Course study is complemented by regular guest lecturers from the academic, cultural and professional communities. This is an academically rigorous program that welcomes highly motivated students for whom traditional indicators of academic success are not always valid. A total of 71 semester hours of course work is required to complete the Scholars Program. The courses are transferrable, meeting the first two years of general education requirements at colleges and universities. The course work emphasizes analytic and critical thinking skills, and language development in an intellectually demanding atmosphere.
All qualified students receive full in-district tuition scholarships.
Counseling and advising services for the Scholars Program students are designed to maximize credit transfer. Scholars Program students have transferred and successfully completed programs at universities listed below. The Art Institue of Chicago Tulane University Auburn University University of California at Los Angeles Boston University University of Chicago Boston College University of Illinois at Chicago Cornell University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois Institute of Technology University of Southern California Indiana University University of Wisconsin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Vanderbilt Northwestern University And others. . . The application process is managed by each of the public high schools in the Triton district. Private high school students residing in the district also may obtain applications from their counselors or contact Triton College directly.