Online Dual Enrollment
UT Online plans to offer a collection of online courses to high school and home school students beginning in Summer 2009, and continuing in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. These courses will be offered in the dual enrollment program in which the student utilizes the credit to meet the requirements of high school credit and earns college credit simultaneously. These courses require consultation with and approval from guidance counselors in the student’s high school.
Explore courses in history, English, economics, finance, psychology, sociology, social work, political science, philosophy, and art. These courses depend on high school student needs and scheduling and the availability of qualified faculty. High school students who meet the requirements for Concurrent/Dual Admission qualify to participate. Students receive high school and college credit for dual enrollment courses.
Students who have completed two semesters in an accredited high school or home school program may be concurrently enrolled in the university for up to nine semester hours per term if they have a minimum 3.00 GPA and the consent of their principals/counselors, parents and the directors of admissions. Additionally, students admitted concurrently must meet the high school unit requirements to enroll as a regular student after high school graduation. An additional three-hour course may be taken if the student’s ACT composite score is a minimum of 28.
UT Online Dual Enrollment Courses
Learning online is a different experience from traditional classroom learning. Students must structure their time to follow the directions and time constraints of the instructor. We want to make sure that you succeed in the UT Online dual enrollment program, so we have put together a short list of questions that will determine if you are ready to succeed in UT Online!
Do you have a good computer at home, with a good internet connection?
You need a good computer and internet connection at home. What is good? Good question. Personal computers are changing so fast, it seems that you have to purchase a new one every couple of years just to keep up. However, in general, you need a computer that will allow you to do several things at once. For example, you need to be able to have an internet browser open (looking at a website), have Microsoft Word open (working on your latest homework assignment), and have Windows Media Player open (downloading the latest video clip your professor just posted for you to watch).
Currently our requirements for a computer to operate successfully are:
| PC Minimum configuration: · CPU: 600MHz Intel Celeron processor · Memory: 64MB RAM · Hard drive: 6.4GB hard drive · CD-ROM drive · Operating System: Windows Vista, Windows XP (recommended), Windows 2000, Windows ME/98 · Microsoft Office 2003 or higher Macintosh Minimum configuration: · CPU: 500MHz Power PC processor (Power Macintosh G3) · Memory: 64MB RAM · Hard drive: 20GB Hard drive · CD-ROM drive · Operating System: Macintosh OS, current versions (OS 9.2.2/10) Web Browser Requirements PC Users, Blackboard recommends · Windows Vista - Mozilla FireFox 2.0 (**IE 7 is not recommended at this time**) · Windows XP - Mozilla FireFox or Internet Explorer 6.1 · Windows 2000 - Mozilla FireFox or Internet Explorer 6.1 Macintosh Users, Blackboard recommends · Mac OS 9.2 - Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Internet Explorer 5.1 · Mac OS X.1 - Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Internet Explorer 5.1 or 5.2 · Mac OS X.2 - Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Internet Explorer 5.2 Note: Javascript and cookies must be enabled in order to log into Blackboard. |
In regard to your internet connection, you will need to have a good reliable connection at home. All of your work will be done over the internet. That means that you will use the internet to do everything... communicate with the professor, turn in assignments, talk with others in the class, research, everything... will be done online. The faster the connection, the less time you will spend waiting for things to download and upload. You could get by with paying $20/mo. for a standard 56K dialup connection. Or you could pay from $30-60/mo. for a faster Cable or DSL connection and be much happier.
Does that mean you need the latest and greatest computer, plus a super-fast expensive internet connection? No. But if you want to make your life easier and reduce the frustration of waiting for information to download from the internet while trying to do several other things, you will invest in a good computer and shell out $30-40 a month for a good cable or DSL internet connection. This is your college education we are talking about, right? You won't regret it.
Additionally, you will need the following software:
Computer Software
Free downloads are available for some of the required software.
Please check with your instructor to see if additional software is needed for a class and where it may be obtained. |
Are you willing to study at night and on the weekends?
The UT Online dual enrollment program is designed for students who already attend high school full-time, participate in sports or other activities, and have family commitments. You might be able to work on school work during the day at your school, but then again you might not have that freedom. That means that you probably won't be able to work on school work until nighttime and especially on the weekends. Are you willing to spend that extra time working on your college education and forego going to bed early? Remember, you won't be alone. Everyone else in the class, including your professor, will be working at night and on the weekends too.
Are you self-motivated, and can you work alone on projects and assignments?
If you aren't self-motivated that doesn't mean that you won't succeed in dual enrollment courses in UT Online. But if you have the ability to keep yourself on-task and complete work by the posted deadlines, you will have a much easier time excelling in the program. Working alone from home, usually at night and on the weekends, can be a challenge for some people who thrive on interpersonal face-to-face communication with others. Remaining active in the course and not feeling separated or distant from the others in the class will be skills that you will learn as you move through the program.
Are you comfortable communicating with others by email and chatting?
Most, if not all, of your communication with others will be online. That means that you will use email, chatting, and discussion boards to talk to other students in the class, and the professor. You might have a need to call other students or the professor to seek help with something, but for the most part you will communicate electronically. This can be an interesting experience at first if you are not comfortable with it. But once you begin conversing with others electronically, you will discover the convenience and flexibility that is inherent in electronic communication.
In most cases, UT Martin’s courses transfer to other institutions. Students are encouraged to contact the
college or university of their choice to ensure that dual enrollment courses will be accepted at those institutions.
2. Can students withdraw from a dual enrollment course after the course begins?
A student may withdraw from a dual enrollment course and receive a refund in accordance with the University of Tennessee policies.
All dual enrollment courses are taught by either a UT Martin regular or adjunct faculty member.
Dual enrollment courses meet the same academic standards and quality as all other courses offered by UT Martin.
Dual enrollment courses are graded in accordance with criteria and standards established in the course syllabus.
The cost of each UT Martin Dual Enrollment 3 credit-hour online course for Fall 2008 through Summer 2009 is $687 (includes a $138 online fee) The $300 Tennessee Dual Enrollment Lottery Scholarship may be applied for one course each semester. Fees for Fall 2009 and later semesters will be set in June, 2009.
There is no application fee! Dual enrollment students wishing to continue taking UT Martin courses after high school must formally apply to the university.
Dependent fee waivers for State and University of Tennessee (UT)/ Tennessee
Board of Regents (TBR) employees:
• 25% fee waiver for dependents of public school teachers and state employees
• 50% fee waiver for dependents of UT/TBR employees
WIA funding may be available for qualified students.
Students interested in enrolling in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s dual enrollment program should see their high school guidance counselor or teacher for application forms and additional information. You may also contact UT Online at 866-587-7589 or 731-881-7589, or send an email to tcates@utm.edu .
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