Arizona State University ASU Universal Learner Courses

Your student will have an account with ASU. Their account will have a student dashboard where all courses and course access are provided.

Universal Learner Courses are online college classes from Arizona State University designed to make college learning more accessible. They are “open enrollment,” allowing any homeschool student to enroll without placement tests, age or grade level requirements, or a high school transcript.

A major benefit of using ASU Universal Learner Courses is that each student decides at the end of the class whether to report their grade on the ASU transcript. Students have the power to decide if they want this course as part of their permanent record – something that no other university in the country offers as an option.

HS4CC families can join HS4CC Academy to take advantage of discount pricing, or choose to enroll with ASU directly. Note that HS4CC Academy is only open to students in grades 9-12, so if your student has already graduated from high school, they should use ASU directly.

HS4CC Academy

1. ASURITE is your ASU user ID. If you are a new user of ASU courses, you’ll get an ASURITE when you enroll for the first time.
2. If you’re enrolling directly with ASU, ASU will generate your ID number.
3. If you’re enrolling directly through HS4CC Academy, we will get the ID for you. If you have an ASURITE from previous enrollment and are switching to HS4CC Academy, you’ll provide your number when you enroll and we will handle the rest. we will handle the switch for you.
4. Once you have an ASURITE, you’ll need to verify your account with a photo ID. Homeschool students can use any government-issued ID, a homeschool ID, a military or DoD or dependent ID, a passport/passport ID, etc.
5. Once your ASURITE is verified, you can sign up for classes!

This isn’t a “one size fits all” answer, but there are a few things to keep in mind as you consider your options.

1. Choose a class that interests your student. Enjoyment and success with a first class are the greatest predictors of success.  Whether or not a course will transfer perfectly or can be used later in a degree is a factor for selecting future courses, something that is more likely if you start with a motivated student.
2. Choose easier classes to build confidence. College classes are going to require work, make no mistake, but some ASU classes are considered “easier” by our HS4CC parents, and an early win goes a long way for motivation later.
3. HS4CC-Academy recommendations:
   • OLG 191 First Year Seminar, 1 credit
   • FIN 123: Money Matters, 1 credit
   • HEP 100 Introduction to Health and Wellness, 3 credits
   • BIO130 Introduction to Environmental Science, 4 credits
   • BIO100 Biology: The Living World, 4 credits
4. NOTE: If you are enrolling on your own, you will not have access to OLG 191 or FIN 123.

Session-based courses have start and end dates, weekly assignments with due dates, and an instructor-set pace. Session-based courses can be offered as 8-week or 16-week programs, depending on the semester. The course is the same, but an 8-week course moves twice as fast.

On-demand courses allow you to begin on any day, and you’ll get a full year to finish. The entire course is available to work through at your own pace, with no deadlines or due dates. Statistically, HS4CC students prefer on-demand courses, but also statistically, a lack of structure can be a problem. If you choose an on-demand course, create a schedule for your student and stick to it. We recommend not allowing more than 4 months for any on-demand class, but you do have 12 months if needed.

For highly motivated students, ASU does limit how fast you can complete an on-demand course. 1-credit courses must take at least 2 weeks, while 3 or 4 credit courses must take at least 6 weeks. If your student finishes faster, they’ll just have to wait out the time until they can close the course and receive a final grade.

HS4CC Academy: cookderosa@hs4cc.org

ASU Academic Support Services Online Study Hub | Academic Support Network

ASU Tutoring https://tutoring.asu.edu/

ASU Math support weekly  https://linktr.ee/mathsupport 

ASU Career and Degree Exploration Tool  https://yourfuture.asu.edu/me3

For questions about accessibility and accommodations, please visit ASU’s Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAIL) 

While the decision to accept or decline outside college credit rests with each college, we have had MANY members of our groups use ASU Universal Learner Courses to earn college credit in a subject, either to bypass placement exams or to transfer in college credit and avoid the course entirely. successfully. We suggest contacting the receiving institution to see if this is an acceptable option.

Our Facebook group is comprised of over 10,000 Homeschooling for College Credit parents helping and supporting each other. Our team of leaders volunteers to ensure the community is a helpful, friendly, and valuable part of your HS4CC experience. https://www.facebook.com/groups/asuhomeschool

The ASU Syllabus Library has many recent and past course syllabi on file. These should be considered for “reference only” since your student will be required to follow the syllabus given to them by their professor on the first day of class.

Not “earn” in terms of finishing, but they can absolutely complete 50% or more of the necessary college credit that will count toward a specific ASU bachelor’s degree during high school.

Since Universal Learner Courses are not considered “transfer credit,” there is no limit to the number of Universal Learner Courses your student can use towards a degree – BUT- you will need to do the matching yourself.

Each ASU course provides a “gold designation” which tells you how ASU will apply that course when you enroll after high school. Example: A course’s gold designation is “COMP” will count as the composition requirement. A course’s gold designation is N/A it will not count as a general education course. If you are considering ASU as your final destination, bookmark the gold designation information; you’ll need it for planning. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr

Once your student has accumulated all of the credits they can using ULCs, your student can apply for undergraduate admissions. You’ll need to formally graduate your student before they can enroll, but once your student transitions to a “degree-seeking” student, all of their ULCs will appear on their transcript/dashboard. From there, they will take classes online or on campus directly with ASU.

All courses appear on a regular official ASU transcript, exactly as if you were a regular ASU student. Your Universal Learner courses will come from: Arizona State University, 1151 S. Forest Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287

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*IMPORTANT* Since ASU has GPA protection, high school credit is recorded differently based on a few things.

1. High School Credit**: Award high school credit if your student takes a class.
   1. Example: Your student takes ASU’s BIO100 but does not finish or pass. You will not have a dual enrollment or college credit option. You have the option or award high school credit or omit the course entirely. Record high school credit like this: Biology 0.5 credits. You will have to award the homeschool grade yourself.
   2. Note that high school credit is 0.5 per semester
2. Dual enrollment credit*: award dual enrollment high school credit only if you elect to have the course added to their ASU transcript. If you do not add “transcript” the course at the end, your student can not claim dual enrollment credit. ASU will award the letter grade.
   1. Example: Your student takes ASU’s BIO100 and earns a B. You will be eligible for college credit. Once you “transcript” the class at the end, you can record the course on the high school transcript like this: BIO100 Biology, B, 1.0 credits
   2. Note that a dual enrollment credit is 1.0 credits per semester
3. College credit: If your student completes their course and earns a C or better, you will “transcript” the course with ASU, and they will award college credit.
   1. Example: Your student takes ASU’s BIO100 and earns a B. You will be eligible for college credit. Once you “transcript” the class at the end, your student will have an official college transcript at ASU like this: BIO100, B, 4 credits
   2. Note that ASU awards college credit and a letter grade.

*Dual enrollment can be identified as credit coming from ASU. Include a symbol and key in the footer of your transcript like this: Arizona State University 1151 S Forest Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281

**Do not list ASU on the high school transcript since your student will not have earned credit with them. You can not list ASU as the course provider.

The start and end dates are shown for the course and recorded during the semester in which the course was completed.

If you have a brand-new ASURITE ID, activation can take 2-4 business days.