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Early College High School

Academy for Math, Engineering & Science
and the University of Utah

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The Early College Partnership that exists between the University of Utah with AMES allows prepared high school students to earn both high school and college credit by taking College level courses work. These courses are taught at AMES Early College High School (exception: Chemistry Lab).  All courses fulfill graduation requirements at the University of Utah.

program requirements

The following forms must be complete prior to enrollment in classes, these forms are done yearly.

  • Self-Advocacy Form
  • USHE Parent Consent
  • Liability Waiver

Required Forms

  • Typically Junior or senior class standing, exceptions will be reviewed.
  • A student must present indicators such a 3.0 High School GPA, a B grade or better in academic classes, and good attendance which indicates the student is prepared for college-level instruction. https://www.math.utah.edu/undergrad/placement.php All MATH anc Science courses have certain pre-requisites that must be met before a student is eligible for a U of U course through AMES.

  • If the student wishes to participate in college level courses not offered at AMES, qualified students can participate in the High School University Program. Deadlines are different. You will need to check on their website.

  • Students must maintain a 2.0  or higher cumulative University GPA. If a student's GPA falls below a 2.0 or less than a C grade in UofU/AMES courses, the student will not be allowed to continue to participate. Students must meet all the pre-requisite requirements of the University courses.

participation and deadlines

  • Step 1: Register Now for one the three Mandatory Orientation (in person), you can sign up for Orientation by clicking on  this link.
  • Step 2:  Even if you have attended orientation previously, you are required to attend orientation again for the upcoming year.Attend Mandatory Orientation on EITHER March 5th, March 10th and March 25th at 6pm at AMES.
  • Step 3:  BEFORE you attend Orientation, complete the Required Forms. These are also located at /ames/There are three different versions of the Liability Waiver.  Use the one applicable to you or your student.
  • Step 4:   A student earning University Credit while in high school, students must register through the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) as a concurrent enrollment student. This step includes an electronic parent consent form, so both parent and student need to be present for this process. Parents MUST complete this permission form each year.

    Go to the UofU/AMES website:  /ames/.  On the right side of the page you will see “Steps to Enroll in UofU classes at AMES.” 

    *It is important to note that the last item on the form describing information regarding admissions criteria and application fees does not apply to AMES students.  An application fee will be collected only if you choose to officially apply to the University of Utah as a matriculated or degree seeking student, so you won’t need a PayPal Account.

  • UofU/AMES Partnership orientation is in March
  • Complete Self - Advocacy Form
  • Register with USHE starting before Orientation
  • UofU Liability waiver before Orientation
  • All Forms must be completed by July 15th, delays can cause issues with your enrollment requests

  • Your University ID # (uNID) will be created from the list we receive from USHE.  This is why registration with USHE is a required step in the registration process.

  • Yes, student must complete all steps prior to deadlines listed above. Failure to do so will result in a loss of opportunity to take these courses.
  • Requesting UofU classes at AMES does not register you for classes at the University. You won’t be registered for UofU/AMES classes until you are  registered in the university system.  

Tuition and Fees

  • The 2020-2021 fee is $10 per credit hour.  Tuition is collected by AMES for the UofU courses taught at your school.

  • No, tuition fees or accuplacer testing are notsubject to fee waivers. Items subject to High School fee waivers include lab fees, material costs, as well as textbooks.  Accuplacer testing costs are covered by the student at the time of testing.

  • There is no financial aid assistance for Early College Courses.  Free and Reduced Lunch, does not apply in Higher Education.

  • Individual students are permitted to earn up to 30 semester hours of college credit per academic year.  AMES may restrict your enrollment due to age, High School GPA and current academic load.

Course PreRequisites

This information is also located on the Class Schedule.
FALL Semester

  • Prerequisites: ("C" or better in MATH 1050) or (MATH ACT score of 25+) or (AAF 263+ or Math ACT 25, Accuplacer CLM of 75+) or (AP Calc AB/BC of at least 2).
  • Student must be co-enrolled in Chemistry Lab, which is held on the UofU campus.

