Details about Early Enrollment with Millersville University Lombardo College of Business

Recording of Information Session about Early Enrollment

Slides from the information session

Millersville University and Penn Manor School District are excited to announce a new opportunity for high school students.  Starting this fall, high school juniors who meet eligibility requirements can join the Early Enrollment Pathway program.  This initiative allows students to take college courses on Millersville University’s campus each semester of their junior and senior year.  They will learn about college life, interact closely with faculty and industry experts, and be mentored by Millersville college students.  Students will receive 12 college credits, and upon successful completion of these courses will be admitted to Millersville University.  This program is free for all accepted students.  Coordinated by Millersville University’s Lombardo College of Business, this pathway program will help to prepare students for careers across diverse fields, including accounting, entertainment technology, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, occupational safety and environmental health, information technology, sport management, and many more.  Early Enrollment and Dual Enrollment are designed to complement what is offered at the high school. Penn Manor has set the requirement that students must have completed business-related courses at Penn Manor prior to enrolling:

Exploring Technology (aka 9th-grade Experiencing Tech)
Product Design
CS: Creating and Making
CS: Communicating and Connecting
AP CS Principles
Honors Engineering Principles (aka Engineering Seminar)
Music Technology: Creating & Producing
Introduction to Web Development (virtual)
Accounting 1
Accounting 2
Marketing and Advertising
Entrepreneurship
International Business & Investing
Agribusiness & Leadership
Intro. to Business (Virtual)
Personal Finance (Virtual)
This table is the eligible course as prerequisites for the MU Early Enrollment Program. If a course is offered as honors, that qualifies, as well.

For July 1, 2023, students who wish to enroll in the Early Enrollment program for 2023-2024 School Year, need to have completed two (2) of the classes listed above before starting the program and must take two (2) additional courses from the list.

Effective July 1, 2024, students shall have successfully completed at least 4 of the related courses before enrolling in the Early Enrollment Program.

To be eligible for this opportunity, students must have mostly College Prep or higher courses or have administrative/counseling approval after submitting the interest form.

Next steps:

For current 10th and 11th graders, 

  1. please email your counselor to change your schedule to see if these courses fit. (If you haven’t done so already, please submit your interest form with a parent signature).
  2. Once you know it works in your Penn Manor Schedule, Register with Millersville University for 2023-2024 school year: https://forms.gle/475cwUe33T7dfMbq9

For current 8th and 9th graders.

  1. Please email your counselor to change your schedule to get set up with the required prerequisite courses
  2. Fill out the interest form (available in the school counselors office) and return it to your school counselor.