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OnRamps Dual Enrollment Courses

OnRamps provides students the opportunity to experience college before college!

 

Sam Rayburn ISD offers OnRamps dual enrollment courses through The University of Texas at Austin. Students experience college courses within the familiarity of their high school classroom — with the potential to also earn transferable college credit.

 

OnRamps prepares students for the expectations of college and develops skills, behaviors and work habits necessary for success in academics, career and life beyond high school.

 

Courses Offered

Sam Rayburn ISD offers the following OnRamps courses:

 

 

 

The OnRamps Model

OnRamps is a dual enrollment model. A student who enrolls in an OnRamps course is placed in two separate courses for which they earn two separate grades:

 

1. A high school course taught by a Sam Rayburn teacher who receives yearlong, research-based professional learning and development on the most effective techniques and technologies

 

2. A distance college course taught by a faculty member or instructor of record

 

Work and grades for the high school and college courses are kept separate, and one does not affect the other. In both courses, students are challenged with rigorous content, encouraged to take ownership of their learning, and equipped with the skills they need to support their transition beyond high school.

 

Student Enrollment

Students are not required to complete a placement assessment (such as TSIA 2.0) or application to enroll in any OnRamps course. Some specific courses have prerequisites to ensure a student is prepared for the material.

 

Students who are eligible for the FAST (Financial Aid for Swift Transfer) program can take OnRamps courses at no cost to them.

 

College Credit and Transferability

Students can earn transferable UT credit for their OnRamps college course when they meet a minimum grade requirement.

 

Students who earn college credit have the choice to accept or decline the credit based on their college goals. Accepted credits appear on an official UT transcript with the final college letter grade, which may factor into a student’s college GPA, depending on the college’s policies. Students who decline college credit will not have a UT transcript. Declining credit has no impact on a student’s financial aid status.

 

College credit earned for a letter grade of C- or above for courses with a Core Curriculum designation are required by law to transfer to any public higher education institution in Texas. Private and out-of-state colleges and universities have also accepted credit transfers, based on their varying policies.

 

Visit our website for complete information about OnRamps college credit and transferability.

 

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