Non-Public and Home School Student Funding

Non-public and home school students/families are encouraged to review the state's College Credit Plus websites for additional information and deadlines regarding funding. You may elect to pay for courses under Option A if you did not receive enough state funding.

Below is a summary of the state's rules (3333.1-65.8) regarding non-public and home school students:

For the purposes of participation in College Credit Plus:

1. An "allocation unit" is no more than 4 credit hours.
2. A "non-public school student" means a student attending a non-public, or a non-chartered non-public, secondary school, or a student who is excused from the compulsory attendance law for the purpose of home instruction.
3. Students in grades seven through twelve may participate upon award of state funding.
4. Each non-public student must submit a completed online funding application (available on the state website) to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce by the specified deadline: April 1 for a summer or fall start; November 1 for the spring. 
5. Funding is awarded as follows:
   • All students who submit a completed funding application will receive one allocation unit.
   • Should there not be enough funds to award all applicants one allocation unit, a lottery will determine who receives funding.
   • Provided funding is still available, additional awards will be made in this order:
     • Grade twelve: two allocation units;
     • Grade eleven: one allocation unit;
     • Grades 10, 9, 8, then 7: one allocation unit until there are not enough funds to award all applicants in a grade level with one additional unit.