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College In the Schools (CIS) Opportunities

INFINITY Online offers certain courses as concurrent courses. If a student meets the requirements, they may take the course to receive College in the Schools (CIS) credit and also receive High School credit. If a student does not meet the requirements, but would like to take the course for High School credit only, they may elect to do so when they register for their course with Infinity.  
 
Main Qualifying Criteria for Enrollment in a CIS course: 

High school students with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 for Juniors and 2.5 for Seniors are eligible to apply to be admitted to the CIS program.

  • Note:  *Students having less than the required GPA may appeal to enroll in the CIS program. Appeals require a letter of support from a principal or teacher stating why they feel you can be successful in college level coursework. Appeals are submitted to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
 
How to Register for a CIS course with INFINITY and our college partner, Minnesota North College:
Step 1. Enroll and register for the course with INFINITY Online.

Step 2. Submit an application with Minnesota North College (our partner for College in the Schools). 
(Note: You do not register for any classes through the Minnesota North system, just put in the application.  We take care of everything else according to CIS procedures with the school)
Important:  When submitting your application choose "Concurrent enrollment" as your major!

Step 3. Have your High School send qualifying GPA (high school transcript) and qualifying test scores to Infinity Online at helpdesk@mninfinity.org.
  • You will not be officially enrolled in any CIS course until this information has been submitted and all qualifying criteria verified.
  • Dropping a Course.  Students taking a CIS course have the first five days from the start of the semester to drop the course.  After the first five days of the semester, if a student drops, it will result in a withdrawal OR a failed grade on their college transcript (depending on when the drop occurs). 
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER CAN BE FOUND HERE:
      https://minnesotanorth.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CIS_Application_Instructions.pdf
 
COURSE PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
  • Students must have a 2.6 cumulative GPA or higher in order to be considered college-ready in reading and writing.
  • Students must have a 2.8 cumulative GPA & have passed Advanced Algebra (Alg II) with a C- or better to be considered college-ready for math.
  •  If a student does not meet the criteria above, please review the Multiple Measures Placement information from Minnesota North to determine if any other qualifying criteria could be used:https://minnesotanorth.edu/student-services/academicadvising/
 
Concurrent Course
Semester
              

 		  
American History: 1877-Present
(3 college credits)
HIST 1212
 		 Spring  
Anthropology: Cultural
(3 College Credits) 
ANTH 1215
 		 Fall  
Art Appreciation
(3 College Credits) 
ART 1215
 		 Spring  
Composition I
(4 College Credits) 
ENGL 1231
 		 Fall  
Composition II
(3 College Credits) 
ENGL 1232
 		 Spring  
Introduction to Economics
(3 College Credits) 
ECON 1200
 		 Spring  
Lifespan Development
(3 College Credits)
PSYC 1220
 		 Spring  
Medical Terminology
(2 College Credit)  
ALHE 1610
 		 Spring   
Psychology
(3 College Credits) 
PSYC 1215
 		 Fall  
Statistics
(4 College Credits) 
MATH 1215
 		 Year-Long (Fall & Spring)  
Wellness
(2 college credits)
HLT 1100
 		 Spring