Through our Early College Scholars Program, academically ambitious high school students have an exciting opportunity to complement high school study with Montclair State University coursework. Earn transferable college credits, learn alongside University students, and engage in courses taught by University professors on campus or online. Participants of our Early College Scholars Program can choose from a variety of undergraduate courses and enroll in two during each term (fall, spring, and summer).
Meet Our Graduate Coordinator!
Name: Jenisa Esteras-Santana
Major: Higher Education (M.A.)
Jenisa is a first-generation graduate student. She received her B.A. in Family Science and Human Development and a minor in Child Advocacy and Policy from Montclair State University. Jenisa is committed to assisting Early College students with the admissions and enrollment process, as well as providing academic advising. Beyond her professional role, Jenisa enjoys reading, writing, spending time with family and friends, event planning, and developing visual designs for the Early College team!
Tuition and Fees
Get a head start on college courses with a discounted tuition rate for both in-state and out-of-state Early College students!
- Spring 2025 Cost: $825.00 per 3 Credit Course ($275.00 per credit)
- Summer 2025 Cost: $825.00 per 3 Credit Course ($275.00 per credit)
- Fall 2025 Cost: $825.00 per 3 Credit Course ($275.00 per credit)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an application fee?
There is no fee at the time of application for Early College Scholars applicants.
Do I have to reside in New Jersey?
No, you do not have to reside in New Jersey to apply to the Early College Scholars Program.
Will my credits transfer?
All credits taken with the Early College Scholars Program at Montclair State University will transfer to a Montclair State University degree. For other institutions, we recommend you contact that college/university directly and that you review their transfer policy when choosing which Early College course(s) to take.
When does the semester start/finish?
View the Academic Calendar for semester start and end dates.
Can I apply for financial aid/scholarships?
High school students are not eligible for financial aid and we do not offer scholarships at this time for Early College Scholars participants, but we do offer discounted tuition for Early College Program students!
When will I be notified if I am accepted?
Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, but please keep the application deadlines in mind.
Suggested Courses
College of the Arts
- ARAN 190 – Introduction to the Visual Arts
- ARFD 101 – Surface
- ARFD 103 – Color and Light
- ARFD 104 – Space
- ARPH 201 – Digital Photo and Imaging I
- ARPM 262 – Screen Printing
- ARTX 221 – Consumer Problems in Textiles
- CMST 101 – Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement
- CMST 102 – Voice and Speech Improvement
- CMST 110 – Introduction to Communication and Media
- CMST 227 – Television and Culture
- CRTH 151 – Creative Thinking
- DNCE 100 – Introduction to Ballet (Non-Major)
- DNCE 105 – Dance Appreciation
- DNCE 110 – Introduction to Modern Dance (Non-Major)
- DNCE 145 – Worlds of Dance
- FMTV 101 – History and Development of Film and Television
- FMTV 204 – Film Forum
- FMTV 210 – Story Analysis and Introduction to Screenwriting
- MUGN 100 – Introduction to Music
- MUGN 109 – Introduction to Jazz
- MUGN 120 – Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena
- MUGN 136 – The History of Broadway
- MUGN 152 – Music in Film
- MUGN 160 – Introduction to Music in World Cultures
- MUPR 100 – Class Piano for the Non-Music Major
- MUPR 103 – Voice Class for the Non-Music Major
- STCM 130 – Fundamentals of Public Relations and Advertising
- THTR 100 – Introduction to the Theatrical Medium
- THTR 105 – Acting I
- THTR 155 – Stage Management
- THTR 175 – Theatre in Performance (fees for off-campus trips)
- VIST 102 – Visual Culture
- VIST 105 – Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture
- VIST 106 – Modern Visions 1400-1945
School of Business
- ECON 101 – Applied Macroeconomics
- ECON 102 – Applied Microeconomics
- ECON 215 – The Economics of Social Problems
- FINC 209 – Personal Finance
- HSET 198 – HSET Industry Perspective
- HSET 208 – Leisure and Recreation in Society
- INFO 173 – Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions
College for Community Health
- ATTR 150 – Emergency Care in Athletic Training
- EXSC 151 – Yoga, Relaxation and Stress Reduction
- FSHD 120 – Mindfulness: Theory, Research and Practice across the Life Course
- FSHD 140 – Family in Society
- FSHD 141 – Interpersonal Relations
- FSHD 200 – Introduction to the Content Areas in Family Science and Human Development
