Winter 2023 Registration is now closed
If you already submitted a registration but still need to pay, please click the button below.
If you need any assistance, please email the Youth Programs office at youthprograms@sou.edu or call 541-552-6452 or 541-552-6899. (Do NOT call the SOU IT Help Desk.)
Registration Information
- Registration Instructions and Details
- Tuition
- Waiver Eligibility/Reduced Tuition
- Medford SD Scholarship
- Transcripts
- Dropping a Class
Registration Instructions and Details
Registration Information
Follow the First Time Student or Returning Student section below as appropriate. You'll be able to register and pay at the same time per the registration steps listed below. If you have applied for and been accepted by your school as qualifying for the Free/Reduced Lunch program, please see important details about our tuition waiver (or Medford School District scholarship) as applicable.Click here to view our ASC Instructions, Registration Details, and Policies summary.
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Tuition is $50 per credit ($200 for a 4-credit course). Maximum 20 credits per term.
- Most ASC courses are offered in two 4-credit sections. This means you will register and pay for credit twice during the school year. When it is time to register for the second section of your credits, your instructor will provide you with the information. Please check with your high school instructor to find out more and adhere to the deadlines below to register at the correct time of year.
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Course name, Course Reference Number (CRN), and course information is available from your high school instructor and the online registration form under "Sections" tab. If you select a class that has a lab, you must also select that lab from the "Labs" tab.
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We will register you after we receive your submitted registration form and full payment (or scholarship/free lunch confirmation).
- If you have a partial or full scholarship from your school or other organization, you will select "Scholarship" on the Payment tab and name that organization so we know whom to contact for payment. (Scholarship organizations pay at the full rate, not at the waiver rate.) For partial scholarships, once we confirm your scholarship, we will follow up with you to request payment for any remaining balance due
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Please note that there is NO retroactive registration. You may only register for a class within the term that it is offered. Once a registration term deadline has passed, SOU cannot retroactively register you for credit.
First Time Students
- Student selects "Create New User Account". Please use a email address that is not tied to your school, along with a password you'll remember.
- Select "Register for Advanced Southern Credit"
- The system will prompt you through the form (see "Next" on bottom right corner of screen), starting with high school information. As you progress you will enter course(s) and lab(s) as applicable (if you select a course that has a lab attached, an additional tab will appear with the related lab that you must select).
- You will be prompted to enter student profile information, including guardian and demographic information
- Review, sign consent form, and pay online with a Visa or Mastercard. If you have obtained a scholarship from a school or other organization, you'll be able to enter that information on the Payment tab and submit form with no payment. If you wish to pay using cash or check, please save your form and contact our office for assistance.
- If you ever need to login again later to the account you created, just click the "Account Login" box on the login screen.
Tuition
The ASC courses are taught at high schools by approved high school instructors. Students receive a significant tuition reduction for SOU credits obtained through taking an ASC aligned course. The tuition for an ASC course is currently $50 per credit hour ($200 for a 4 credit class). Considering that a 2022-23 state-funded four-credit undergraduate course's tuition can be over $1,300, ASC offers substantial savings to the student and their family! ASC students can register for a maximum of 20 credits per term.
Waiver Eligibility/Reduced Tuition
Available to Income-Qualifying students whose credits are not being paid for by scholarships.
Students (not attending Medford School District) whose family meets the Federal Income Guidelines (see chart below) for the free and reduced-price meal program (AND have submitted the appropriate paperwork with their school) may register online for ONE course per term (including a lab section if applicable) at the discounted rate of $50 total. SOU will contact your school to confirm your Free/Reduced Meal status before we register you. If you are taking multiple ASC courses, please submit your waiver class as a separate registration from your other full-rate courses for the term.
You meet the Federal Income Guidelines for free or reduced-price meals if your household income falls at or below the limits on this chart for the 2022-23 School Year.