  • MATH 1030 (Completion of MATH I, II, III with an average grade of "C "or better in all three classes) or (Prerequisites: Accuplacer QAS score of 250 or better OR Accuplacer EA score of 60 or better OR ACT Math score of 19).Covers a broad scope of mathematical topics as they apply to real world problems.  Topics include reasoning and number sense, using percents and estimations, math for finance matters such as loans and investments, probability and statistics, and modeling.  Intro to Quantitative Reasoning may be the last Math class students take in College.Appropriate for students in: English/Languages, Fine Arts, Humanities, Performing Arts
  • MATH 1040 (Completion of MATH I, II, III with an average grade of "C" or better in all three classes) (Prerequisites: C or better in (MATH 1030 OR MATH 1050 OR MATH 1070 OR MATH 1080 OR MATH 1090) OR Accuplacer AAF score of 235 or better OR Accuplacer CLM score of 50 or better OR ACT Math score of 22 ).   Includes descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Topics include sampling design, descriptive statistics, linear regression and correlation, probability, sampling distributions, and hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. MATH 1040 may be the last Math class students take in college. Appropriate for study in:  History, Geography, or Social Sciences
  • MATH 1050 (Completion of MATH I, II, III with an average grade of "C" or better and Prerequisites: C or better in (MATH 1060) OR Accuplacer AAF score of 245 or better OR Accuplacer CLM score of 60 or better OR ACT Math score of 23 or better.

    An in-depth exploration of algebra topics designed to ultimately prepare students for Calculus or further education courses. Topics include functions, including polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic; systems of equations; matrices and determinants; partial fraction decomposition; conics; and sequences and series. MATH 1050 is the first Math class you will likely take in a math-intensive college major.  Appropriate for study in:  Business, Health Sciences, Biological & Physical Sciences, Engineering, Education

  • MATH 1070 (Prerequisites: C or better in (MATH 1030 OR MATH 1040 OR MATH 1050 ) OR B or better in MATH 980 OR Accuplacer AAF score of 235. Appropriate for study in:  Medical Lab Science, Nursing, Kinesiology, Athletic Training
  • MATH 1210 (Prerequisites: C or better in (MATH 1050 AND 1060) OR MATH 1080 OR (MATH 1060 AND (Accuplacer AAF score of 263+ OR Accuplacer CLM score of 80+) OR AP Calc AB score of 3+ OR Accuplacer AAF score of 276+.

  • "C" or better or MATH 1210
  • AP Calc AB score of at least 4 OR AP Calc BC score of at least 3.AB Cal AB score of 4+ or AB Cal BC score of 3+

  • No prerequisites
SPRING SEMESTER

  • Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CHEM 1210 OR AP Chem score of at least 4.
  • Student must be co-enrolled in Chemistry Lab, which is held on the UofU campus.

  • MATH 1060 (Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 1050 OR Accuplacer AAF score of 263 or higher OR Accuplacer CLM score of 80 or higher.
  • Math 1220 (C or better in (MATH 1210) OR (AP Calculus AB score of at least 4) OR (AP Calculus BC score of at least 3)

  • (C or better in MATH 1220 AND (PHYS 2210) OR (AP Calculus BC score of at least 4 +) OR (AP Physics C Mech score of at least 4+)

  • C or better required in UGS 2001

  • C or better in WRTG 1010 OR (score of at least 3 in (AP Language/Comp) OR (AP Languages) OR (AP Comp & Read)

Academic Calendar

  • This calendar shows the deadlines for the current academic year for all university students.

  • The dates classes begin and end.  These dates will be different from your high school schedule.
  • When you can drop or withdraw from classes.

Important Information

  • The final course grade is recorded on a student permanent collegetranscript regardless of the results.  The same grade is recorded on the high school transcript for the course. Credit is earned by performance and participation throughout the course. Grades that result in high school credit may not be sufficient to earn university credit.  For example, a D or D- grade gives you high school credit, but is often not accepted for university credit.
  • Credit is different than in the AP Program, where college credit is granted upon successful completion of a national exam and no record is kept on the student college transcript if the exam is not passed.  

  • The student is enrolled in public education while completing the college course, this protection has not yet been transferred from the parent to the child. Parents may request and must be given information the students’ academic progress in their Early College class https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

  • If you withdraw or fail courses they can’t be repeated at the high school. Classes can be repeated at the University of Utah Campus (exception: Social Construction of Race and Gender is only taught at AMES). Full tuition would apply.
  • Failed courses are part of your permanent university transcript and will impact your college GPA and could impact your eligibility for financial aid.
  •  A grade of C- or lower may not be considered a passing grade in college. Therefore, a student may have to retake the course to get credit for it in college, even if they receive high school credit for the course.
  • A cumulative GPA of C- or lower in early college courses may put the student on academic probation when they enter college and affect financial aid eligibility.
  • If you choose to repeat a course on campus, please review the issues with financial aid when this occurs.  Repeating courses on campus.