- FSHD 214 – Child Development I
- HLTH 101 – Personal Health Issues
- HLTH 102 – Introduction to Public Health
- HPEM 150 – Principles and Practice of Emergency Care
- NUFD 130 – Introduction to Nutrition and Food Science Profession
- NUFD 150 – Food Composition and Scientific Preparation
- NUFD 153 – Dynamics of Food and Society
- NUFD 182 – Nutrition: A Socioecological Perspective
- PEGN 200 – Beginning Swimming
- PEGN 230 – Personalized Fitness
- PEGN 251 – Fitness for Life
- PEGN 257 – Weight Training and Conditioning
- PEGN 258 – Beginning Tennis
- PEGN 262 – Volleyball
- PEGN 264 – Soccer
- PEGN 265 – Figure Skating
- PEGN 266 – Skiing
- PEGN 271 – Social Dance
- PEGN 275 – Beginning Karate
- PEGN 278 – Yoga
- PEMJ 131 – Fitness Activities
College for Education and Engaged Learning
- EDFD 180 – Foundations of Education: Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts
- READ 209 – Children’s Literature for a Multicultural Society
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- AFAM 100 – Introduction to Black Studies
- ANTH 100 – Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 101 – Physical Anthropology
- ANTH 102 – Linguistic Anthropology
- ANTH 103 – Introduction to Archaeology
- ANTH 105 – Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture
- ANTH 110 – Anthropology of Multicultural America
- ANTH 115 – Cultures of the Middle East
- ANTH 120 – Native North Americans
- ANTH 125 – Anthropology of Globalization
- ANTH 130 – Cultures of South Asia
- ANTH 135 – Anthropology of Conflict and Violence
- ANTH 140 – Non-Western Contributions to the Western World
- ANTH 150 – Cultures of Latin America
- ANTH 160 – The Anthropology of Race
- ANTH 165 – Human Culture in Biodiversity Conservation
- ANTH 180 – Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective
- ARAB 101 – Beginning Arabic I
- ARAB 112 – Beginning Arabic II
- ARAB 185 – The Arab World and Religion
- ARIN 180 – Arab Americans: Before and After 9/11
- ARIN 193 – Introduction to Arab Culture
- CHAD 100 – Introduction to Child Advocacy
- CHEN 210 – Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Society
- CHIN 101 – Beginning Chinese I
- CSND 100 – Fields of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- ENFL 208 – Introduction to the Film
- ENGL 116 – World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme
- ENGL 117 – World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge
- FREN 101 – Beginning French I
- FREN 112 – Beginning French II
- FREN 121 – Intermediate French
- FREN 132 – Intermediate French II
- FREN 202 – Seventeenth Century French Theater
- FREN 211 – Eighteenth Century French Theater
- FREN 283 – Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa
- FRIN 288 – Music and Art in French Civilization
- GERM 101 – Beginning German I
- GERM 102 – Beginning German II
- GERM 115 – Intensive Beginning German
- GERM 142 – Practice in Written German
- GLQS 100 – Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies
- GREK 101 – Beginning Greek I
- GREK 201 – Intermediate Greek I
- GREK 202 – Intermediate Greek II
- GRIN 250 – Special Topics in German Literature and Culture
- GSWS 102 – Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
- HEBR 101 – Beginning Hebrew I
- HIST 103 – Foundations of Western Civilization
- HIST 105 – Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914
- HIST 106 – Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present
- HIST 108 – Introduction to African Civilization
- HIST 110 – Introduction to American Studies
- HIST 112 – Introduction to the Modern Middle East
- HIST 114 – Early Latin America
- HIST 116 – Modern Latin America
- HIST 117 – History of the United States to 1876
- HIST 118 – History of the United States Since 1876
- HIST 138 – Introduction to Modern South Asia
- HIST 141 – Introduction to World History Since 1500
- HIST 205 – Race and Ethnicity in United States History
- HIST 212 – Social History of the United States
- HUMN 115 – Troy and the Trojan War
- HUMN 151 – Seminar: Inquiry in the Humanities
- HUMN 181 – Introduction to Classical Archaeology
- HUMN 182 – English Vocabulary Classical Roots
- HUMN 209 – Intro to Greek and Roman Religion
- HUMN 211 – Classicism and American Culture
- HUMN 217 – Reading Asian Cultures
- HUMN 220 – Celtic Mythology
- HUMN 221 – Viking Mythology
- HUMN 230 – Ancient Greece and Rome in Cinema
- HUMN 281 – Greek Civilization
- HUMN 282 – Roman Civilization
- HUMN 283 – Women, Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
- HUMN 285 – Mythology
- HUMN 288 – Mythic Traditions
- INTL 100 – Introduction to Global Issues
- ITAL 101 – Italian I
- ITAL 102 – Italian II
- ITAL 140 – Comprehensive Italian III and IV
- ITAL 176 – The Italian American Experience: On the Margins or in the Mainstream?
