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UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

 

PRE-COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Pre-College Scholars is the post-secondary enrollment option offered by Case Western Reserve University to qualified high school students in Northeast Ohio.  The Pre-College Scholars Program at Case Western Reserve University is designed to give highly motivated and able secondary school students the opportunity to enroll in challenging college courses prior to graduation from high school, either in the summer or during the academic year.  If after reviewing the information on this page, you still have questions about the program, please contact PSEO@case.edu or 216-368-2928. 

  1. Please read all forms carefully prior to completing them.
  2. In order to complete the Course Selection Form, please review the information listed
    in the Course Selection Information section below.
  3. Submit ALL application forms and supplemental materials by April 15, 2012
  4. All application materials are fillable pdfs.  Please complete and save the pdf documents. 
    You may then submit your typed documents via e-mail     
    (pseo@case.edu) or fax (216-368-4718).   Handwritten application materials
    will not be accepted
    .
  5. Supplemental materials (e.g., official high school and college transcripts) should be
    mailed to the following address:

Pre-College Scholars Program
Office of Undergraduate Studies, Sears 357,
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH, 44106-7028

PRE-COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2012 INFORMATION SESSIONS
Students, parents, and high school guidance counselors seeking more information
about the Pre-College Scholars Program at Case Western Reserve University are
encouraged to attend an information session.  Information sessions will be offered
on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Nord Hall, Room 410
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Nord Hall, Room 410

Click to here  to view a copy of the information to be presented at these sessions.

In order to RSVP for one of these sessions, please call 216-368-2928 

Please view the campus map to locate Nord Hall and available parking in Lot S-53
(hourly parking rates apply).  Metered parking options are also available throughout the University Circle area adjacent to campus.

COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION
Except as noted below, Pre-College Scholars, enrolling either independently or through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program of the State of Ohio, will be permitted to enroll in available regularly scheduled courses for which they have completed prerequisites. Ordinarily, Pre-College Scholars enroll in one or two courses per term. Pre-College Scholars will not be permitted to enroll at Case Western Reserve University for any course(s) which cover the same material as a course offered at the student’s secondary school, for example, Advanced Placement courses. Pre-College Scholars are not guaranteed enrollment in any course, and final course approval must be given by The Office of Undergraduate Studies.

Pre-College Scholars may take courses in the following subjects:

Accounting (ACCT)

Dance (DANC)

Mathematics (MATH)*

American Studies (AMST)

Economics (ECON)

Music (MUGN, MUTH, MUHI)

Anthropology (ANTH)

English (ENGL)

Nutrition (NTRN)

Arabic (ARAB)

Engineering (ENGR)*

Philosophy (PHIL)

Art History (ARTH)

Environmental Studies (ESTD)

Physics (PHYS)*

Art Studio (ARTS)

Ethnic Studies (ETHS)

Political Science (POSC)

Asian Studies (ASIA)

French (FRCH)

Portuguese (PORT)

Astronomy (ASTR)

Geological Sciences (GEOL)

Psychology (PSCL)

Bioethics (BETH)

German (GRMN)

Religious Studies (RLGN)

Biology (BIOL)*

Greek (GREK)

Russian (RUSN)

Biomedical Engineering (EBME 105 only)

Hebrew (HBRW)

Sociology (SOCI)

Chemistry (CHEM)*

History (HSTY)

Spanish (SPAN)

Chinese (CHIN)

 

Statistics (STAT)

Classics (CLSC)

Italian (ITAL)

 

Cognitive Science (COGS)

Japanese (JAPN)

Theater (THTR)

Communication Sciences (COSI)

Judaic Studies (JDST)

Women’s Studies (WMST)

Computer Engineering/Computer Science (EECS)*

Latin (LATN)

World Literature (WLIT)

Please consult the Schedule of Classes to view available courses for upcoming semesters. If you are interested in summer courses, please review information about the various summer terms and tuition here http://www.case.edu/summer/.

Students who hope to use credit earned through AP or IB examinations should consult the AP and IB course equivalencies.

NOTE: AP and IB course equivalencies will be updated for the 2012-2013 academic year in June 2012.


Pre-College Scholars are not permitted to enroll in First or University Seminars
(FSCC, FSNA, FSSO, FSSY, USNA, USSO, and USSY), professional
(e.g., law, management, or medical), or graduate (400-level and up) courses.  

*Additionally, the following courses are often closed at the time of Pre-College Scholars enrollment, and are therefore unavailable.

Biology 214 – Genes and Evolution
Biology 215 – Cells and Proteins
Biology 216 – Organisms and Ecosystems
Engineering 131 – Elementary Computer Programming
Engineering 145 – Chemistry of Materials
Engineering 200 – Statistics and Strength of Materials
Engineering 210 – Introduction of Circuits and Instrumentation
Engineering 225 - Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
Mathematics 120 – Elementary Functions & Analytic Geometry
Mathematics 223 – Calculus for Science & Engineering III
Mathematics 227 – Calculus III
Physics 115 – Introductory Physics I
Physics 116 – Introductory Physics II
Physics 121 – General Physics I – Mechanics
Physics 122 – General Physics II – Electricity & Magnetism