Early Admission

Early Admission: Spend your high school senior year as a full-time SPC student

This full-time program offers students the chance to spend their senior year attending all of their classes at SPC campuses, where they can complete high school graduation requirements while earning credits toward a college degree. There is no cost for application, tuition, or required textbooks.

Early Admission students must be enrolled in a Pinellas County public high school for the entire second semester of their junior year to be eligible.

LEARN MORE AT OUR INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR

High School Families:
We are excited to present you with an opportunity to get a jump start on qualifying for the Dual Enrollment, Early College, and Early Admission programs for the next school year. This opportunity is made possible through a partnership between St. Petersburg College and Pinellas County Schools. You could earn high school and college credits simultaneously at no cost to you!

Early Admission Information Session Documents

• Early Admission Checklist
• How Do I Obtain an SPC ID Number
• College Course Placement
• PERT Instructions
• HOPE Early Admission Flyer
• Early Admission Application Directions
• Differences Between High School and College
• Accessibility Services Dual Enrollment/Early College/Early Admission Students

ENROLLMENT DETAILS

• Early Admission Checklist
• Early Admission FAQs

Which program is right for you?
Compare SPC's Dual Enrollment, Early College and Early Admission programs

Who's eligible?

Students who have completed three years of high school with a minimum of 18 credits earned, and who meet the qualifying high school GPA and College Placement Test score requirements. (Student must have been enrolled in a Pinellas County high school for a minimum of one term immediately prior to entering the Early Admission Program.)

What's required to enroll?

• Unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Satisfactory scores on the College Placement Test (CPT/PERT) or PSAT/AT/ACT.
• Completion of the high school physical education (HOPE), Biology, Geometry and World History graduation requirements.
• All standardized state assessment graduation requirements met.
• Completion and submission of the Application for Early Admission to College form and current transcripts.
• Enrollment in a minimum of 15 credit hours each term and maintaining at least a 2.0 (C average) college GPA.
• Transportation to classes at SPC.

Early Admission students no longer attend classes at their high school, but remain enrolled in their assigned high school and can participate in the school's extracurricular activities while taking classes at SPC. Admission is limited at each campus - Clearwater, St. Petersburg/Gibbs, Seminole and Tarpon Springs Campuses. There is no cost for application, tuition or textbooks. Students follow the SPC academic calendar.

View the Student Performance Contract

How to Apply

1. You must attend an information session. Check this website for upcoming dates and times.
2. If you haven’t previously applied to be a St. Petersburg College student, complete a St. Petersburg College application for “High Schools Programs Student.” This will generate your SPC ID number.
3. Complete the College Placement Test. Register for a testing session via the following link: stpe.co/PERT.
4. See your high school counselor to learn more about Early Admission and to verify eligibility.
5. Submit all required items via the PCS Student Reservation System (during the application period) by the established January/February deadlines.

Interested in staying at SPC after high school?

If you are currently enrolled in high school and want to continue your college education at SPC after you’ve met all your high school graduation requirements, please complete the SPC Supplemental Application and follow the necessary steps upon completion to becoming a postsecondary student at SPC.

Early Admission Contacts