  • If you drop a class before the deadline, it will be as if you never signed up for the class. If you withdraw, a W will appear on your transcript. The W shows an attempt to complete a class. Financial Aid will only pay for three attempts. Attempts in High School count against this number. The responsibility is yours to drop or withdraw from any classes at the U.

  • Students will not be allowed to withdraw from a class after the withdraw date. A petition must be submitted to the Academic Advising Center and Office of Undergraduate Studies to authorize a late withdrawal.
These petitions are available from your school counselor and are granted for non-academic reasons.Not doing well in the class is not sufficient reason to be allowed to withdraw.

  • When you are entered into the University System, a university email account (umail) is created for you.
  • Any notification from the University will come to this umail account.
  • Review your umail account often because all important correspondence from the University goes to this account.  This email account can be also forwarded to your personal email.

There are two fundamental distinctions between academic accommodations in public education and postsecondary education:

  1.  A public education IEP or Section 504 plan is designed to facilitate a student’s success in school, while postsecondary accommodation(s) is designed to ensure access to postsecondary education; and
  2.  Public education looks to its students and makes an assessment of their physical and academic needs, while postsecondary education expects students to declare a need and request accommodation

Enrolling in a University of Utah course constitutes attendance at college. As soon as students start attending a USHE institution, they are subject to the provisions for requesting accommodations established by the institution they are attending. The institution, upon request of the student, will evaluate the student’s request for accommodation in accordance with its disability resource center (DRC) processes. An IEP or Section 504 Plan may be used as supporting documentation for requesting an accommodation in a postsecondary setting. There is no guarantee that a student with an IEP or Section 504 plan will be eligible for an accommodation at a postsecondary institution.

Please review the website for Disability Services and give yourself time to complete the process prior to the start of your UofU classes.  Here is the form for the process.

FAQ

  • They are the same. Early College is the name the University of Utah uses for this Partnership with AMES, and Concurrent Enrollment is the name the State Office of Education uses for the same program.

  • Credits and grades will be posted on a student’s high school transcript and count toward the high school GPA.
  • All grades are posted to an official college transcript, and a college GPA is established. This transcript becomes part of a student’s permanent college record. A grade of C or lower may not be considered a passing grade at the college. Therefore, a student may have to retake the course.
  • Courses may not be retaken.
  • A cumulative GPA of a C- or lower  in UNIVERSITY CLASSES may place a student on academic probation with the college and affect financial aid eligibility.
  • Students who get a lower than a C- or below is considered a failing grade in certain classes at the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.

  • CE offers college credit to those students who complete the course. Students receive a grade and credit on both their high school and college transcripts.
  • AP requires that a student pass the AP Exam to earn college credit. The amount of credit awarded is dependent upon the student’s score and the college or university acceptance requirement. A fee is charged to take the exam.  Here is guide on AP Credits in the USHE system.
  • IB provides courses in a variety of subjects tied to an international curriculum. IB requires that a student pass an IB exam to earn college credit. The amount of credit awarded is dependent upon the student's score and the college or university acceptance requirement. A fee is charged to take the exam.
  • EC students pay tuition and fees to the institution they attend, and must provide their own transportation to the university campus. Credit is posted to a college transcript. Students may request that credit also be posted to their high school transcript.  High School University would be considered and Early College program. 

Contact Us

Email ames@utah.edu

University Email Account

  • When you are entered into the University System, a university email account (umail) is created for you.
  • Any notification from the University will come to this umail account.
  • Review your umail account often because all important correspondence from the University goes to this account.  This email account can be also forwarded to your personal email.

If you have not yet logged into Campus Information Services (CIS) and changed your password, you must do so in the lower right hand corner of this website.  

cis loginYou will see a small tile labeled CIS, Using your uNID# as your username replace the first zero for lower case u.  Your default password is your birthdate, using a two digit month, day, and year.  (For example, if your birthday is January 1, 1980, your PIN is 010180.)

Last Updated: 5/23/24