The Concurrent Enrollment Program is designed to give high school students an opportunity to enroll at SAU prior to high school graduation. Through this program, high school juniors and seniors may enroll in University courses.
Our focus is in providing students with rigorous academic courses, taught by highly qualified instructors, all in the familiar high school environment. Most of the classes offered are from the general education core applicable to any degree a student chooses upon entering a college or university. Credits are transferable to most other accredited colleges and universities in Arkansas.
Eligibility Requirements
- Complete admissions application
- Must be in academic good standing
- ACT score of 19 in Reading or comparable score on Accuplacer for all courses
- ACT score of 19 in Core Subject or comparable score on Accuplacer (19 in Math for Math Courses, 19 in English for Composition)
Get Started
Apply
Apply to SAU as a Concurrent student online at apply.saumag.edu. Select Undergraduate as Student Type and Concurrent as Classification.
Forms
Before you enroll as a concurrent student, please complete both the Electronic Agreement and FERPA forms.
Register
If you are a student at one of our local partner high schools, your registration will be completed through your High School Counselor. If you are a virtual, online charter, or homeschool student, you can complete your class registration form here.
Courses Offered
Each semester, SAU offers a variety of entry-level courses concurrently. For a complete list of undergraduate courses, see the Undergraduate Catalog. You can also search all of our concurrent offerings by semester using our course search tool. Make sure to select “concurrent only” to filter concurrent course schedules.
ART 2013. Designed for the general student, the course attempts to present art as part of our cultural heritage. Basic terms and the characteristics of styles and periods Includes familiarization with art equipment and process.
ACTS Course Equivalent: ARTA 1003
BIOL 2061 – Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in CHEM 1013 and CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1023 and CHEM 1021, and grade C or higher in BIOL 1043 and BIOL 1041 or BIOL 1203 and BIOL 1201.
Corequisites: BIOL 2063.
A two hour laboratory course is the first part of a two-part overview of the structure and function of the human body. Topics covered are histology, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous system, and special senses. Laboratory two hours.
ACTS Course Equivalent: BIOL 2404
BIOL 2063 – Anatomy and Physiology I
Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in CHEM 1013 and CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1023 and CHEM 1021, and grade C or higher in BIOL 1043 and BIOL 1041 or BIOL 1203 and BIOL 1201.
Corequisites: BIOL 2061.
This course is the first of a two-part comprehensive overview of the structure and function of the human body. Topics covered include the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems as well as special senses. Lecture three hours.
ACTS Course Equivalent: BIOL 2404
ENGL 1113. Composition I. Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in ENGL 0203 for students with an ACT English subscore of 14 or below.
An introduction to college-level writing with extensive practice in the writing process and basic rhetorical types as well as a review of standard editing conventions. This course also includes the building of vocabulary and the development of reading skills. ENGL 0121 may be required as a corequisite based on ACT score and /or high school GPA, using criteria for college readiness based on SAU’s Multiple Measures Placement Plan, or an ACT score of 15-21, or other placement with permission of the chair of the Department of Modern Languages.
ACTS Course Equivalent: ENGL 1013
Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in ENGL 1113.
Designed to confirm and extend students’ ability to write educated English prose, this course seeks to enable the students, through extensive writing practice, to develop their skills in each of several rhetorical and critical types. While emphasizing writing, the course also requires continued vocabulary development and analytical reading in literature of various types. The course also introduces students to the conventions of documentation and manuscript form.
ACTS Course Equivalent: ENGL 1023
ENGL 2213. World Literature I. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123.
World masterpieces through the Renaissance.
ACTS Course Equivalent: ENGL 2113
ENGL 2223. World Literature II. Prerequisites: ENGL 1123.
World masterpieces from the Renaissance to the modern period.
ACTS Course Equivalent: ENGL 2123
MATH 1525 – Calculus I
Prerequisites: MATH 1023 and MATH 1033, or MATH 1045, or ACT math subscore of 28 or higher, or passing score on calculus placement exam, or departmental approval.
The differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable with applications, and topics from plane analytic geometry.
ACTS Course Equivalent: MATH 2405
MATH 1545 – Calculus II
Prerequisites: MATH 1525.
A continuation of the differential and integral calculus of functions of one variable with applications, and topics from plane analytic geometry.
ACTS Course Equivalent: MATH 2505
HIST 1003. World History I. An introductory study of the nature and development of world civilizations to 1700.
ACTS Course Equivalent: HIST 1113
HIST 1013. World History II. An introductory study of the evolution of modern civilizations since 1700.
ACTS Course Equivalent: HIST 1123
HIST 2013 – United States History I
A general survey of the history of the United States from the beginning of North American colonization through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
ACTS Course Equivalent: HIST 2113
HIST 2023. U.S. History II.
A general survey of the history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to the present.
ACTS Course Equivalent: HIST 2123
MATH 1023 – College Algebra
Prerequisites: ACT math subscore of 22 or higher; high school Algebra II or a grade of C or higher in MATH 0703 required for students with an ACT score of 18 or below.
A study of quadratic equations and inequalities, additional graphs of functions and relations, systems of linear equations, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, polynomial and rational functions. MATH 0021 may be required as a corequisite lab based on ACT score and/or high school GPA, using criteria for college readiness based on SAU’s Multiple Measures Placement Plan, or an ACT score of 19-21, or other placement with permission of the director of Transitional Studies. Students can enroll in an online section of this course only if the corequisite lab is not required based on ACT scores and/or high school GPA.
ACTS Course Equivalent: MATH 1103
MATH 1033. Plane Trigonometry. Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in MATH 1023.
A study of triangles, radian measure, polar coordinates, trigonometric functions and their related graphs, formulae, and identities.
ACTS Course Equivalent: MATH 1203
MUS 2013. Music Appreciation. Designed for the general student, the course presents music as part of man’s cultural heritage. Topics include basic terms, forms, styles, and periods. Approach is primarily through listening.
ACTS Course Equivalent: MUSC 1003
FIN 2003. Personal Finance. This course provides an overview in the management of personal and family finances, including budgeting, consumer buying, personal credit, savings and investment, home ownerships, insurance and retirement.
SPCH 1113. Introduction to Public Speaking. Principles of effective speaking; emphasis on both transmission and reception of the communicative process; the speaking mechanism and delivery.
ACTS Course Equivalent: SPCH 1003
Returning Students
If you have already been admitted as a Concurrent Enrollment student at SAU for a previous semester and are wanting to take courses this upcoming semester, you do not need to reapply. You will just need to turn in a new completed registration form for the upcoming semester.
Benefits of Concurrent Enrollment & Expectations
- Earn SAU college credit and high school credit at the same time
- Gain early exposure to college-level work
- Reduce time to attain a college degree
- Offset future college expenses by getting a reduced and/or free tuition hours while in high school
Studies have shown that students that enroll in concurrent enrollment programs tend to graduate earlier, more likely to stay in college, and graduate with less student debt.
