Split enrolled subjects are taken in-person at your local boundary school, rather than through OpenEd.
With approval, students in grades 6-12 can take up to two credits of on-site classes per school year at their local boundary school. (Split enrollment with a charter school is unfortunately not an option.)
That means that your student can take up to two credits of split enrolled subjects. (Keep this in mind for any classes that are worth 0.5 credits per trimester – in that case, you would be over the given limit if your student were to take two year-long classes.)
Adding a split enrollment course to your student’s education plan will deduct $250 per credit from your student’s wallet.
Please note: 6th graders can only participate in on-site split enrollment if they're going to a middle school. If their 6th grade class is in an elementary school, they do not qualify.
Important Distinction: Split Enrollment vs. Dual Enrollment
You may have come across the term "dual enrollment," which refers to homeschool or private school students who take some classes at a public school.
Split enrollment refers to public school students taking classes at more than one public school.
Since all OpenEd students in Utah are full-time public school students, they're not eligible for dual enrollment. Instead, students in grades 6-12 are eligible for split enrollment.
Requirements for On-site Split Enrollment
Your local boundary school must approve the split enrollment.
A split enrollment class must be a live, classroom-based course.
All split enrolled classes need to be part of – not in addition to – a student’s education plan.
Some high schools provide programs through universities or trade schools that, while physically located at a college, offer high school credit. If your student takes a class that meets this description, it will need to be added to their education plan.
Keep in mind: The maximum number of credits of split enrolled classes that you can add to your student's education plan per school year is two.
The distribution of those classes between semesters is up to you.
How to Register for On-site Split Enrollment
You are responsible for registering your student through your local public school. Please use this Split Enrollment Form as a helpful tool for registering your student for split enrollment.
When working with your local boundary school, let them know your student is a full-time online public school student and would like to come on-site for one or two classes.
It’s best not to mention OpenEd, since we're not a school; doing so can cause confusion for school administrators who aren't familiar with our program.
Your district might assume that you're asking to enroll as part of the Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP); if they do, please let them know that that's incorrect.
Please note: Not all school districts allow split enrollment, nor are they required to.
Paying School Fees
If your district requires a participation fee to attend your local public school, please email us at [email protected] and include the school's completed split-enrollment form, the amount required, and the address to send the payment to. That amount will be deducted from your student's wallet.
Keep in mind: This participation fee is in addition to (not a part of) the $250 that’s deducted per split enrolled credit from your student’s wallet.
When filling out the school’s split enrollment form, please keep in mind that you’ll need to list your student’s school of enrollment as the school that your student is enrolled in (you can’t list OpenEd as the school). If the form asks for the school type, please put Online (not Charter or Other).
If the school doesn't require OpenEd to pay the participation fee directly, you can also pay the fee yourself and then submit for reimbursement.
Adding An On-site Split Enrollment Subject To Your Education Plan
After you’ve registered your student for an on-site split enrollment class at your local boundary school, the next step is to add that class to your student's education plan.
In the bottom right corner of each required subject and elective on the education plan, you'll see an option labeled + Add split enrollment.
After clicking on that option, you'll be asked to fill in some details about the school that your student will be split enrolled with.
Once you fill out those details and click Done, you'll see the blue label Split enrolled appear on your chosen subject. That means you've provided all the info we need.
Important: If the details of your split enrolled class change, you'll need to update that info on your education plan.
If you add or drop a split enrolled class, please let us know at [email protected]. We'll help you get your education plan updated.
Semester-Level Guidelines For Split Enrolled Subjects
Split Enrolling For Just One Semester
If your student would like to split enroll in a class for only one semester, then continue to participate independently throughout the remaining semester, they’re welcome to do so!
On your student’s education plan, click on the + Add split enrollment button in the bottom right corner of the subject.
Then, click the Customize per semester button. That will let you enter the subject’s split enrollment information for each semester.
If you decide that you’d like to combine the split enrollment details across all subjects again, just click on the Combine semesters button. That will combine those details back into one set of questions.
To delete split enrollment from a semester, click the X button in the top right corner of that semester.
You may need to re-select your student’s class from the subject dropdown menu. After you do, the subject will appear as [Name of Subject] + split enrolled.
Changes To Split Enrolled Subjects – What’s Allowed & What’s Not
Once the school year begins, you can’t make changes to a split enrolled subject. The course information must remain consistent for the full year.
Other Things To Keep In Mind
Released Time LDS Seminary and after-school extracurricular activities are NOT considered split enrollment and are available to all students in addition to their education plan (but not as a part of it).
Students may participate in their local school's extracurricular, school-sponsored activities at the discretion of your school of enrollment. If a team or activity requires enrollment in a specific class in order to participate, that split enrollment class would need to be part of the student’s OpenEd schedule.
You're responsible for any fees charged by your local school for split enrollment – but those fees are eligible for reimbursement through OpenEd.
FAQs
Q: My split enrollment school follows a trimester schedule. How should I set that up in my education plan and budget for my wallet deduction?
A: We translate trimester schedules into semesters for consistency. Here’s how it works:
We’ll refer to trimesters as:
Trimester 1 = August–October
Trimester 2 = November–February
Trimester 3 = March–May
And we translate them into semesters like this:
Trimester(s) Enrolled | Corresponding Semester(s) |
1 only | Semester 1 |
2 only | Semester 2 |
3 only | Semester 2 |
1 + 2 | Semester 1 |
1 + 2 + 3 | Semester 1 & 2 |
When creating your education plan and budgeting, select the appropriate semester(s) based on your trimester participation. The corresponding semester rate(s) will be deducted from your wallet.
If you're unsure which combination applies to your situation, feel free to reach out –we're happy to help!