What Is EKU Now!?
The EKU Now! program is designed for high school juniors and seniors within Eastern Kentucky University's service region. This scholarship program provides the opportunity for juniors and seniors to enroll in EKU courses for dual credit - receiving college credit from EKU and high school credit from their high school – at reduced tuition rates. Participating high schools will partner with EKU through a memorandum of agreement. Students who wish to enter this program must coordinate admission through their participating high school.
Studies have shown that students who participate in dual credit programs:
- Are better prepared for college-level work
- Tend to enroll full-time in college after high school graduation
- Are able to fully transfer most, if not all, of their EKU courses to other universities (refer to: http://soto.eku.edu/transferstudents/course-equivalency)
- Complete their college work more quickly
- Complete their college work more successfully
- Are able to save thousands of dollars in tuition
How do I qualify?
- You must be a junior or senior in high school within EKU's service region.
- You must have a high school GPA of 3.0 and ACT scores on file with EKU at the time you apply for the program.
- You must have minimum ACT scores of 18 in English, 19 in Mathematics, 20 in Reading and a composite ACT score of 21 at the time of application to the program*.
- Your high school must be a participating partner (check with your guidance counselor).
| * KYOTE or COMPASS test scores may be substituted if ACT sub-scores do not meet minimum requirements. SAT equivalencies are also accepted. |
Can I take more than one course per semester?
- Juniors and seniors participating in EKU Now! may take a maximum of two courses per semester (pending availability). The tuition for each course may vary depending upon the location of the course.