OnRamps grew its course offerings from a single Computer Science course to include Precalculus and English.
OnRamps is a signature initiative of The University of Texas at Austin established in 2011, with support from the Texas Legislature, to provide advanced academic opportunities to high school students and robust professional development to teachers across the state.
Over 1,100 teachers in the school district will now receive customized professional development through the OnRamps Distance Learning Catalog to help advance their expertise and support students in new ways. OnRamps prepares students and teachers for success in the classroom and beyond.
Additionally, OnRamps developed its training for high school teachers to become a robust yearlong professional learning and development experience, offered in-person and virtually, that supports meaningful outcomes for teachers to deepen their understanding of course content and advance instructional approaches to student learning.
OnRamps is a signature initiative of The University of Texas at Austin established in 2011, with support from the Texas Legislature, to provide advanced academic opportunities to high school students and robust professional development to teachers across the state.
AP classes prepare students to take College Board AP tests that may make them eligible to receive college credit. OnRamps is a dual enrollment led by the University of Texas at Austin. The program is dedicated to preparing high school students for postsecondary student success.
How can OnRamps help? Develop independent learning skills, understand college-level expectations and increase chances of success in college, while decreasing time to completion. Build all students' confidence with accelerated education that lets students earn college credits in a low-cost, low-risk environment.
This year-long course explores three big ideas of biology: the structure and function of biomolecules, the flow of energy through living systems via photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and how genetic information is expressed and transmitted both within and between cells.
Although our OnRamps class is innocuously titled “Physics,” it is definitely not a beginner's class, the level of difficulty is high and is exacerbated by the fast pace, lack of teacher-student interaction and insistence on “teach yourself” curriculum.
Students receive weighted high school credit when they successfully complete the course. Students also receive college credit if they pass the college portion of the course. Accepted throughout the nation.
Eligible students may elect to enroll in an OnRamps course for a letter grade. If the student earns and accepts credit in the course, the grade will appear on the student's university transcript. A letter grade of D- or better is considered passing.
The Principles of Chemistry I course addresses the nature of matter, energy, chemical reactions, and chemical thermodynamics. Students will learn about descriptive chemistry of matter in the natural world, as well as compositional and reaction stoichiometry of chemical compounds.
UT OnRamps courses are dual-enrollment courses. This means that a student has the opportunity to earn both high school and college credit by taking a college level course.
OnRamps was established in 2011 with the mission of increasing the number and diversity of students who engage in learning experiences aligned with the expectations of leading colleges and universities. Our team of 55+ experts in the fields of instructional innovation and design, professional learning and development, and enrollment management serve a growing community of high school students and their families, high school teachers, counselors, district and campus administrators, and college and university faculty and leadership.
OnRamps is partnering with Tarleton State University to offer our dual enrollment courses and professional learning and development in partnering school districts in Bosque, Comanche, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Palo Pinto, and Somervell counties. We will begin offering precalculus and college algebra in fall 2022.
OnRamps offers a series of online, self-paced professional development modules for educators and faculty, grades 5 and above, who are looking to advance quality and engagement in the virtual classroom. Educators can earn CPE hours on belonging and connectivity, learner-centered course creation and design, and more.
Since 2016, OnRamps has partnered with Texas Tech University to deliver our dual enrollment courses and professional learning and development to students and teachers in Regional Education Service Centers 16 and 17. TTU OnRamps currently offers physics I (and lab), physics II (and lab), geoscience, college algebra, precalculus, and statistics.
Aligning the academic and social expectations of high school to college is key for students’ postsecondary readiness and success.
Different from the professional learning and development available to OnRamps Instructors, high school teachers teaching OnRamps courses and educators in any role, discipline, or modality across secondary and higher education, can explore our range of professional development opportunities and earn CPE hours.
If the student earns and accepts credit in the course, the grade will appear on the student's university transcript. A letter grade of D- or better is considered passing.
For any additional questions or concerns, contact the OnRamps Support team at [email protected].
Algebra I and Geometry, Recommended: Algebra II or Precalculus; Concurrent enrollment in PHY 302K
The Registrar charges $20 for each transcript requested.
While transcripts can be requested electronically during this time period, they cannot be sent electronically to the receiving institution, so it is necessary to complete the 3rd Party Mailing Address section of the form.
Each college or university evaluates transfer credit based on its own policies , which vary by school, college, and institution. In order to determine how OnRamps courses will transfer, if they will apply to a major or degree program, and if the grade will factor into the GPA, students must contact the higher education institution they plan to attend.