Northwood Early College Scholars Program

Northwood High School re-opened in 2003 and at its core is a collaboration with the University of Maryland that was developed with student achievement in mind. This collaboration allows direct student and teacher involvement between the high school and the university, with visiting professors, university student tutors, teacher interns, campus visits, and college classes for academically elegible high school students, among many other new and innovative programs.
One of the main goals of this program is to make college a viable reality for those students who might not otherwise see it as an opportunity. To this end, the University of Maryland, College Park has collaborated with Northwood High School to enroll a number of academically eligible students in university courses taught on the university campus during their senior year at Northwood. This program will allow those students to receive support within Northwood through a class devoted specifically to the needs of students enrolled in both high school and college. This support will help to ensure the students’ continued success throughout the program and beyond, instructing them on the skills needed to be a successful student in college. Senior students accepted into the program continue in their English and Math courses at Northwood, then take one course at the University of Maryland, College Park in either the first or second semester.

The benefits of the program include:

• Early access to college classes
• Dedicated support at both the University and Northwood
• University student and staff mentors

In the Fall of 2007, a new addition was made to the program: the inclusion of Montgomery College into the program. Students applying to Montgomery College for dual-enrollement in their senior year will receive the same support through the College Prep Class as students applying to the University of Maryland, but without buddies and mentors, and are not required to attend the summer orientation program which is specific and unique to the University of Maryland.

Can your student answer "yes" to ALL of these questions?

1. Have you completed all graduation requirements with the exception of English 12 and maybe one other course?
2. Do you have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.75 or higher?
3. Have you successfully completed at least two consecutive years of the same foreign language?
4. Have you successfully completed (received a grade of A or B) an Advanced Placement course, and/or are currently enrolled in an Advanced Placement course and received a grade of A or B for all quarters completed so far?
5. Have you successfully completed AND are currently enrolled in an Honors English, Math, Science, and/or Social Studies course and are receiving and A or B?

If you said yes to each and every question, then you may be eligible to apply for the program.*

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* Meeting all the minimum requirements for application does in no way guarantee acceptance into the program.