Fall & Spring Credit Options
Do your future
A Favor
Distinguish yourself on your college application.
Do something for your future and distinguish yourself on your college application by taking an online college course. The GEAR UP program gives high school students an opportunity to take an online college course and save money. All course costs will be covered by GEAR UP funds and textbooks will be shipped directly to students' homes.
Save Money
Save hundreds of dollars on tuition and textbooks.
Get a Head Start
Get a head start on college and do something for your future.
Transfer Credits
Transfer credits to all UW schools and most private or out-of-state schools.
Earn Early College Credit
Students will work with their GEAR UP Education Specialist, UW-Green Bay's GEAR UP Services team and their school counselor to select courses and apply to the program. Courses are one semester long.
Students will be required to follow campus timelines and policies for dropping and withdrawing courses. Drop and withdrawal deadlines can be found under the Registration Calendar on the Registrar's webpage.
Courses Available for Fall 2024
Courses begin September 6 and end on December 17, 2024.*
| Course Title | Course Description | Gen Ed Requirement | Credits | Course Modality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FNS 225: Introduction to First Nations Studies: The Tribal World | This introductory course to First Nations Studies. Course focuses on the history, culture, sovereignty, and contemporary status of Indigenous Nations in the Great Lakes region. The course offers Indigenous cultural contexts through both information and class structure. The Indigenous core value of personal sovereignty is practiced in the course through the application of respect, reciprocity, and relationship. | Ethnic Studies | 3 | Fully Online |
NUT SCI 242: Food and Nutritional Health | Food and Nutritional Health emphasizes and evaluates the practical personal application of nutritional concepts in promoting a healthy diet and lifestyle. | Biological Sciences | 3 | Fully Online |
PSYCH 102: Introduction to Psychology | Understanding of behavior from psychophysiological, cognitive, social and clinical perspectives; important issues, methods and findings in the study of psychological processes. | Social Sciences | 3 | Fully Online |
PSYCH 203: Introduction to Lifespan Development | Human development from conception through death: physical development, social and emotional development, and psychological development. Topics may also include personality development, the development of language, intellectual development and creativity, and the process of human learning. | Social Sciences | 3 | Fully Online |
WF 100: First Year Writing | Emphasis on writing as a process and on techniques used in academic writing. Also emphasizes essay structure, informative writing and persuasive writing, and locating, evaluating, integrating, and citing source material, including multimodal sources. Reviews conventions of paragraph and sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and usage as needed. | 3 | Fully Online |
*UW-Green Bay breaks may not align with high school breaks; students will be expected to complete assignments and coursework following the UW-Green Bay calendar, even if their high school is on break.
After you complete your course orientation session, you will earn a digital badge. You will also learn a second digital badge for completing the course reflection at the end of the course.
Step 1: Express Interest
Let us know you want to take a summer course and are ready to get ahead and save money on your college education. Once we receive your interest form, we will follow up with your next steps.
Step 2: Email Your Unofficial Transcript
Email your unofficial transcript to Ben Berndt at gearup@uwgb.edu. You may do so yourself or request that your DPI Education Specialist or school counselor email it.
Deadline to express interest and submit all documents is Friday, August 9, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Admission Requirements
Students must:
- Be enrolled in the GEAR UP Program; and
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher*; and
- Be entering grade 10, 11, or 12; and
- Be serious about the commitment required to take a college course.
Current sophomores should also check out our GEAR UP Rising Phoenix degree-seeking opportunity.
*Students who do not meet the above admission criteria should reach out to our GEAR UP Services team at gearup@uwgb.edu to discuss letter of recommendation options.
Disclaimer
UW-Green Bay reserves the right to cancel any course or program due to low enrollment or conditions beyond reasonable control, including low enrollment.
Need Help?
For questions about GEAR UP college credit, please contact Ben at gearup@uwgb.edu or call/text (920) 412-6649.