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LPS partners with the University of North Texas for specific dual credit offerings that are available to our LPS high school students. UNT's Dual Credit Page.
Information Nights
Information Night for Rising 11th graders - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6pm (Meeting Recording - 36 minutes)
Application for consideration into the program for the 25-26 school year. Students Complete by 12/19/24.
LPS and University of North Texas staff members will be hosting an informational webinar about the UNT dual credit program. During the session, students and families will learn about the two-year, interdisciplinary program that serves high school juniors and seniors. Details covered in the webinar include program expectations, tuition discounts, college and high school credits earned, and much more!
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Benefits
Students will:
- Earn dual credit from a Tier 1 Public Research University
- Complete the Texas Core Curriculum which is required by Texas public universities while in high school
- Gain transferable credit toward bachelor degrees
- Discounted university tuition
- Program offered at UNT Frisco Campus at Hall Park
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Experience
Students admitted into the UNT North Texas Now! Program will:
- Learn in a collaborative environment with renowned faculty
- Discover the power of interactive, team-based problem solving
- Experience an interdisciplinary approach to both teaching and learning
- Study coursework centered around real-world problems
- Get a head start on your college degree
- Develop skills that employers have identified as most desirable: project management, collaborative thinking, data analysis, communication, creativity, decision-making and leadership.
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Courses
The course program is a set pathway that focuses on the 42 semester credit hour Texas Core Curriculum. Core requirements are common to all public colleges and universities in Texas. A completed Texas Core Curriculum is fully transferable between public higher education institutions in Texas.
Students must enter the program at the start of their Junior year.JUNIOR YEAR -FALL JUNIOR YEAR -SPRING HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT College Writing 1 (ENGL 1310) College Writing 2 (ENGL 1320) English 3 creditUS History 2 (HIST 2620) US History 1 (HIST 2610) US History credit Texas Government (PSCI 2306) US Government (PSCI 2305) Elective credit / US Government credit Art Appreciation (ART 1300) Intro to Communications (COMM 1010) Elective credit / Speech or elective credit SENIOR YEAR -FALL SENIOR YEAR -SPRING HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT English Literature 1 (ENGL 2341) English Literature 2 (ENGL 2331) English 4 creditStatistics (MATH 1680) Microeconomics (ECON 1100) Math (0.5) credit / Economics credit Earth Science + Lab (GEOG 1710) Environmental Science + Lab (BIOL 1132) Science credit -
Enrollment
There is limited availability and if there is more interest than space available, a lottery process will be implemented.
Students must be logged in to their LPS Google Account in order to access the form They must have their test score reports ready to upload, before completing the form. Student's name and all scores must be visible.Application coming soon for the 24-25 school year
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Enrollment Dates and Deadlines
- December 6 until spots filled: Program Application Window Open
- February 16: TSIA retakes available
- February 21: Notification of acceptance begins -- Lottery will be used if more than 60 qualified applicants.
- February 28: Deadline to accept program acceptance notification for initial applicants. Further acceptance notifications may be sent for any remaining vacancies filled.
- April 7: Last day to apply to UNT and have holds resolved
- April 13--30: Registration window for Fall 2023 classes
- April 26: Signing Day Event for new cohort
- July 11: Tuition or Tuition Payment Plan Deadline
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College Readiness Scores
TEST READING/WRITING MATH COMPOSITE TSIA2 945 & 5 Essay or
5 ELAR Diag & 6 Essay Diag950 or
6 Math Diag- ACT 19 19 23 SAT 480 530 - PSAT 460 510 - Math College-Readiness Disclaimer: Students can be conditionally accepted as Rising 11th graders into Year 1 of the UNT Now! program. They will have until Spring of their junior year to earn the college-readiness math score required for Year 2 of the program. This will allow our students more time to build their math skills prior to taking UNT's Statistics course in the fall of their Senior year.
If your student is required to take the TSIA2 exam in order to meet UNT's college-readiness requirement.
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Notification of Admission
Students must complete a Commitment Form within 48 hours of receiving the email to secure their seat in the program. Students who accepted admission will then be required to meet additional deadlines for enrollment. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in the loss of admissions.
If you do not receive admission initially, please continue to monitor your email because as students decline the opportunity, additional emails will go out offering admission to other students.
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Important Dates
- August 21: Start of UNT Fall Semester
- September 1: UNT Drop Deadline - No "W" on college transcript
- September 4: Labor Day Holiday - No Classes
- November 10: UNT Withdraw Deadline - "W" on college transcript
- November 20-26: UNT Thanksgiving Break
- December 9-15: UNT Finals' Week
