College in the Schools (with SMSU)

Blooming Prairie High School partners with Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall to offer the following college credit courses to our high school students. Students who successfully complete these courses generate both high school and college credit from the partnering postsecondary institution. There is no cost to the student to participate in these courses, but there are entrance requirements. These courses provide high school students advanced skills today and greater flexibility when they enter the university setting full-time. That may include pursuing second majors and internships or studying abroad.
SMSU admissions guidelines are as followed and can be found on the SMSU website.

Student Eligibility Requirements

Seniors – need to have a 3.0 GPA or above and be in the top half of their graduating class*

Juniors – need to have a 3.0 GPA or above and be in the top third of their graduating class*

Sophomores – need to be in the top 10% of their graduating class and have scored in the 90th percentile on a nationally standardized test

*Note: Test scores from a nationally standardized test can be used to replace class rank if needed. Students will still be required to meet the 3.0 GPA to go along with their test scores. Seniors need to score in the 50th percentile and juniors need to score in the 70th percentile.

Southwest State College Courses
Offered at BPHS
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Fall:
Spanish III
Spanish 201 Intermediate Spanish I, 3 credits

Spanish IV
Spanish 202 Intermediate Spanish II, 3 credits

Calculus
Math 150 Calculus I, 5 credits

College Algebra
Math 110 College Algebra, 3 credits

         Chemistry II
                  Chemistry 231 General Chemistry I, 3 credits
                  Chemistry 231 Lab, General Chemistry I Lab, 1 credit

College English
English 151 Academic Writing, 4 credits

Spring:
College English

Literature 100 Human Diversity, 3 credits

College Algebra & Stats
Math 200 – Introduction to Statistics – 3 credits

** If a BPHS student takes all of these college credits, the total number of credits would be 28 college credits. Please check with the college you plan on transferring the credits to, to see if the credits will be accepted. In some instances, not all credits have been accepted.

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