Dual Enrollment at Northern Vermont University- Johnson

Each summer our rising juniors and seniors have the opportunity to enroll in a dual enrollment course. This allows each of our students the potential to earn six college credits before high school graduation without paying tuition or book fees. In recent summers Upward Bound has worked with NVU-Johnson faculty to offer three main dual enrollment courses to best prepare our students for college academics. These courses include Introduction to Psychology, Quantitative Reasoning, and College Writing. Below you can find their course description and syllabus. For more information about dual enrollment at NVU-Johnson proceed here. To apply for dual enrollment click here. 

Introduction to Psychology (PSY-1010) This course introduces students to the major concepts, issues, research, and scientific methods upon which our knowledge of human thought and behavior are built. Geared for both majors and non-majors, this course provides the basis for further study of psychology as well as a sense of how psychological issues are involved in a variety of academic fields and students' personal lives. Course content is selected from topics including research methods, neurophysiology, states of consciousness, learning, memory, theories of personality, motivation, social psychology, and abnormal behavior. Find the course syllabus here. 

 

Quantitative Reasoning (MAT-1011)This course helps students to think quantitatively and develop problem-solving skills using mathematical concepts. Particular attention will be given to using linear and exponential functions, proportions, percents, estimation, and recursive and explicit relations. Students must take a math assessment for placement purposes prior to registration. Find the course syllabus here. 

 

College Writing (ENG-1071) This course emphasizes the writing of narrative, descriptive, and analytic essays developed around a central thesis. The construction of coherent, well-organized paragraphs, as well as standard punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling, receive special attention. Find the course syllabus here.