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Distance Learning Courses Posted for Fall 2012 Semester

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 30

Wahoo High School offers a variety of courses from a consortium of almost 100 high schools and state/community colleges from across Nebraska. These courses are held in the WHS Distance Learning Classroom, where students are able to interact with the instructors and students at all other schools enrolled in the courses.

Current course offerings for Fall 2012 are listed at the bottom on this page. If you see a course(s) you would like to take next semester, simply click on the distance learning request form at the bottom of this page. Print the form, fill it out, and return it to Mr. Privett or the high school office by Friday, March 30, 2012. Printed forms will also be available in the library and the high school office. PLEASE NOTE: Distance learning request forms turned in after the March 30 deadline will incur a $20 late fee.

Please keep in mind that filling out this form DOES NOT guarantee you a placement in a course; It is simply a request to another school offering a course. Individual schools offering distance learning courses will choose which requesting schools they will accept and which schools they won't (a single course can only be broadcast to a maximum of four sites, which includes the origination site; so if six schools, for example, request a specific course, the school offering the course will choose three). All sites offering distance learning courses will announce acceptance later this fall, at which point we will notify students whether or not they have been accepted.

Unless approved otherwise, students applying to the distance learning program are expected to have an ACT score of 18 or higher, OR a PLAN score of 20 or higher, OR have taken the ASSET test with the minimum score required by the college offering the course(s) of interest. Students are also expected to have demonstrated positive behavior during their high school tenure, and should not have a history of discipline referrals, detentions, etc. 

Tuition and fees will apply to the majority of these courses. Please pay close attention to the type of course being offered. Some courses are for high school credit only, some are for college credit only, and some are offered for dual-enrollment credit (both high school and college). Courses taught by college instructors who do not have high school certification CANNOT be accepted for high school credit. For college credit and dual enrollment courses, be sure to check with your chosen college or university to verify transfer of credit eligibility.

PLEASE NOTE: at times we are able to offer ON-SITE courses, where a college will provide an instructor who travels to Wahoo High School. For the Spring 2012 semester, for example, we were able to offer Introduction to Sociology and Introduction to Public Speaking on-site. There is a minimum enrollment requirement of eight students in order to offer these classes. Because of this requirement, it is important that we maintain that minimum number once committing to the course. As a result, we ask that students firmly commit to these courses once they sign up. A $50 per course fee will be assessed to students who drop these courses after submitting their Southeast Community College registration form.

In addition, each course will follow the calendar of the school/college offering the course; thus, it may be necessary at times for a student to attend a distance learning course on a day when Wahoo High School is not in session. Your attendance will be monitored and recorded just like any other high school class, and you are expected to attend all class sessions, unless you have an excused absence (which, with the exception of illness, should be arranged with the instructor in advance). 

FINANCIAL AID IS AVAILABLE FOR THESE COURSES. Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for PostSecondary Education offers Access College Early (ACE) Scholarships, which pays tuition and mandatory fees for qualified, low-income high school students to enroll in college courses from Nebraska's colleges or universities. Please CLICK HERE to view the ACE Scholarship Program web site, offering further information and a link to the online ACE Scholarship application. For more information about financial aid, contact WHS Counselor Terry Kopish or WHS Principal Jason Libal. Students who obtain a scholarship for these courses are expected to complete the course with a grade of 'C' or better. Students with scholarships who achieve a grade lower than 'C' will be required to reimburse the original scholarship amount to the district.

ACE Plus Scholarship Program: Students who have previously received an ACE scholarship may be eligible for the new ACE Plus Scholarship Program. Please click HERE to read more information about this program.

Transcript Request Forms
When you are ready to have your credits transferred to another college or university, you will need to complete one of the following forms:

        Central Community College Transcript Request   
        Southeast Community College Transcript Request

If you have any questions regarding the distance learning learning, please contact David Privett at the high school (443-4332 ext. 3232, or e-mail dprivett@esu2.org).

TEXTBOOKS: Students taking college credit and dual-enrollment credit distance learning courses will be required to purchase their own textbooks. To purchase textbooks, students will need to contact one of the following campus bookstores:
            Central Community College Bookstore (402) 562-1251
            Southeast Community College Bookstore (800) 642-4075

Click HERE to access the Distance Learning Request Form (Printed forms are also available in the high school office and the high school library. Completed forms are due back to Mr. Privett by Friday, March 30 to avoid a $20 late fee.).

College Registration Forms (once your distance learning request has been approved, you will need to complete the following registration form[s]--1 form for CCC, 2 for SECC.):

Central Community College Course Registration Form (will be posted soon)
Southeast Community College Permission for Enrollment Form
Southeast Community College Course Registration Form

Fall 2012 Distance Learning Courses (Unless otherwise noted, all courses are for one semester only. This list will be updated regularly, and days/times are subject to change, so check back often):

Calculus & Analytic Geometry (dual-enrollment credit) 
Offered ON-SITE through Southeast Community College (7.5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Mr. Mike Bomar
Please click HERE to view course syllabus.
Monday through Friday (Time TBD)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

College Algebra (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits) 
    OR Central Community College (3 semester credits)
Days & Times TBD
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Composition I (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered ON-SITE through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Mrs. Carol Mertl
Monday through Friday (Time TBD)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Introduction to Psychology (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits) 
    OR Central Community College (3 semester credits)
Days & Times TBD
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Introduction to Visual Arts (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits) 
    OR Central Community College (3 semester credits)
Days & Times TBD
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Public Speaking (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits) 
    OR Central Community College (3 semester credits)
Days & Times TBD
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

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SPRING 2012 Courses Already In Session:

Calculus & Analytic Geometry (dual-enrollment credit) 
Offered ON-SITE through Southeast Community College (7.5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Mr. Mike Bomar
Please click HERE to view course syllabus.
Monday through Friday ([Period 3] 10:11-10:58 a.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

College Algebra (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Central Community College (3 semester credits)
Monday through Thursday (2:30-3:20 p.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Composition II (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered ON-SITE through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Mrs. Carol Mertl
Monday through Friday ([Period 2] 9:21-10:08 a.m. OR [Period 4] 11:01-11:48 a.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Introduction to Literature (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Central Community College (3 semester credits)
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays (9:00-9:50 a.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Introduction to Sociology (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered ON-SITE through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits)
PLEASE NOTE: a $50 fee will be assessed to students who drop this course after submitting the SECC registration form.
Mondays & Wednesdays (2:00-3:15 p.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Principles of Macroeconomics (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered through Central (3 semester credits)
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays (12:00-12:50 p.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra

Public Speaking (dual-enrollment credit)
Offered ON-SITE through Southeast Community College (4.5 quarter credits)
PLEASE NOTE: a $50 fee will be assessed to students who drop this course after submitting the SECC registration form.
Tuesdays & Thursdays (2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.)
tuition fee applies; textbooks cost extra