For your convenience, you may view, download and print the Concurrent Enrollment Instructor Approval Process Document (pdf).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Fabiola Juarez-Coca, CEP Director, at(208) 426-2281 or fjuarez@boisestate.edu.
The CEP allows Boise State University and local high schools to work together to offer university courses to high schools students so they can get an early start on their university career and at a low cost. The program's success is based on the partnership between qualified high school instructors and the various academic departments. The goal is to offer general education courses that can be applied to any degree a student chooses.
The program started with a mandate from the State Board of Education in 1998 with Legislative support. Boise State' CEP began 13 years ago, and since then hundreds of students have taken advantage of the opportunity by enrolling in freshman and sophomore-level college courses.
Currently 34 high schools offer classes for concurrent enrollment credit. The program provides the university an opportunity to play a significant role in the education of top-performing students and an opportunity to collaborate with high school teachers. The program encourages campus visits as well as faculty and graduate students to participate as guest lecturers in the high school classrooms.
Program Benefits:
The Concurrent Enrollment Program at Boise State University invites applications from high school instructors to teach university level courses at their respective high schools. As adjunct faculty, instructors will have the opportunity to teach introductory general education courses, which are applicable towards any degree a student chooses.
Teaching qualifications vary by academic department. The preferred qualification is a master's degree in the field or related field. Teaching experience is especially desirable.
The concurrent enrollment coordinator or director will schedule an initial meeting in person or over the phone with the applicant to share program philosophy and general program information. The Concurrent Enrollment Program is committed to providing need-based financial assistance to high schools in the form of professional development, textbooks and lab supplies to ensure university equivalency. Applicants are approved by the academic department.
For Concurrent Enrollment instructors that are approved, there is a classroom visit and a course evaluation done each year.
Required Application Materials:
The review process can take anywhere from two weeks to three months depending on when materials are submitted to the program. It is recommended that materials be submitted a semester before the class is planned to be offered. The review of applicants and their course syllabus is done on an on-going basis. Faculty who review the applications typically do not work during the summer, it is recommended that application be submitted in early spring or mid-August of each year.
The application materials are sent to the faculty liaison for review of instructor qualifications and course content. The review is an on-going process with back and forth discussion between the faculty and the high school instructor.
*Student Code of Conduct
Please note that high school students are held to the same student standards found in the Boise State University Student Code of Conduct: http://www.boisestate.edu/osrr/ . Definitions of cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty as well as policies and procedures for handling such cases are included. Please include the website http://www.boisestate.edu/osrr/ on your syllabus as part of the information that your students receive.
Academic department offer professional development opportunities for high school teachers. The cost of professional development is covered by the Concurrent Enrollment Program.
Boise State's CEP program has been growing each year because students and parents are seeing the collaborative benefits of this program. Concurrent Enrollment targets students who are in their junior or senior year of high school. Students who are younger than 16 or are Gifted & Talented may enroll in the class with instructor permission.
High school students receive the same grade for both the university course and the high school course, which is recorded on a Boise State transcript. Students can access their student records any time via broncoweb.boisestate.edu. When a class is offered for concurrent enrollment credit in a classroom, the students self-select for enrollment. There may be students in the class who do not take the class for dual credit, however, all students are expected to be doing the same high level university curriculum.
To enroll in a Concurrent Enrollment course, students need to be:
For additional information about Concurrent Enrollment on the high school campuses, contact either:
Fabiola Juarez-Coca, Concurrent Enrollment Director
Extended Studies Division, Boise State University
Phone: (208) 426-2281
E-mail: fjuarez@boisestate.edu
or
Kristi Lakatos, Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator
Phone: (208) 426-3294
E-mail: klakatos@boisestate.eduBack to top
Reviewed: December 15, 2011