Application

1. You must be 16 years old by the time PCC classes start. Check the PCC calendar for the exact date.​ 
2. Students must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (Weighted or unweighted).
3. When classes start, you must be at least 16 years old and (1) a high school junior or (2-BSD students only) a senior who will not have sufficient credits to be able to graduate on time with their senior class and will carry over into a 5^th year.
4. Students must have completed a minimum of 12 high school credits.  Or if you are applying from a private or homeschooled environment you must have at least 12 transferable credits in order to graduate on time from BSD.  
5. You must live within the Beaverton School District attendance boundaries. Tigard-Tualatin Students also qualify, please check with your TTSD counselor for more information. 
6. Students must complete the PCC Math Placement test and qualify for at least Math 58/60
7. Students must qualify for Reading and Writing 115. (Based on performance in language arts courses in high school). 
8. Complete an application within the application window.   ECHS, application deadlines are not flexible.
9. Read the Admission FAQ's.

Apply to PCC for your ID and your PCC email. 

 

Please note that our students will apply to PCC as a Credit student, not a Dual Credit Student

 

First click here: https://www.pcc.edu/enroll/#first-time

• • Select the box “Earn College Credit while in High School”

 

• • Once you select this you will notice two choices appear below “apply now Dual Credit,” or “Apply now all other high school programs.”   Our students should select “apply now all other high school programs.” This will ensure that you are applying as a “Credit,” student and not a “Dual Credit,” student.

 

• • A new page will open and you will be able to create your account

 

There are a couple questions in the application that trip up students.  On the “Academic history” page:

• • “currently attending high school” =yes
  • “will you be taking classes at PCC while still in high school” = yes
  • “high school program” = “other high school program”

 

There will be an email that will be sent within 12-48 hours from PCC confirming admission and will include a G# (PCC student number).  Keep this email and number.  This email is not confirmation of admission to Early College High School and does not grant you admission to ECHS.  It is an email from PCC simply confirming your new PCC email and PCC ID #.  

You need to complete all the steps below and complete the ECHS application in Step 6 to be considered for admission to ECHS

 

Attention applicants: Due to COVID-19 closures some of our procedures have changed.

1. Both PCC and ECHS require applicants to take a math placement test as a part of the application.
2. Before Taking the test let a parent or guardian know that you will be taking the Math placement test, that you cannot have outside assistance and they will need to verify that you have not had outside assistance during the test by signing the “At Home Test Security Document.
3. Download and print the ECHS AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT
4. The math placement test is called ALEKS. In order to qualify for ECHS, you must place into Math 60 (or higher). PCC allows students to take the ALEKS test off-site on any computer with an Internet connection.  Fall 2020 applicants please take the math test online as soon as possible.
   • At the beginning of the ALEKS math placement test, the computer will ask you for your PCC User ID and your PCC Password. It will also ask which math class you plan to take. Most students should select "Math 060". Be aware that ALEKS will test your math abilities to the highest level math class offered at PCC. For that reason don't be discouraged if it seems that you don't know all the answers to questions on the test.
5. You can find more information about placement tests and some sample questions and study opportunities at PCC's Placement Test webpage.
6. It is possible to re-take the placement tests, however, PCC may require a student to complete an online tutorial designed help a student improve their scores before the 2nd attempt.
7. As you complete the math placement test, you will be shown your raw numerical score, which you can ignore. Within about an hour, you will receive an email in your MyPCC email account stating your actual placement. Login at my.pcc.edu and click on the mail icon in the upper right hand corner to read your placement test results.
8. After completed the Math test have your parent sign the AT HOME TEST SECURITY DOCUMENT You will be asked to upload that on the application.

*Students please note that due to campus closures ECHS applicants will not be taking the reading placement test as a part of their application at this time.  We will evaluate students Reading and Writing based on their high school transcripts.

The recommendation is one of the most important factors considered in ECHS admissions!

1. ​Download the "Recommendation Request Form".
2. Complete this form and give it to your high school counselor or AVID elective teacher to complete.
3. Home schooled or applicants not currently enrolled in school may have an adult, NOT in the immediate family, who is familiar with their educational background complete the recommendation.
4. Note that the Recommendation Request Form does not need to be turned in to ECHS. It is only used as an aid for the person completing the recommendation.
5. If you provide an accurate email address on the Recommendation Request Form, you will receive an email confirmation when the recommendation is received by ECHS.
6. A recommendation is required for the application.  However, because of the timing of the wait pool application if you cannot obtain a recommendation by the deadline we would like you to submit your application.

Early College ApplicationStudents living within the Beaverton School District: Please Fill out this application. Tigard Tualatin School District Students or residents: check with your high school counselor for application information.

Student Please Note: After you successfully submit your application you and the parent/guardian you identify in the application will receive an email confirming our receipt of your application.  If you do not receive a confirmation email within an hour or so we did not receive your application and you cannot be considered for Fall Admissions.

All qualified wait pool applicants will be placed in a lottery and when seats open in our program we will admit students based on their lottery number.  Students will be informed on an ongoing basis until August 25th.  Any students still in the Wait Pool at that time will be prioritized for a potential Winter Term Application.  

BSD Students and BSD Residents, should there be more qualified applicants living within the Beaverton School District than seats in our program we will move to a random lottery of qualified and on-time applicants to determine admission.  All those qualified and not selected will be placed into a wait pool based on their lottery number.  More information on lottery and admissions can be found in the Application FAQ section here: https://echs.beaverton.k12.or.us/academics/academic-integrity