your instructor to understand any modifications to the course for online access.
Update as of 11/16/20:
- For ACCUPLACER, NCSC is offering remote testing options.Please click here (PDF) to review Important Testing Information prior to scheduling your ACCUPLACER.
- To schedule your remote testing appointment, please complete the form linked here: https://northcentralstatecollege.wufoo.com/forms/ncsc-accuplacer-placement-test-registration
- You will receive an email with confirmation of your appointment. For questions about your testing appointment, email: jbeeman@ncstatecollege.edu
- Meeting Ohio’s CCP Student Eligibility requirements
- In order to meet statewide CCP eligibility requirements, a student must demonstrate qualifying test scores on an exam such as ACCUPLACER or ACT. For more information, please visit the Ohio Higher Ed website.
- Some college course enrollment will require higher placement scores, beyond what will establish CCP Eligibility for a student.
- Please keep this in mind and plan accordingly for the ACT or ACCUPLACER. Course placement questions? Refer to this document or email crandall@ncstatecollege.edu, cbash@ncstatecollege.edu, sgeorge@ncstatecollege.edu,
- Prepare for ACCUPLACER and preview sample tests on the Accuplacer website
- CCP Students will be offered the following test sections with NCSC:
- Reading
- WritePlacer
- Advanced Algebra & Functions
*If your high school has advised you of an earlier testing deadline to meet your high school scheduling timeline, please let us know and we will work to accommodate your ACCUPLACER request.
- For students attending a nonpublic or home school, and who will also need to annually apply for CCP Funding through the OH|ID portal, Ohio’s deadline to do so is April 1 at 5pm.
- For more information visit: https://www.ohiohighered.org/ccp/students-families
- Does a CCP student need to reapply to the college every year?
- If a CCP student enrolled in a NCSC course during the current academic year, they do not need to reapply to NCSC for CCP.
- If a student applied for CCP at NCSC, but did not enroll in coursework through NCSC, then the student’s application would expire after the year. This student would need to reapply to NCSC for CCP.
- When does a student interested in CCP need to apply to NCSC?
- Submit your online CCP application to NCSC by the semester deadline. Visit: https://ncstatecollege.edu/ccp/
- To begin your classes in the Summer semester, submit by April 1
- To begin your classes in the Fall semester, submit by June 1
- To begin your classes in the Spring semester, submit by November 1
- Where can I check my CCP admission status?
- You can monitor your CCP admission status by logging into your Admissions account with NCSC.
- What is required for CCP Admission at NCSC?
- Admission will be based upon receipt of your secondary school transcript as well as qualifying test scores. For testing options and deadlines, please visit the College Credit Plus ACCUPLACER section of these FAQs.
- *For deadlines on Transcript receipt and Testing by semester, Click Here.
- Do I need to submit an Intent to Participate Form to my school counselor or principal every year?
- Yes. The annual deadline for this is April 1. Please visit https://www.ohiohighered.org/ccp/students-families for more information.
- Does NCSC need a copy of my Intent to Participate form?
- No, this form is only submitted to your school counselor or principal.
- Where can I find an Intent to Participate Form to submit to my school counselor or Principal?
- Your school counselor may have this form available on your school’s website. · A general Intent to Participate Form is available here: Public School Students Intent Form – Public school students can simply fill out and give this form to their school counselor or principal.
- Homeschool & Nonpublic School Students – Please note that starting in 2020, the Intent to Participate Form will be part of the funding application. There will be no separate paper form. Please visit: https://www.ohiohighered.org/ccp/students-families for more information.
- CCP Advising and Course Registration Questions
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- For current CCP Students, who have taken a CCP class at a NCSC campus or online (and who have previously complete CCP Orientation at NCSC’s main campus):
- You may log into MyNC to plan your requested courses for the upcoming semester. Once planned, your CCP advisor must approve the course request.
- To have your course plan approved, go to the Advising tab and select ‘Request Review’
- For newly admitted CCP Students, who are seeking to enroll in courses that will meet at a NCSC campus or online, and currently enrolled CCP students, who have not yet taken a course at a NCSC campus or online:
- You will need to meet with a CCP advisor for your academic advising and also to schedule your CCP Orientation. This can be done via Zoom or phone at this time. Please reach out via email to make arrangements sgeorge@ncstatecollege.edu or cbash@ncstatecollege.edu
- We are also moving CCP Orientation to an online format, which will temporarily replace the campus-based format that is required before a CCP student can enroll in an on-campus or online course. More information will be made available during your CCP advising meeting.
- For current CCP Students, who have taken a CCP class at a NCSC campus or online (and who have previously complete CCP Orientation at NCSC’s main campus):
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Please click here to review this family guide on the recent changes to CCP, and what it mean for students. (Released 11/20 by Ohio Department of Education/Ohio Department of Higher Education)
Fall 2021 Semester
Application Deadline for new CCP students
Transcript Deadline
Testing Deadline
New Student Registration Deadline for classes online or on NCSC's campus
Current Student Registration Deadline for classes online or on NCSC's campus
Fall 2021 Term Begins
Fall 2021 14-Day Course Drop Deadline
Fall 2021 Last Day to Withdraw
Fall 2021 Term Ends
Spring 2022 Semester
Application Deadline for new CCP students
Transcript Deadline
Testing Deadline
New Student Registration Deadline for classes online or on NCSC's campus
Current Student Registration Deadline for classes online or on NCSC's campus
Spring 2022 Term Begins
Spring 2022 14-Day Course Drop Deadline
Spring 2022 Last Day to Withdraw
Spring 2022 Term Ends
Summer 2022 Semester
Application Deadline for new CCP students
Transcript Deadline
Testing Deadline
New Student Registration Deadline for classes online or on NCSC's campus
Current Student Registration Deadline for classes online or on NCSC's campus
Summer 2022 Term Begins
Summer 2022 14-Day Course Drop Deadline
Summer 2022 Last Day to Withdraw
Summer 2022 Term Ends
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