Eligibility and Admission

Are you eligible to participate in College Credit Plus and be admitted to YSU?

Do you have ACT or SAT scores?
Yes No

Do you have an ACT Composite score of 17 or SAT combined score of 920, an unweighted cumulative HS GPA of 2.0 *, an unweighted core HS GPA of 2.0*, AND at least one of the following sub-scores?

  • ACT English 18
  • ACT Math 22
  • ACT Reading 22
  • SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing 480
  • SAT Math 530

OR

Do I have an ACT Composite score of 17 (or SAT
combined score of 920), an unweighted cumulative
HS GPA of 3.0*, AND a core HS GPA of 2.0*?


The last test dates we accept ACT/SAT scores to be considered for eligibility and admission are

  • February ACT for Summer
  • March SAT for Summer, Fall, and Spring
  • April ACT for Fall, Spring

If you have NOT taken the ACT or SAT or do NOT have qualifying scores listed under the YES column, you may take YSU’s CCP Eligibility and Admission Test. This is the only free CCP Eligibility and Admission Test offered by YSU.

Please call 330-941-2447 to sign up for the test. You may also be able to take the test at your high school. Check with your school counselor to see if your school has scheduled a testing date with YSU. Be sure to complete the online CCP application; taking the CCP Eligibility and Admission test does not admit you to the program. You will receive your scores the day you take the test.

You are eligible to participate in CCP and can be admitted to YSU if you have the following:

An unweighted cumulative HS GPA of 2.0*, an unweighted core HS GPA of 2.0*, AND one of the following eligibility test scores:

  • Writing 263
  • Reading 250
  • Math 263

Students admitted to the YSU CCP Program through the YSU CCP Eligibility and Admission Test need to complete course placement testing and receive a qualifying score to register for certain English, Math, Communication, and Science courses.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the CCP Eligibility and Admission Test opens on October 1, 2023. The deadline to sign up and complete the test varies by term and whether you are a public or non-public/home school student:

Summer 2024 (all students): Sign up by March 1; complete by March 15

Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 (public school students): Sign up by April 1; complete by April 15.

Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 (non-public and home school students): Sign up by March 15; complete by March 25.

*Your cumulative GPA calculates the grades for all of your classes. A core GPA is calculated using ONLY your grades in Math, English, Science, Social Studies, and any foreign language classes you have taken. If you do not have a C or better in your core classes, please get in touch with our office, or discuss it with your school counselor, before you apply.

Note: We do not round up for either GPA. We use middle school grades and any classes taken for HS credit to determine GPAs for middle school students.


If you cannot answer yes to any of the options above, you are not eligible for College Credit Plus.