Early-Entry Pathways Guides For High School Students

Start your NDSU degree while you are still in high school by taking online, asynchronous courses that count toward your college degree and general education requirements. You can complete them on your schedule - no campus visit required. Learn more about our Early-Entry Program. Students, parents, and/or teachers should use the information on this page for course planning tips.

Pathways Guides show you which courses help you make the most of your time by fulfilling:

  • High-school diploma requirements
  • NDSU general education requirements
  • Degree-specific requirements

Guides are available for a variety of degrees, each listing online courses that apply directly to that program.

How To Use A Pathways Guide

  1. Choose a degree pathway to see courses that count toward that program.
  2. Review the General Education pathways guide for classes that apply to all NDSU degrees.
  3. Identify courses appearing on both guides. Those courses maximize credit overlap.
  4. Check with your school administrator to see if a course can also count toward high-school credit.
  5. Review semester availability for your chosen courses.
  6. Contact the early-entry advisor to get admitted and enrolled.

Note: Pathways guides are updated regularly as new online classes and degree options are added.

Questions? Contact the NDSU Office of Teaching and Learning at 701-231-7015 or ndsu.otl@ndsu.edu.

Plan Your Courses Today

As you plan your upcoming school year, be sure to cross reference the available courses with the Pathways Guide for the major you are planning to pursue. Pathways documents are designed to help you maximize your college credits, while saving you money and time.

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Early-Entry Pathways Guide

General Education Pathway

The General Education Pathways Guide lists available early-entry courses for each general education category. These courses may be used to meet degree requirements as well. We suggest you contact the Office of Teaching and Learning at ndsu.otl@ndsu.edu to determine the best general education courses for your intended major. Some classes may satisfy more than one general education category requirement.

Degree Pathways

Below are early-entry pathways documents for undergraduate degrees available at NDSU. More pathways documents are in development. Select a degree program that is of interest to you and view the early-entry courses that apply to that program. Remember to also check the general education pathway for more classes that apply to all degree programs at NDSU.

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