Program Overview
The Program
Now in its 52nd
year as an educational outreach program, UConn Early
College Experience (ECE) is an opportunity for students to take college courses in high school. Every UConn ECE course is equivalent to the same course at the University of Connecticut. There are approximately forty courses in over twenty disciplines made available to partner high schools. UConn ECE courses are taught on
the high school campus by UConn certified high school
instructors. UConn ECE students benefit by taking college courses in a familiar setting with an instructor they know. They also earn college credit for a fraction of the cost ($25 per credit) it would be had the same course be taken on a college campus.
In 1955, President Jorgensen initiated the High School Cooperative Program for academically motivated high school students. Now, over 50 years later, UConn Early
College Experience (ECE) is currently offered in approximately
128 schools in Connecticut to over 5,000 students.
UConn credits are accepted
at many colleges and universities across the country (View
Transfer Credit Information). UConn ECE is an accredited member of The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP).
Operation of the Program
To assure accreditation compliance requirements,
continuous collegial interaction between high school instructors
and University faculty is promoted and supported. University
departments furnish various forms of support such as course outlines or syllabi,
assignments, examinations, lists of experiments, etc., as
appropriate to each discipline. Additionally, UConn ECE instructors are required to attend professional development opportunties sponsored by UConn ECE in order to maintain certification. Workshops provide instructors with the chance to meet with University
faculty to exchange
ideas and instructional techniques. Many University resources and benefits are
available to UConn ECE instructors and students.
The Program Director will welcome the opportunity to visit
any school interested in initiating a program. All inquiries
concerning the program should be addressed to:
Gillian B. Thorne, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Educational Partnerships
University of Connecticut
368 Fairfield Way Unit 2171
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2171
Phone: 860-486-1045
Fax: 860-486-0042
E-mail:gillian.thorne@uconn.edu
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