Post-Secondary Enrollment Option | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Post-Secondary Enrollment Option

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Want to get a taste of the college experience? MCAD's Postsecondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) is an honors program for high-school seniors in Minnesota. Being accepted into this program allows you to take college courses and earn college credit, free of charge, while still in high school.

To be considered for PSEO, you must demonstrate self-discipline, maturity, and a high level of commitment to visual and liberal arts. You may apply to participate in on-campus courses if you live within fifty miles of campus, or in online courses if you live beyond fifty miles from campus. If admitted, high school seniors may take one 3-credit course per semester for up to two semesters (fall and spring) for a total of 6 credits. The PSEO program is competitive and highly selective and students are not guaranteed classes from semester to semester.

How to Apply

On-Campus Courses May Include:

  • Intro to Art and Design History 1
  • Foundation: 3D
  • Foundation: Drawing 1
  • Foundation: Drawing 2
  • Writing and Inquiry

Online Courses May Include:

  • Experience Anatomy
  • Drawing through a Lens
  • Graphic Design Essentials

If you have questions, please contact admissions@mcad.edu.

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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.