Online Dual Enrollment

Students enroll in an online course through Peru State College that is taught by a Peru State instructor, while having a high school mentor who will monitor students' progress and provide assistance and guidance when needed. Online courses utilize Canvas as the education platform. Students receive credit for the coursework from both their high school and Peru State College.

 

Please see the course listing above for specific deadlines. We encourage students to apply early as courses may fill quickly. Enrollments are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Students must meet the following criteria to participate in the Dual Enrollment program at Peru State College:

  1. Be juniors or seniors;
  2. Be chosen carefully and recommended by the high school academic staff;
  3. Meet the prerequisites of the courses;
  4. Have a cumulative grade point average of 'B' or its equivalent or better; or rank in the top half of their high school class; or earn an ACT composite score of at least twenty (20) or an equivalent score on another valid assessment.

Students will be required to complete the online Dual Enrollment Application and turn in the signed Parent Authorization Form. High School Counselors will be required to complete a Counselor approval process.

The Peru State College Online Bookstore has online textbook information available on their website.  Students should have their course department, number and section on hand when visiting this site. Students must purchase their textbooks prior to the start of the course.

Information on Dual Enrollment tuition can be found here.

The Access College Early (ACE) Scholarship is available to Dual Enrollment Students, by the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. To be eligible, students must qualify for one of the federal benefit programs: Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Stamps, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC), Free or Reduced Price Lunches, or other extreme hardship.

Applications may be submitted online at https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/ACE. Students should apply for the ACE Scholarship as soon as the application is available each semester; the application and deadline dates can be found on the ACE website. We encourage students to apply for the ACE Scholarship early in the semester as the funds each year are limited. If a student applies for and is denied the ACE Scholarship or if the funds have been used up for that year, it is the student’s responsibility to pay all tuition fees to Peru State College.

Any questions regarding the ACE application or application process can be directed to Ritchie Morrow, Financial Coordinator, CCPE, at Ritchie.Morrow@Nebraska.gov or by telephone at 402-471-0032.

Canvas & Student Email Information

Student Email access:
ALL STUDENTS will be required to use the college-issued student email account.

WEBSITE: https://login.microsoft.com/?whr=peru.edu
USERNAME: Student's first name, dot, last name (no spaces) and then the first five numbers of their student ID @bobcats.peru.edu (ex: john.doe12345@bobcats.peru.edu)
PASSWORD: If it is your first time logging in to your PSC email account, your password for Office 365 can be found by clicking on the messages link on your myPSC dashboard. You will be asked to set a new password upon your first log in.

Canvas access:
WEBSITE: https://perustate.instructure.com/
USERNAME: PSC campus email address
PASSWORD: PSC campus email address password

Canvas Orientation

All new students will be required to complete a Canvas Orientation. This Orientation will walk students through how to navigate Canvas. Once a student has enrolled in an online course, they will be enrolled in the Orientation which needs to be completed before the course start date.

Canvas Training Visit

Once students are registered for courses, at the request of the high school, a Canvas training visit can be arranged. This request needs to be submitted before the class start date. During this visit, a member of the College’s Distance Education & Online Services department will visit your school and assist students with logging in to Canvas, the online course system utilized by the College.  In addition, students will be introduced to the student email account that must be utilized throughout the course which is operated through the College’s email system.  This email account will be the primary means of communicating with students by the college and faculty members.

Technical Support

For Canvas-related technical issues, please call the Distance Education & Online Services Department at 402-872-2386 or email CanvasTechSupport@peru.edu. For after-hours assistance, you may also call the Canvas Tech Support Line (9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT, daily) at 402-819-8181.

Contact

DualEnrollment@peru.edu
402-872-2433

Distance Education & Online Services Department
P.O. Box 10
Peru, NE 68421-0010
DistanceEducation@peru.edu
402-872-2386
Fax: 402-872-2435