Qualified high school students can get a head start on college credit by attending the Junior Scholars program, where participants take summer courses with current ACU students. Some school districts also allow the hours to concurrently satisfy high school requirements.
Participation is limited to students between their junior and senior year.
The standard course load for each Summer term is 6 credit hours. Course choices are limited to freshman and sophomore level courses for which the student has prerequisites. All courses must be taken for credit. The deadline for application to the Junior Scholars program is February 15, 2001. The following five items should be mailed to Junior Scholars Admission, ACU Box 29000, Abilene, Texas 79699-9000.