Pre-College Course Offerings
Qualified high school juniors and seniors are invited to participate in our specialized Pre-College Block which is specifically designed for ambitious high school students to test out the Block Plan. Each course in the Pre-College Block earns .75 CC units (3 semester hours) of college credit in 2.5 weeks, and cost $3,450 for tuition. Students are also able to participate in over 20 courses offered in Block A and Block B alongside Colorado College undergraduates.
Pre-College Block
July 9 — 25
EN 102: Cross Genre Writing Workshop.JPG)
Associate Professor Steven Hayward
This high-energy workshop allows creative writers to try their hands at a range of styles. From prose to spoken word to plays, we will explore across genres, building a tool box of literary adventure.
EV 100: From Grasslands to Glaciers
Associate Professor Mike Taber
This course is an invitation to experience and explore the rich natural history of the Pikes Peak region. We will focus on the defining climate zones in the Pikes Peak region: from grasslands to woodlands to montane to subalpine to alpine.
FG 106: Do #AllLivesMatter?: Historical and Contemporary Protest in the U.S.
Assistant Professor Heidi R. Lewis
Focusing primarily on Feminist and Critical Media Studies, this course allows students to examine mediated constructions of and debates about protests as early as Nat Turner’s revolt in 1831 and as recently as the anti-fascism protests at the University of California-Berkeley in August 2017.
PS 203: Global Health and International Development
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this course introduces students to improvements, growing inequalities, and social justice in global health from historical, biological, economic, and political perspectives.
PS 102: Freedom and Empire: The Drama of Ancient Politics
Assistant Professor John Grace
This course examines the gripping drama of ancient Roman politics, from the struggle for freedom to the temptations of empire, as it is notoriously described by Machiavelli in “The Prince,” and vividly portrayed in Shakespeare’s Roman plays.
Block A
May 30 — June 22
Block B
June 26 — July 20
| Course Title and Number | Instructor | Units | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS 110 : Topics: Book Arts and Letterpress |
Holtsnider, Lucy | 1 CC Unit
(4 Semester Hours) |
T: $4,600 |
| AS 211: Topics: Fiber Arts |
Steiner, Jeanne | 1 CC Unit (4 Semester Hours) | T: $4,600 |
| EN 211: Reading Fiction |
Butte, George | 1 CC Unit
(4 Semester Hours) |
T: $4,600 |
| Tallent, Alistaire | 1 CC Unit
(4 Semester Hours) |
T: $4,600 |
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GR 220/FM 200/CO 200/FG 206/GR 320: Intermediate Topics in German Studies: The Antihero |
Lisiecki, Chet | 1 CC Unit
(4 Semester Hours) |
T: $4,600 |
| Nguyen, Nguyen | 1 CC Unit
(4 Semester Hours) |
T: $4,600 |
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PA 250/EV 261: Topics in Asian Studies: Buddhism, Society, and Ecology |
Bandarage, Asoka | 1 CC Unit
(4 Semester Hours) |
T: $4,600 |
| PS 270: Liberty and Equality | Grace, Eve | 1 CC Unit (4 Semester Hours) | T: $4,600 |
Blocks A & B
May 30 — July 20
| Date | Course Title and Number | Instructor | Units | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30 - 7/20 |
CL 111: Latin for Beginners | Thakur, Sanjaya | 2 CC Units
(8 Semester Hours) |
T: $9,200 |
| 5/30 - 7/20 | PH 210: Ancient to Early Modern Western Philosophy | Furtak, Rick | 2 CC Units
(8 Semester Hours) |
T: $9,200 |
