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Concurrent Enrollment (CE)

Procedure and Deadlines for Concurrent Enrollment Classes

Please carefully FOLLOW all the steps on the checklist below.
Failure to follow all procedures and complete every step may cause your application to be denied!
 

Fall 2026 Concurrent Enrollment Information 

The application process deadline is May 8, 2026

APEX High School Counselor
Michael Sardinia
 
Sign up for an appointment
 
 

Step #1: Please complete the following CHECKLIST EACH SEMESTER.  The application process deadline is May 8, 2026.

Step #2:  Sign-up for a time to meet with your School Counselor, Michael Sardinia – Your counselor can share information about the Concurrent Enrollment Program that allows students who have exhausted high school course options to concurrently enroll in postsecondary courses. Your counselor will examine your ICAP to approve moving forward with postsecondary courses or other challenging courses that align with your plan.

STEP #3: Complete the Concurrent Enrollment Course Form to sign-up for a class. (Must be accessed from the student's SVVSD account only. Personal accounts do not have access.)

**You must meet with your High School Counselor before completing this form to ensure course(s) chosen align with your Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP). If this has not been done, stop now and have that meeting. Note that you can start this form at any time, you just may not be able to complete it. You can save your progress for completion later. Once this form is completed you have conditional approval, but will need to wait for an email confirmation of full approval. Please register for the class, so that you have a spot, and you can always drop if the request is denied. You will need the course name and number as well as your college id#. 

A Note about Payment 
St. Vrain Valley Schools will pay the student share of tuition minus Colorado Opportunity Fund (COF). The District is not responsible for payment of any additional fees other than tuition. Additional fees owed to the college must be paid directly to the college and are the student’s responsibility. 

 

Please share this document that outlines information to consider while taking a college-level course with your parents or guardian. 

What is CE?
 
Concurrent Enrollment allows APEX juniors and seniors and highly qualified freshmen and sophomores to enroll in courses at Colorado public institutions of higher education. The intent of the program is two-fold: (1) to provide students with opportunities for additional academic challenge and rigor, and (2) to offer an alternative educational setting which may stimulate interest and motivation in learning. Tuition is paid by the student’s school district when the courses count toward high school graduation. Qualified public school students enrolled in the 9th -12th  grade who are not more than 21 years of age may participate. Students may take up to a maximum of 12 credits in any one semester subject to approval. Students must demonstrate college readiness either by Community College Placement Test (CCPT) scores or ACT/SAT scores. Readiness for students in 9th and 10th grade will be evaluated based on multiple criteria including but not limited to test scores, transcript review, curriculum review, social/emotional readiness, teacher recommendation, and individual interview.


NOTE: Incoming freshman, sophomores, and juniors must be enrolled at APEX for one semester prior to being approved for participation in Concurrent Enrollment. This waiting period may be waived for incoming seniors at the discretion of the APEX Principal and high school counselor.
 
 
Link to St. Vrain’s CE Webpage

Michael Sardinia
APEX High School Counselor
email: [email protected]
phone: (720) 494-3721 ext. 45735
 
Kim Lancaster
APEX Principal
Email:  [email protected]
Phone:  303-702-8601 (office) 
 
 

St. Vrain Valley Schools Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator

Contact information:
Leann Shetler
[email protected]
303-702-7591

 

 

 

Students in 9th and 10th Grade:

APEX Concurrent Enrollment allows highly qualified students in 9th and 10th grade to also participate in CE and take college classes. Students will be evaluated based on the following requirements and/or body of evidence which may include but are not limited to:

    1. Social and emotional readiness
    2. Accuplacer scores
    3. Standardized test scores
    4. Individual interview
    5. Curriculum review
    6. Transcript review
    7. Letter of recommendation from a teacher
    8. Meeting with the Dean of Students and College Now FRCC Rep
To begin the registration process as a 9th or 10th grader, please email Kim Lancaster before beginning any of the steps listed below at [email protected] 

 

 
Accuplacer Practice Test
 
Colleges use the Accuplacer exam to gauge incoming students' skills in reading, writing, and math to place them in appropriate courses.  If you do not have login credentials, you will need to create an account.