UNL Connects Nebraska High School Students to the University Experience
Information about the UNL Advanced Scholars Program
Laura Wiese, Advanced Scholars Coordinator
Designed as a partnership linking the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) with your high school, Advanced Scholars gives qualified seniors and students identified as high ability or gifted students the opportunity to enroll in online University courses. All UNL Advanced Scholars courses are regular first-year offerings from the various colleges within the University system. The course syllabi, textbooks, assignments and grading practices are the same as those used by the faculty for on-campus classes. As an Advanced Scholar you will:
* Get used to the rigors of college-level coursework;
* Stay challenged and strengthen your study habits;
* Earn University credit-giving you more flexibility once you arrive on campus;
* Learn from UNL faculty at a major Research institution.
Students who enroll in the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) courses automatically become participants in the Nebraska Academy. The Academy features competitive scholarships, on-campus interactions with faculty, field trips, early career experiences and partnerships with faculty in credit-generating research projects. Students will be contacted about these complementary opportunities once they express interest in the Advanced Scholars courses that are offered by CASNR.
Students who register and successfully complete Advanced Scholars online courses earn college credit, verified by an official UNL transcript.Connecting Nebraska High School Students to the University Experience!
ELIGIBILITY
Advanced Scholars is a partnership program that links UNL with your high school. Talk with your counselor or principal and tell them you're interested in Advanced Scholars.
To be eligible for the Advanced Scholars program, you must meet the following requirements:
* Be in Senior Standing or Identified as a High Ability or Gifted Student by Your High School
* Hold an Overall "B" Grade Point Average
* Earned an ACT Composite Score of 22 or Higher
* Completed Pre-Requisite High School Coursework with a "B" Average or Better
Final recommendation of students to the Advanced Scholars program is up to your high school.
Please click HERE to view the Fall 2010 Course Registration Key.
Find out more on our new, interactive Web site http://advancedscholars.unl.edu
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If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact WHS Principal Chris Arent (443-4332 ext. 3002 carent@esu2.org) or WHS Guidance Counselor Terry Kopish (443-4332 ext. 3229 tkopish@esu2.org).
