High School Student Admission

Now High School Students can complete an electronic High School Concurrent Enrollment Form and online Peralta Admissions Application!

In accordance with California Education Code regulations, high school students, and entering 10^th grade or above, may enroll as special part-time students by completing a High School Concurrent Form (form is also available at any of the four college admissions offices).  Enrollment must be recommended by their high school counselor and principal, with parental consent.  A student participating in the concurrent enrollment program receives college credit.  With the approval of the high school the student may also receive high school credit.  Special part-time students are exempted from paying the California Community College Enrollment Fee and Campus Center Use Fee.

The student must follow all the regulations and policies of the college, including adhering to any pre/co-requisite requirements.  An English, ESL and/or math assessment (placement test) is required if the college course prerequisite has not been completed. A high school student whose high school counselor recommends that the student enroll in more than 6.5 units must have the approval of the college Vice President of Student Services and provide a high school transcript.

Resident and nonresident students enrolled under this program are exempt from paying the California Community College Enrollment Fee and Campus Center Use Fee.  Nonresident students enrolling in classes for high school credit are exempt from paying Nonresident Tuition.

Steps for High School Concurrent Enrollment

STEP 1 - Complete Peralta Application Process:

1. Complete the Peralta Application.  Once the application is completed please print or write down the confirmation number of the application.
2. Schedule an English, ESL and/or math assessment (placement test) if the college pre/co- requisite course has not been completed.   Assessment results will be used by counseling faculty to help you choose your classes.  (Contact the for Assessment Office on campus for schedule information.)
3. See a counselor to help you select appropriate courses based on your objectives and assessment evaluation.  It is recommended, but not required, that the student bring a high school transcript to assist the in determining the appropriate course recommendation.

STEP 2 – High School Concurrent Enrollment Form:

1. Complete a High School Concurrent Enrollment Form, (You must fill out a separate form for each semester you wish to attend.)
2. The form must include classes recommended by your high school counselor.
3. You, your parents, your high school counselor, and your high school principal must sign the form.
4. Submit your form to the Admissions & Records Office on campus and enroll in person on or anytime after the open enrollment date.

STEP 3 – Activate your Passport Student Center Page:

1. Go to www.peralta.edu   
2. Click the “Enroll Now” link.
3. Click the “Activate My Account” link.
4. Follow the instructions to activate your account (activation is only required once) and proceed to log into the PASSPORT Student Administration System.
5. Click the “Student Center” link.
6. High school students are only allowed to drop and view personal information online in their PASSPORT Student Center Page. (To drop a class, click the “Drop a Class” link and follow the instructions.)
7. High school students can only enroll in classes in person at the Admissions & Records Office on campus.

More High School Concurrent Enrollment Information

You must fill out a separate the High School Concurrent Enrollment Form for each semester you wish to attend.

If you would like to enroll in 6.5 to 11.5 units, you must obtain permission from the college VP of Student Services prior to enrollment, and you must furnish high school transcripts to make the request.

High School complies with section 76001 of the California Education Code.

High School complies with section 4880 of the California Education Code.

For any particular grade level, a principal may not recommend for community college summer session attendance more 5% of the total a number of pupils who completed that grade immediately prior to the time of recommendation.

Some significant changes in the Peralta Community College District’s concurrent enrollment program that are the result of a state legislative investigation that produced a new legal opinion of

1)       the intent of the law that enables concurrent enrollment, and

2)       the profile of high school students for whom concurrent enrollment is legal and appropriate.

The Intent – The intent of the Education Code in allowing concurrent enrollment is to provide high school students with accelerated academic or vocational study that is not otherwise available at their high school.

The Profile – Students who can benefit from accelerating their academic or vocational careers are eligible and welcome.  Students who need remedial work, work to make-up for failed high school classes or middle school classes, are not eligible and must be served by the local unified school district.  Students are ineligible for hobby classes, recreation classes and generally any class that can be taken at that time in the local high school.

We recognize that the number of high school students enrolled in the Peralta summer session may be greater than the number enrolled during Fall and Spring terms because students cannot enroll in accelerated classes at their home school during summer.

Since this information was sent to high school counselors and principals, a number of questions have been raised by practitioners.  Most of the questions can be answered by the following set of definitions:

Remediation – The intent to take classes in order to make up for classes that have been failed in high school is disallowed.

Basic Skills – Any classes in any discipline that are not college level, (cannot be applied to an associate degree or higher), are disallowed.  (Basic skills classes have course numbers of 250 or higher.)

Age Limit – Students entering the tenth (10^th) grade or higher are eligible.  Any exceptions to this grade level requirement will require approval of the Peralta District Admissions Office.

Transcripts – It is recommended, but not required, that the student bring a high school transcript.  However, a high school transcript will be required for students seeking enrollment in more than 6.5 units.

Hobby & Recreation Courses – Students are not eligible for any courses that do not accelerate their academic or vocational careers, e.g. P.E., etc.