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Concurrent Enrollment Courses

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All UW-La Crosse Concurrent Enrollment Courses

The courses below are currently being offered via Concurrent Enrollment at partner high schools. If you're a teacher or school administrator interested in offering one of these courses — or something new — please contact KJ Krzyzanowski.

Art 160: General Art Foundations

3 Credits
An introductory course in visual art, with emphasis on understanding the methods of art making in a variety of studio disciplines. Topics include recognition of visual elements and principles of design, methods of applying these elements and principles throughout a variety of art forms, thematic development, relationship of the visual arts to other fields of human endeavor, and an introduction to writing about visual art. Course content includes representative paradigms of world art, Western art, multicultural and contemporary art. Critical thinking is explored through responses to the visual arts through active involvement with various creative processes and media. 

Biology 105: Introductory Biology

4 Credits
An introduction to biology including topics in ecology, population biology, nutrient cycling, food webs, cell structure and function, metabolism, photosynthesis, reproduction, genetics, molecular biology and evolution. This course provides a strong foundation for further science courses, and is designed for science majors, allied health majors and students with an interest in science. 

Chemistry 103: General Chemistry

5 Credits
An introduction to chemistry including topics in atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical stoichiometry, reactivity, states of matter, solutions, acid-base theory, and nuclear chemistry, and also including selected topics in descriptive and applied chemistry. Scientific inquiry, experimental design and data analysis are included. 

Communication Studies 110: Communicating Effectively

3 Credits
This course introduces students to major topic areas in communication while encouraging them to become more competent and culturally sensitive communicators. Students will develop speaking, relational and listening skills as they are exposed to the communication areas of interpersonal, group/teams and public contexts. This course will help students become more effective and ethical communicators in a highly diverse society.

English 110: Introduction to College Writing I

3 Credits
An introductory course in composition, this course will emphasize writing practice in various rhetorical modes with focus on all stages of the writing process and writing as a thinking process. (Students who qualify with a grade of "C" or better in ENG 110 will be exempt from further writing requirements in the General Education skills category but this does not exempt students from the writing emphasis course requirement.)

Health Professions 106: Introduction to Health Related Careers

2 Credits
Overview of health related professions in the health delivery system. Course will include educational and professional aspects of a broad range of health related careers. General topics will include an overview of the health related delivery system, health reform, legal and ethical issues, and professionalism. An interdisciplinary approach will be utilized to present specific information on individual health related professions. 

Health Professions 250: Medical Terminology for the Health Professions

1 Credit
Students in various allied health fields will learn to use medically related terms in their professional communication. This covers the study of the language of medicine used in clinics, hospitals, and other health agencies. The student will develop a working knowledge of terms, word roots, and abbreviations with emphasis on spelling, definitions, and pronunciation. An introduction to health care records, disease process, operative, diagnostic, therapeutic, and symptomatic terminology of body systems will be covered as they pertain to medical practice.

Hoocąk 201: Hoocąk Language and Culture III

4 Credits
The goal of this course is to have students perform consistently at the Novice High proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. This course expands on the units taught in Hoocąk I and II. At the end of the course, students should be able to engage in simple conversations within the limits of expanded practiced vocabulary and common sentence structures. This course integrates all competencies in the instruction of the Hoocąk language and culture for the standards of Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities, as outlined in the Hoocąk Language Standards, which align with the World Readiness Standards for Learning.

Note: students earning a B or better in Hoocąk 201 will earn 8 additional retroactive credits from UWL, for Introduction to Hoocąk Language and Culture I and Hoocąk Language and Culture II.   

Hoocąk 202: Hoocąk Language and Culture IV

4 Credits
The goal of this course is to have students perform consistently at the Novice High and emerging into Intermediate Low proficiency level on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. This course expands on the units taught in Hoocąk I, II, and III. At the end of the course, students should be able to engage in simple conversations and negotiate meaning within the limits of expanded practiced vocabulary and common sentence structures. This course integrates all competencies in the instruction of the Hoocąk language and culture for the standards of Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities, as outlined in the Hoocąk Language Standards, which align with the World Readiness Standards for Learning.

Note: students earning a B or better in Hoocąk 202 will earn up to 12 additional retroactive credits: 8 for Introduction to Hoocąk Language and Culture I and Hoocąk Language and Culture II, and 4 for Hoocąk Language and Culture III (if Hoocąk 201 has not also been completed).

Math 150: College Algebra

4 credits
A college algebra course on the properties, graphs, and applications of elementary functions. Topics include the real and complex numbers, concepts from analytic geometry, solutions to equations and inequalities, the elementary algebraic functions, and the logarithmic and exponential functions. 

Note: students who pass the MTH 150 Credit by Exam at the time of admission to UWL receive credit for MTH 150. We therefore recommend against taking the MTH 150 Concurrent Enrollment course if you think you are ready for a higher-level math class. 

Public Health 204: Introduction to Global Health

3 Credits
This course introduces participants to global health through its history, definition, determinants, and development as a field of study. The inter-connection between health problems in developed and developing countries and the interdisciplinary approach necessary to understand and address health problems and issues will be emphasized. Students will learn about the health status in regions of the world and various populations within those regions, and they will be able to suggest how health indicators are likely to change over time and explain why. They will also develop a basic understanding of the methods used to assess population health, and be able to discuss why some populations are healthier than others and what can be done to reduce health disparities.

Sociology 110: Introduction to Sociology

3 Credits
Students will analyze the complex relationship between society, the individual and the physical environment. They will examine such questions as: How do social patterns develop and persist over time? How is the individual shaped by social, cultural and environmental factors? Why do societies constantly change? How do individuals, through social interaction, shape their social world? Cross-cultural comparisons will be emphasized, showing how society and the physical environment affect the life choices of individuals.

Spanish 201: Spanish Language and Cultures in Action I

4 Credits
This course is the first of two intermediate-level Spanish courses. Students continue to develop all language skills with special emphasis placed on refining speaking and listening comprehension. 

Note: students earning a B or better in Spanish 201 will earn 8 additional retroactive credits from UWL, for Elementary Spanish I & II.  

Spanish 202: Spanish Language and Cultures in Action II

4 Credits
This course is the second of two intermediate-level Spanish courses, designed specifically to transition students to upper-level content courses. Students continue to develop all language skills with special emphasis placed on refining reading and writing in Spanish. Topics in Spanish culture history and contemporary Spanish speaker countries society are explored while obtaining a grasp of more complex grammatical structure.

Note: students earning a B or better in Spanish 202 will earn up to 12 additional retroactive credits: 8 for Elementary Spanish I & II, and 4 for Intermediate Spanish I (if SPA 201 has not also been completed).  

Courses by partner

West Salem School District

  • Chemistry 103: General Chemistry
  • Communication Studies 110: Communicating Effectively
  • English 110: Introduction to College Writing

Health Science Academy

  • Health Professions 106: Introduction to Health Related Careers
  • Health Professions 250: Medical Terminology for the Health Professions

School District of La Crosse

  • Biology 105: Introductory Biology (Central HS)
  • Public Health 204: Introduction to Global Health (Logan HS)

Westby Area School District

  • Sociology 110: Introduction to Sociology

Onalaska School District

  • Math 150: College Algebra
  • Art 160: General Art Foundations

Holmen School District

  • Spanish 201: Spanish Language and Cultures in Action I
  • Spanish 202: Spanish Language and Cultures in Action II

Tomah Area School District

  • Hoocąk 201: Hoocąk Language and Culture III
  • Hoocąk 202: Hoocąk Language and Culture IV

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