High School: Distance Learning

Distance Learning Courses Posted for Fall 2008 Semester

High School Credit, College Credit, and Dual-Enrollment Credit Courses Offered through other Nebraska High Schools and State/Community Colleges

by David Privett, WHS Media Specialist

April 17, 2008

WE HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES FOR FALL 2008: CALCULUS, ENGLISH COMPOSITION, INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY, INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC, AND STATISTICS. THERE IS STILL SPACE IN ALL FIVE COURSES FOR STUDENTS TO ENROLL. PLEASE SEE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW, AND LET MR. PRIVETT KNOW ASAP IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ENROLLING!

Wahoo High School is now able to offer a variety of courses from a consortium of almost 100 high schools and state/community colleges from across Nebraska.

Current course offerings for Fall 2008 are listed at the bottom on this page. If you see a course(s) you would like to take next semester, simply click on the distance learning request form at the bottom of this page. Print the form, fill it out,and return it to the high school office by March 28. Printed forms will also be available in the high school office.

Please keep in mind that filling out this form DOES NOT guarantee you a placement in a course; It is simply a request to another school offering a course. Individual schools offering distance learning courses will choose which requesting schools they will accept and which schools they won't (a single course can only be broadcast to a maximum of four sites, which includes the origination site (so if six schools, for example, request a specific course, the school offering the course will choose three). All sites offering distance learning courses will announce acceptance later this spring, at which point we will notify students whether or not they have been accepted.

Tuition and fees may apply for these courses. Please pay close attention the type of course being offered. Some courses are for high school credit only, some are for college credit only, and some are offered for dual-enrollment credit (both high school and college). Courses taught by college instructors who do not have high school certification CANNOT be accepted for high school credit. For college credit and dual enrollment courses, be sure to check with your chosen college or university to verify transfer of credit eligibility.

If you have any questions regarding distance learning, please contact David Privett at the high school (443-4332 ext. 3232, or e-mail dprivett@esu2.org).

Click HEREto access the Distance Learning Request Form (Completed forms are due back to Mr. Privett by Friday, March 28).

Fall 2008 Distance Learning Courses (This list will be updated regularly, so check back often):

*Approved* Calculus (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered at Central City High School through Central Community College (3 credit hours)
Monday through Friday (year-long)
10:01-10:47 a.m.
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra
Description: This is a college level Calculus I course taught over the course of one school year. It covers a review of pre-calculus topics and introduces limits, differential and integral calculus.

*Approved* English Composition (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Central Community College (3 credit hours)
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
8-8:50 a.m., 9-9:50 a.m., 12-12:50 p.m. (We will fill one time slot)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra
Description: An exploration of personal, expository and persuasive writing.

*Approved* Introduction to Music (college credit only)
Offered through Central Community College (3 credit hours)
Tuesdays, Thursdays 2:00-3:15 p.m.
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

*Approved* Introduction to Psychology (college credit only)
Offered through Central Community College (3 credit hours)
Mondays and Wednesdays 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

*Denied--Scheduling Conflict* Music Appreciation (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered at Lyons-Decatur NE High School through Northeast Community College (3 credit hours)
Monday through Friday 9:05-9:51 a.m. (year-long)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra
Description: A study of music through history.

*Denied--Scheduling Conflict* Public Speaking (college credit only)
Offered through Central Community College (3 credit hours)
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 1:00-1:50 p.m.
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra
Description: A beginning college speech course. Study will include audience analysis, organizing and delivering several types of speeches, and group presentations.

*Approved* Statistics (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered at Ashland-Greenwood High School through Southeast Community College (3 credit hours)
Monday through Friday 9:05-9:51 a.m.
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

*Denied--Course Full* World History (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered at Wisner-Pilger High School through Northeast Community College (3 credit hours)
Monday through Friday 1:07-2:00 p.m.
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra
Description: A chronological study of world civilizations giving an overall view of contributions made by these civilizations from ancient times to 1715.