I am a high school student.
If you're a junior or senior in high school, The University of North Carolina is developing programs to help you jump start your college career. The classes are actual online college-credit courses, taught at your high school. These courses are the same online courses taught to full-time undergraduate students and have been designed by the same faculty members. If you complete these courses satisfactorily, you earn college credit at the same time you're satisfying your high school graduation requirements.
The first UNC online program designed specifically for high school students is UNC Greensboro's iSchool.
- Earn multiple hours of college credit before you enter college
- Student Successes
- Program Quality
- Computer Resources Required
- Registration and Course Offerings
Earn multiple hours of college credit before you enter college
UNC Greensboro's iSchool offers more than sixty online college credit hours of introductory-level college courses in general education. Categories of courses include fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, reasoning and discourse, historical perspectives, global/non-western studies, philosophical/religious/ethical perspectives, and mathematics. These courses are the kinds of courses all students are expected to take in their first year of college, regardless of their major. This means that if you earn a grade of C or higher, the course credit may transfer to your college program.
With most college majors requiring over 122 hours of credit, earning as many as 30 hours of credit before you start your college program can give you a great head start.
The UNCG iSCHOOL program was a fast-paced course that gave me a better idea of what to prepare myself for in college. I would recommend it because of the credit it can give you in college—which means fewer classes to take. Former Riverside student, attending UNCG.
Take as many courses through UNCG iSCHOOL as possible. It's a good way to get a taste of college. It will save you money and help you graduate in four years. Former West Rowan student, attending NC State.
It's not just about the credit; it's about experiencing difficult styles of teaching and learning and becoming a better all-around student. Former Mt. Tabor student, attending Furman.
In spring, I will already be a sophomore because I transferred so many UNCG iSCHOOL credits and I'll be able to graduate in 3.5 years to get started on graduate degrees. Former Mt. Tabor student, attending Virginia Tech.
I would definitely recommend UNCG iSCHOOL classes, especially to those who hope to continue their education well beyond high school. These classes will help prepare a person for college both through academic enrichment and skills in time management. Gaining a new perspective on a subject is a much-needed experience, especially in a world where so few people are presented with that opportunity. Former Orange High student, attending UNC-Chapel Hill.
I would recommend UNCG iSCHOOL, because you end up with a transferable college transcript. In AP courses, the credit you may receive depends on the final AP exam. Former East Forsyth student, attending Ferrum College.
UNCG's iSchool is a nationally accredited concurrent education program that offers an award-winning complement of high-quality online courses and degrees. For information on how your school can partner with UNCG iSchool to offer online courses, click here.
UNC Greensboro is no newcomer to online instruction. UNCG has a decade of experience in concurrent education and has helped thousands of students in both public and private high schools earn tens of thousands of hours of college credit. The iSchool offered its first online courses in 1999 and has been recognized by both the U.S. and N.C. Distance Learning associations for the quality of its online education.
Surveys show a 100 percent retention rate for UNCG iSchool students between their first and second semester on campus—a particularly vulnerable time for new students. Recent program graduates report an average GPA of 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) during their first semester at college.
The computer and network resources required are simple and flexible.
- You'll need high-speed internet connectivity, typically provided over DSL, cable or T3 lines.
- Your computers can be either Windows- or Mac-based, with 600 MHz or more of operating speed and 190 MB RAM.
- You can use either the latest Windows or Macintosh Internet browser software and will need Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.
- Courses take advantage of the latest Flash and QuickTime plug-ins, as well as Real Audio player and Acrobat reader—all typically preloaded on today's PCs (and easily downloaded for free from the Web).
- Computers should be sound-capable, with a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
Registration and course offerings
A description of how to register for courses is available on the UNC Greensboro iSchool website. A list of current course offerings follows.
ATY 213: Cultural Anthropology (3 credit hours) UNCG
DCE 200: Dance Appreciation (3 credit hours) UNCG
ESS 220: Physical Fitness for Life (3 credit hours) UNCG
MAT 150: Pre-Calculus I (3 credit hours) UNCG
MAT 151: Pre-Calculus II (3 credit hours) UNCG
PHI 121: Contemporary Moral Problems (3 credit hours)
PSC 100: American Politics (3 credit hours) UNCG
PSY 121: General Psychology (3 credit hours) UNCG
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology (3 credit hours) UNCG
SOC 201: Social Problems (3 credit hours) UNCG