- JAPN 101 – Beginning Japanese I
- JUST 101 – Criminology
- JUST 102 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
- JUST 103 – Introduction to International Justice
- JUST 199 – New Student Seminar
- JUST 223 – Ethnography in Justice Studies
- JUST 230 – Family Violence
- JUST 250 – Current Issues in Policing
- KORE 101 – Beginning Korean I
- LALS 201 – Perspectives on Latin America
- LALS 205 – Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction
- LATN 101 – Beginning Latin I
- LATN 150 – Intensive Beginning Latin
- LATN 205 – Intermediate Latin I
- LATN 206 – Intermediate Latin II
- LAWS 200 – Introduction to Law
- MEDH 101 – Introduction to the Medical Humanities
- POLS 100 – Introduction to Politics
- POLS 101 – American Government and Politics
- POLS 104 – International Security and Diplomacy
- POLS 201 – Comparative Politics
- POLS 202 – International Relations
- POLS 203 – International Organizations
- POLS 205 – Introduction to Public Administration
- POLS 214 – Women in Politics
- POLS 215 – Ethnic Politics in America
- PORT 101 – Elementary Portuguese I
- PORT 102 – Elementary Portuguese II
- PSYC 101 – Introduction to Psychology
- RELG 100 – Religions of the World
- RELG 101 – Understanding Religion
- RELG 102 – Religious Ethics
- RUIN 190 – Post-Soviet Culture, Literature, and Politics
- RUIN 193 – Russian Culture and Civilization
- RUIN 194 – The Great Russian Novel
- RUIN 260 – Special Topics in Russian Culture and Civilization
- RUIN 297 – Women in Russian Literature
- RUSS 101 – Beginning Russian I
- RUSS 132 – Spoken and Written Language Practice
- SOCI 100 – Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI 102 – Racial and Ethnic Relations
- SOCI 104 – Sociology of the Family
- SOCI 106 – Individual and Society
- SOCI 107 – Youth and Society
- SOCI 113 – Social Problems
- SOWK 110 – Introduction to Social Work
- SPAN 101 – Spanish I
- SPAN 102 – Spanish II
- SPAN 103 – Spanish III
- SPAN 104 – Spanish IV
- SPAN 105 – Spanish for Health Practitioners I
- SPAN 106 – Spanish for Health Practitioners II
- SPAN 107 – Spanish for Health Practitioners III
- SPAN 110 – Practical Spanish for Law Enforcement Personnel
- SPAN 135 – Basic Spanish for Heritage Learners
- SPAN 145 – Spanish Language Review Through Literature, Culture and Film
- SPAN 221 – Spanish for Business
- SPAN 236 – Intermediate Spanish Conversation
- SPAN 241 – Fundamentals of Spanish Grammar
- SPAN 242 – Spanish Composition and Stylistics
- URHS 101 – Introduction to Urban Humanities
- WRIT 105 – College Writing I (recommended for students entering or in their senior year)
College of Science and Mathematics
- AMAT 120 – Applied Calculus A
- AMAT 220 – Applied Calculus B
- AMAT 240 – Introduction to Linear Algebra
- BIOL 100 – Biological Sciences
- BIOL 110 – The Biology of Human Life
- BIOL 112 – Principles of Biology I
- BIOL 113 – Principles of Biology II
- CHEM 100 – Introductory Chemistry
- CHEM 113 – Fundamentals of Chemistry
- CHEM 120 – General Chemistry I
- CHEM 121 – General Chemistry II
- CSIT 100 – Introduction to Computer Concepts
- CSIT 104 – Python Programming I
- CSIT 105 – Honors Seminar in Computing
- EAES 100 – Principles of Geography
- EAES 101 – Planet Earth
- EAES 104 – Natural Disasters
- EAES 105 – Physical Geology
- EAES 107 – Earth and the Environment
- EAES 150 – General Oceanography
- EAES 160 – The Human Environment
- EAES 161 – Human Geography
- EAES 170 – World Geography
- MATH 100 – Math for Business and Social Sciences
- MATH 106 – Creative Thinking through Mathematics
- MATH 111 – Precalculus
- MATH 122 – Calculus 1
- PHYS 180 – Astronomy for Everyone
- PHYS 191 – University Physics 1
- PHYS 192 – University Physics 2
- PHYS 193 – College Physics 1
- PHYS 194 – College Physics 2
- STAT 103 – The Development of Statistics
- STAT 109 – Statistics
- STAT 230 – Data Science and Statistics