ConnectUM Academics
How do courses work?
Online Course Design
The courses selected for ConnectUM dual credit are designed to meet the highest standards in quality and accessibility by University of Mississippi faculty. They are often fulfill course requirements for high school graduation and satisfy university general education requirements.
After you are admitted to the program, you will receive an email with information about our required orientation, as well as our optional co-curricular opportunities.
In most cases, ConnectUM courses will run asynchronously online, meaning that students will not meet at set times with classmates and instructors, enabling them to work at times convenient to their high school and activity schedules. Students must meet all deadlines set by professors and, in the event that they are not making satisfactory progress, may be required to meet in person with ConnectUM Success Coaches.
ConnectUM courses offer priority May registration to ConnectUM students, opening in summer to the larger undergraduate student body of UM.
What courses will I take?
Courses
To qualify for accelerated admission and ConnectUM’s residential summer opportunity, students must take 3 credits in Group A and 3 credits in Group B. Some courses may be available only in fall or only in spring.
All ConnectUM students will enroll in our 1-credit EDHE 203: Fundamentals of Student Success for their first semester. This is a hybrid course, with both web components and occasional evening Zoom meetings. While the curriculum varies by semester, core elements include success strategies, social and emotional learning, and leadership studies.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| POL 101 – Introduction to American Politics | MATH 115 – Elementary Statistics (req. ACT math score of 19 or ALEKS PPL score of 30) |
| PSY 201 – Introduction to Psychology | ECON 202 – Principles of Microeconomics |
| BISC 102 – Inquiry Into Life: Human Biology Optional: BISC 103: Inquiry Into Life Laboratory |