Medford SD Scholarship
AS OF WINTER 2023, MSD HAS CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MSD TO PAY FOR STUDENTS’ ASC TUITION:
This year’s district-wide “free meals” status alone is not enough to qualify you as eligible for the MSD scholarship.
Only students who have submitted the MSD Financial Hardship Declaration form https://www.medford.k12.or.us/Page/6903 through their high school, and have been approved by the MSD as meeting the fee waiver criteria will have their ASC credits paid for in full by the Medford School District . We must confirm with MSD that you have an approved form on file with them before completing your registration. If you do not already have this form on file with MSD, you must submit one through your school before claiming that scholarship during your ASC registration. Anyone not confirmed as having an approved form on file by the time of registration will owe the balance for their ASC credits.
Dropping a Class
If you need to drop a class, the student must submit a written request by email to our office by the corresponding due date. ASC grades become part of your permanent college record so make use of these dates if you are struggling in your class(es).
View our FAQ for more detailed information on dropping a class.
Drop Deadlines for 2022-23:
| High School Semester | Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| SOU Term/Quarter | Fall 2022 | Winter 2023 | Spring 2023 |
| Registration and Payment Due to SOU | Oct 3, 2022 | Feb 13, 2023 | April 17, 2023 |
| Latest drop date for full refund, no grade penalty. No refunds after this date. | Oct 17, 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | May 1, 2023 |
| Latest drop date for “WD” on transcript (“Withdrawn”- no effect on GPA) | Oct 24, 2022 | Mar 6, 2023 | May 8, 2023 |
Policies and Data Privacy
Tax Information
SOU does not require the disclosure of the student's Social Security Number (SSN) on the Registration Form.If you wish to receive a 1098-T as outlined in the IRS Code section 6050S, then you must provide the student's SSN for reporting qualified tuition. If you haven't previously submitted a W-9S form to us, student should complete Part I only of the W-9S tax form by entering the student's name and SSN. This form only needs to be filled out once in the time a student is taking ASC courses. Print and return the W-9S form to SOU Business Services attn: Tina Cripe, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland OR 97520. Please note that SOU and/or SOU Youth Programs cannot give tax advice. Please seek the assistance of your tax professional.
Demographic Data Collection
State law requires that SOU provide students the OPTIONAL opportunity to disclose gender identity and sexual orientation information. We are also collecting data on first-generation status, ethnicity, and race for institutional research and statistical purposes. All demographic questions have "prefer not to answer" as an option, and responses we receive from you will be kept completely confidential and subject to FERPA laws.
Student Privacy
Once a student registers for credit at Southern Oregon University through the ASC Program, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) provides that student with certain rights with respect to the privacy of their records, regardless of the age of the student. SOU employees are bound to honor those rights and cannot provide unauthorized persons (including a parent) access to the student’s record such as grades, transcripts, number of credits, classes taken, charges billed, or payments made, unless the student completes and submits a FERPA Release Form to us. Therefore, to keep paperwork and parental frustration to a minimum, we request that all enrolled students take full ownership of their status as Non-Degree Seeking SOU Students (including ordering transcripts, adding or dropping courses if necessary, and contacting us directly with any questions).
About the Program
ASC FAQThe SOU Pre-College Youth Programs staff with cooperation from participating schools and instructors coordinate registrations, tuition payments, processing of submitted grades, course withdrawals/tuition refunds. Advanced Southern Credit (ASC) through Southern Oregon University Pre-College Programs offers students the opportunity to begin a university education while still in high school, without traveling to a university campus. Students take SOU approved classes offered at their high school and enroll through SOU Pre-College Programs at a reduced tuition rate. Students complete classes on site at their high school and earn an average of 4 college credits per class.
Have questions about ASC? Contact us at youthprograms@sou.edu or 541-552-6452/541-552-6899
For more information, please watch our video that showcases the dual credit opportunities for high school students to earn early college credit through SOU's Advanced Southern Credit and RCC's College Now Programs:
