RISING SCHOLARS PROGRAM
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY RISING SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2007-08
Program Description
Northern State University's Rising Scholars Program provides high school students with the chance to take superior college-level courses in Mathematics, English, History, Physics, Biology, Spanish, and Speech Communication. Courses are taught on the NSU campus and off-campus by qualified high school teachers in association with NSU faculty. The program is not associated with the Advanced Placement (AP) program or NSU's Center for Statewide E-Learning. Off-campus students take the course in their high schools.
- Students successfully completing the course will receive college credit for the class.
- Grades will transfer to any South Dakota regental institution and are accepted by many other institutions.
- Students will not have to take the AP exam.
- Qualified high school seniors will be enrolled as recommend by the high school faculty and approved by the university. Minimum ACT and/or COMPASS placement scores are necessary for
certain courses in Math and English.
- Off-campus students pay $40 per credit
hour ($120 for a 3-credit course and $160 for a 4-credit course). Students and/or the high school are responsible for lab costs.
- On-campus students pay regular, in-state tuition and fees. Some scholarships are available.
What Participating High School Teachers Have to Say
"It's a win/win/win for students/me/NSU!" (Rapid City Central High School)
"Good program for higher-end kids." (Spearfish High School)
"I am thrilled that my students can earn credit for what they've done . . . They can start college with some basics out of the way and move on to new challenges." (Sturgis High School)
Off campus 2007-2008 Course Offerings
| Biology 151 and Lab (General Biology I) |
4 credits |
| Biology 153 and Lab (General Biology II) |
4 credits |
| English 101 (Composition I) |
3 credits |
| English 210 (Introduction to Literature) |
3 credits |
| History 151 (U.S. to 1877) |
3 credits |
Students taking courses on campus take a variety of courses, including those listed above and:
| Math 123 (Calculus I) |
4 credits |
| Math 125 (Calculus II) |
4 credits |
| Physics 111 and Lab (Introduction to Physics I) |
4 credits |
| Physics 113 and Lab ( Survey of Physics II) |
4 credits |
| Spanish 201 (Intermediate Spanish I) |
4 credits |
| Spanish 202 (Intermediate Spanish II) |
4 credits |
| Speech Comm. 101 (Fundamentals of Speech) |
3 credits |
Typical Course Sequence
Many courses taken on campus are part of a sequence that covers both semesters. Typical full-year sequences include:
| Fall |
|
Spring |
| Biology 151 and Lab |
|
Biology 153 and Lab |
| English 101 |
|
English 210 |
| Math 123 |
|
Math 125 |
| Physics 111 |
|
Physics 113 |
| Spanish 201 |
|
Spanish 202 |
Requirements
Rising Scholars classes are university classes taught at your high school.
- Off-campus classes will be taught by qualified high school teachers. Northern faculty will select, support, and evaluate the cooperating high school instructors. Qualified instructors will have a Master's degree in the subject or a Master's degree in a closely related field and at least 18 graduate credits in the subject being taught.
- Classes will use college-level textbooks and equivalent examinations and grading standards as used on the NSU campus.
- Only students registered for Rising Scholars Program will be in Rising Scholars classes.
- Students will be graded on an A-F scale equivalent to grading standards used at NSU and as developed by the NSU faculty and cooperating teacher.
- Classes are subject to minimum enrollments (currently 8 students).
- NSU and high school faculty will meet regularly and work collaboratively to develop and implement curriculum.
- The final course grade of A-F will appear on an NSU transcript. Students can request a transcript through the registrar’s office or via WebAdvisor.
More Information
Contact Dave Grettler, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern State University at ph. (605) 626-2601 or grettled@northern.edu
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