NEWARK, Del. (AP) - A University of Delaware program that starts this fall will allow high school students to get an early start on their college studies.
The Early College Credit Program will be free and open to juniors and seniors in all 74 public, charter and private high schools throughout the state, the Delaware State News reported.
The introductory courses - which will be in subjects such as astronomy, philosophy, art history and more - will be transmitted via video from UD’s Newark campus and streamed to the students’ high schools. The high school students will be enrolled alongside college students.
“One of the things we are excited about with this new program is that high school students have the opportunity to interact with regular undergraduates on campus, virtually. This will give them a real college experience,” said Lynn Okagki, deputy provost for academic affairs at the university
Participation in courses will allow students to earn both high school and college credits.
The university plans to offer five courses each year, and students can take up to all five. The credits satisfy the university’s general education requirements and could potentially be transferred to other universities or colleges.
As the program grows, Okagaki said that the university plans to offer more general education courses, such as pre-calculus or calculus.
Okagaki said that the program can serve about 300 students. If the demand is greater than that, the university can scale up, she said.
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