Early college entrance programs are educational opportunities for groups of gifted students that allow them to be accelerated into college one or more years before the traditional age of college entrance. These programs may also provide their students with a social support network and help in dealing with the adjustment.
By placing students into full-time college studies, these programs differ from dual enrollment, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs, which are alternative methods of earned college credits (or their equivalent) while in high school. Because these early entrance programs routinely admit large groups of students and provide social support, they are also distinct from the more traditional educational acceleration offered by many colleges [1], where they may admit one or two underage students a year. Early entrance programs take a number of forms. Some are high schools designed to offer a college curriculum. Most are special programs within larger colleges (i:e Advanced Academy of Georgia). Bard College at Simon's Rock is unique in that it is the only four-year college designed exclusively for younger students.
List of early entrance programs
| Program Name |
Associated University |
Location |
| Accelerated Scholars Program |
Wentworth Military Academy |
Lexington, Missouri |
| The University Transition Program |
University of British Columbia |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky |
Western Kentucky University |
Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Transition School and Early Entrance Program |
University of Washington |
Seattle, Washington |
| Early Entrance Program |
California State University, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, California |
| Boston University Academy |
Boston University |
Boston, Massachusetts |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock |
Bard College (Independently accredited) |
Great Barrington, Massachusetts |
| Bard High School Early College |
Bard College |
New York, New York |
| The Early College at Guilford |
Guilford College |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Program for the Exceptionally Gifted |
Mary Baldwin College (women only) |
Staunton, Virginia |
| Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Maryville, Missouri |
| Challenge Early College High School |
Houston Community College System |
Houston, Texas |
| Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science |
University of North Texas |
Denton, Texas |
| Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities |
Lamar University |
Beaumont, Texas |
| Advanced Academy of Georgia |
University of West Georgia |
Carrollton, Georgia |
| Academy for Young Scholars |
University of Washington |
Seattle, Washington |
| Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science |
Middle Georgia College |
Cochran, Georgia |
| Early Honors Program |
Alaska Pacific University |
Anchorage, Alaska |
| Resident Honors Program |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
| National Academy of Arts, Sciences and Engineering |
University of Iowa |
Iowa City, Iowa |
| The Clarkson School's Bridging Year |
Clarkson University |
Potsdam, New York |
| Running Start |
Any community college in Washington State |
Washington State |
| The Ohio State Academy |
The Ohio State University |
Columbus, Ohio |
| Early Entrance |
Wellesley College (Women Only) |
Wellesley, MA |
| Early Entrant Program |
Shimer College |
Chicago, Illinois |
| IUPUI SPAN Division - Early College Entrance Programs |
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Accelerated College Entrance Program |
California State University, Sacramento |
Sacramento, California |
| Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Worcester, MA |
External links
Wentworth Accelerated Scholars Program
Shimer College Admissions
IUPUI SPAN Division - Early College Entrance Programs
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