Get a jump start on your Cornerstone education
- Interactive with other students -- not an Independent Study.
- No requirements to be online at a specific time or date each week, just need to keep pace with weekly assignment due dates and participate regularly.
- Greatly reduced tuition rate for current high school and home schooled students -- ONLY $410 per course ($125 / credit + $35 tech fee)
- Small class sizes
- Multiple courses to choose from
Courses Offered *
College Mathematics (MAT-110)
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College Mathematics (MAT-110)
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College Mathematics introduces students to several applications of algebra, combinatorics, probability and statistics important for the professions, cultural literacy and the liberal arts. Applications include the mathematics of finance, a brief review of algebra, and an introduction to data analysis, probability and statistics. Computational skills with calculators and spreadsheets are developed. This course satisfies the core competency in mathematics.
Students must complete a proctored placement test in order to register for this course. There is also a mid-term and final exam for this course that must be completed under the supervision of an approved proctor.
- Students living within 100 miles of campus will be expected to take the placement test, mid-term exam, and final exam on-campus.
- Students living a further distance may take the exams under the supervision of an approved proctor. An application form must be submitted three weeks in advance of needing the exam in order to be approved with adequate time to complete the exam.
- Students for which the on-site testing policy would cause a hardship may apply for testing under the supervision of a proctor.
See the proctor requirements for details.
[3 Credits]
See the Course Description / Textbook Requirements for more information.
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News Writing & Reporting I (JRN-201)
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News Writing & Reporting I (JRN-201)
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Information gathering, development of news judgment, and writing of basic news stories will be studied, along with news style, structure, readability, news sources, and interviewing techniques.
[3 Credits]
See the Course Description / Textbook Requirements for more information.
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World Civilization I (HIS-113)
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World Civilization I (HIS-113)
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A broad survey of the political, social, economic, religious, and cultural developments of ancient, medieval, and early modern Europe with emphasis placed on the contributions of Western civilization but including study of African, Far Eastern, and Middle Eastern societies. The course begins with Egypt and Mesopotamia and concludes with the 1500s.
[3 Credits]
See the Course Description / Textbook Requirements for more information.
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World Civilization II (HIS-114)
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World Civilization II (HIS-114)
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A study of major Western and non-Western nation-states from 1500 to the present including ideological developments such as the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Interwoven throughout are themes of industrialism, imperialism, revolutions, communism and the Cold War. World Civilization I (HIS-113) is not a pre-requisite for this course
[3 Credits]
See the Course Description / Textbook Requirements for more information.
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Eligibility
In order to register for an online Jump Start course, students must be currently registered in high school or be a home schooled student.
- Limit two courses per student.
- All students must submit an application for admission prior to being eligible to register for any online courses.
- Some courses have specific pre-requisites or placement requirements which must be met before registering for the course. See the course descriptions for details.
- Students must have reliable and regular access to a computer that meets the basic requirements as well as a high-speed Internet connection. See the technical requirements for details.
Tuition and Fees
- $125 per credit hour + $35 technology fee are due prior to enrollment. Tuition bills not paid in full by the close of registration (Jan. 12, 2010) will result in cancellation of course registration.
- Acquisition and payment for required textbooks and course materials are the responsibility of students.
- Financial Aid is not available for the online Jump Start courses.
* Courses will be canceled, and tuition/fees refunded, if fewer than 5 students are enrolled when registration closes.
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Quick Facts
- Courses are 8 weeks
- Watch this page for Summer 2010 registration and course dates.
How does it work?
Learn more about technology requirements as well as what it is like to take an online course by checking out How it Works.
For More Information
Contact your Admissions Counselor or call the admissions office at: 800.787.9778.
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