Public Speaking (COMM 1020) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

• 1 Credit HS (A41372C)

• 3 Credits CE

• Fulfills High School Language Arts Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Humanities GE Requirements

Communications 1020, Public Speaking, is a college course focused on gaining skills in public speaking, including:

• Completing several public speeches with a specific audience and a specific context and purpose

• Connecting course material to effective and responsible civic engagement beyond the classroom

• Constructing public speeches

• Delivering speeches in several modes

• Analyzing sources to support ideas

• Improving listening and observational skills

• Understanding and applying the components of public speaking across diverse situations

• Critiquing and evaluating others' speeches for their effectiveness in communication

Introduction to Writing (ENGL 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment – 1st Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: SENIORS ONLY

• 1 Credit HS (A44212C)

• 3 Credits CE

• PreReq:  ACT English/Reading score of 19+ or UVU Accuplacer Test with a score of 250+

• Fulfills High School Language Arts Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Intro to Academic Writing GE Requirements

Must be taken together as a year block with ENGL 2010.

English 1010, beginning composition, is a college course designed to prepare you for other university writing and for writing throughout your life.  After this course you will have improved knowledge in understanding and using:

• Rhetoric, critical thinking, reading like a writer, and writing for an audience

• The writing process through prewriting, multiple drafts and revisions, peer reviewing effectively, and collaboratively

• Using research in writing and validating or invalidating sources for authenticity

• Using MLA 9

Intermediate Writing (ENGL 2010)  | UVU Concurrent Enrollment – 2nd Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: SENIORS ONLY

• 1 Credit HS (A44222C)

• 3 Credits CE

• PreReq: English 1010, B- or higher

• Fulfills High School Language Arts Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Intermediate Writing GE Requirements

Must be taken together as a year block with ENGL 1010. 

English 2010, intermediate composition, is a college course designed to improve your university and life writing and prepare you for some of the writing you will do in senior seminars and even advanced degrees.  After this course you will have improved working knowledge of:

• Academic inquiry and research

• Looking at issues from multiple perspectives

• Reasoning carefully

• Rhetorical awareness of purpose, audience, and genre

• Critical evaluation of sources

American Civilization (HIST 1700) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year

• SUGGESTED GRADES: 10-12

• 1 Credit HS (A62710C)

• 3 Credits CE

• Fulfills High School US Studies Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College American Institutions GE Requirements

Understanding United States history is essential for the continuation of our democratic society. This course will:

• Make connections between the world and the rich heritage of United States history

• Stress movements and developing institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present

• Discussions include analysis of:

  • Political, economic, and social institutions and their interrelationships with and impact upon the geographical features of the land

Ethics and Values (PHIL 2050)  | UVU Concurrent Enrollment – 1st or 2nd Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: SENIORS ONLY

• 1 Credit HS (A66002C)

• 3 Credits CE

• PreReq: English 1010

• Fulfills High School Social Studies Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Personal, Professional, & Civic Growth GE Requirements

This class emphasizes Ethics and Values, challenging students to:

• Explore and define their personal values

• Critically read works of philosophy, literature, history, and religion

• Work towards understanding their basic core values

• Read, study, research, and write about difficult ethical issues

• Engage in serious reflection of ethics and values as they relate to their lives

General Psychology (PSYCH 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

• 1 Credit HS (A81522C)

• 3 Credits CE

• Fulfills High School Social Studies Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Social Science GE Requirements

An introductory course in modern scientific psychology.  Examines major psychological and professional applications.  Covers major domains of scientific psychology including:

• Biological foundations

• Sensations

• Perception

• Learning

• Motivation

• Human development

• Abnormal psychology

Human Development (PSYCH 1100) |  UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

• 1 Credit HS (A63462C)

• 3 Credits CE

• Fulfills High School Social Studies Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Social Science GE Requirements

Explores human development from conception and birth to old age and death. Examines the growth and developmental patterns and describes the characteristics of various developmental stages. Studies the major physical, cognitive and psychosocial themes and issues of human development, including:

• Genetics

• Prenatal development

• Birth

• Early/middle/late childhood

• Adolescence

• Early/middle/late adulthood

• Death

College & Career Readiness (SLSS 101R) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester

• SUGGESTED GRADES: 10-12

• 0.5 Credit HS (A08112C)

• 3 Credits CE

• Fulfills High School Elective Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Elective GE Requirements

This course is designed to help students explore interests post-high school, build a career plan, and prepare for the future. Developing a solid plan and skills to succeed by the following:

• Create an individual career plan

• Explore college options, training programs, and career paths

• Build real-life skills for teamwork and job preparation

• Hands-on learning

• Project based learning

• Complete course with a career path portfolio including personal goals and achievements for next steps

Sociology (SOC 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year

• SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12

• 1 Credit HS (A99150C)

• 3 Credits CE

• Fulfills High School Social Studies Graduation Requirements

• Fulfills College Social Science GE Requirements

Studies and compares social groups and institutions and their inter-relationships, including:

• Culture

• Socialization

• Deviance

• Stratification

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Social change

• Collective behavior