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 during the fall, spring, and summer terms.
Program Information

Estimated 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!
Summer 2023 Cost (per 3 Credit Course) $825.00 ($275.00 per credit)
Fall 2023 Cost (per 3 Credit Course) $825.00 ($275.00 per credit)
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no fee at the time of application for Early College Scholars applicants.
No, you do not have to reside in New Jersey to apply to the Early College Scholars Program.
Yes, but since you will not have an academic transcript, the Essay/Personal Statement is required.
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.
View the Academic Calendar.
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!
You can, but please note that you are still required to register and pay for the class. You would need to fill out an audit application, the department chair needs to sign it, and then it goes to the Registrar’s Office for processing. Please review the Audit Policy and note that audited courses do not carry academic credit so we advise against this option for Early College Program participants.
Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, but please keep in mind the application deadlines.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility Requirements for Early College Scholars
High School Graduation Date | Spring 2024 Entry Term | Summer 2024 Entry Term | Fall 2024 Entry Term |
---|---|---|---|
June 2024 | x | ||
June 2025 | x | x | x |
June 2026 | x | x | |
June 2027 |
Suggested Courses
Students may choose from a wide variety of undergraduate courses within the 100 and 200 levels. Below are our suggested courses for Early College Scholars participants.
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
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
ATTR 150 – Emergency Care in Athletic Training
EDFD 180 – Foundations of Education: Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts
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
READ 209 – Children’s Literature for a Multicultural Society
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
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)
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