Early College Programs
Thursday, November 21, 2024
UA-PTC Early College Mission Statement
The mission of UA – Pulaski Tech’s Early College program is to offer high quality college courses to high school students through concurrent enrollment partnerships with area high schools and by allowing dual enrollment high school students access to traditional college coursework on campus and online.
Admission Requirements
- Must be a high school student between 9th-12th grade
- Must have a 2.5 cumulative high school GPA
- Must have an ACT Reading score of 19 or equivalent Accuplacer Reading score.
- Additional prerequisites or test scores may be in place for specific courses.
How to Get Started
- Complete the online admissions application.
- Complete the Early College Concurrent Enrollment & Policy Form.
- Send Official “in-progress” high school transcript & ACT or Accuplacer scores via e-mail to admissions@uaptc.edu.
- If the high school is a Partnering High School (list below), the high school counselor will submit the high school transcript and test scores.
- Course Placement Scores
- Students attending partner schools might be eligible for the Arkansas Concurrent Challenge Scholarship (See payment section below).
Homeschool Student Information
- Complete the online admissions application.
- Submit a high school transcript and test scores via e-mail to admissions@uaptc.edu.
- Homeschool student and parent MUST also complete the Notice of Intent to Homeschool process and/or submit the Letter of Intent to Homeschool via e-mail to admissions@uaptc.edu.
- Once fully admitted the program director will assist the student and parent with class registration.
Choose a course(s) from the Homeschool Course List.
- These courses are $50 per credit hour.
- Courses taken outside of this list will be at our regular tuition and fees in addition to the Inclusive Access for digital textbook.
Partnering High Schools
- Abundant Life Christian Academy
- Apostolic Christian Academy
- Calvary Academy
- Jacksonville High School
- LISA Academy-North
- Little Rock Southwest High School
- Metropolitan Career Center
- North Little Rock High School
- Parkview Magnet High School
- Little Rock Southwest Christian Academy
Payment, Books, and Scholarships
- Payment Process - Paying for classes in Workday.
- Access Textbook Program - Allows students to purchase digital textbooks at a reduced cost, up to 75% off discount.
- Arkansas Challenge Scholarship
For questions, contact concurrent@uaptc.edu.
