17-year-old Ohio girl graduates with Bachelors degree [Video]

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WJW) – A local 17-year-old is set to graduate this spring — not with a high school diploma, but with a Bachelor’s degree.

Selinda Floss, a recent graduate of Edgewood High School, is set to graduate on May 9 with a Bachelor’s degree in criminology and justice studies from Kent State University.

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“She has worked tirelessly since she was in eighth grade to accomplish this feat,” Floss’ mother, Sherilyn Carlo, told FOX 8 News.

While she was in middle school, Floss learned about Ohio’s College Credit Plus program, which allows students in grades seven through 12 to take college courses for free.

“She was instantly interested,” Carlo said. In just eighth grade, she started her college journey.

“We spoke with her guidance counselor at the middle school who gave us the directives needed to apply. She then went on to take the entrance …