Northwestern Oklahoma State University will begin offering qualified high school juniors tuition-free enrollment in up to nine credit hours with the start of the fall semester on Aug. 15.

This is an increase of three hours from the previous year. The hours can only be taken during the fall and spring semesters of their junior year.

Students will now have the ability to earn concurrent college credit of up to 27 hours (nine as junior year and 18 as seniors), tuition-free.

Concurrent courses already are provided tuition-free to high school seniors, with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education reimbursing universities for the waived tuition.

Northwestern takes the concurrent program a step further by offering waivers to juniors.

Talk to school counselors for more information.