Accelerated Baccalaureate Program
Just who is the typical
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is anything but typical!!
At SOU we offer a program that is matched by only a few select universities across the country. We offer the opportunity for students to graduate in three years by reducing the course work required for graduation. Would you like to see someone who is already in the program? Let's meet Chelsea.*
Chelsea graduated 21st in her class of 142 graduating seniors from Southwest High School in Oregon. She had a high school GPA of 3.69 and scored 1250 on her SATs. Chelsea’s high school course work included AP classes, language courses, and she took extra science and an Honors literature class. She made honorable mention all-conference soccer her senior year and played in the band for three years.
At SOU Chelsea continues to be involved. She takes the usual full load of 16 credits a term, just like her friends from high school, and plays intramural soccer with a couple of high school buddies and several new girls she has met in college. She has a part-time job now and works 10 hours per week to help pay for school. She plans to study abroad next year during the fall term and has worked out a schedule of classes with her academic advisor to make sure she will have the courses she needs to graduate in only three years. Oh! – And like most SOU students she plans on completing an internship her senior year to help put academic theory into real world practice.
Chelsea is a girl with a goal. She plans on graduating with a degree in Communication in three years and work for three years before returning to college for her master’s degree. She has a normal class load, a boy friend, a job, intramural sports, and a written contract with SOU that says she can graduate in three years.
*Chelsea is a composite of Accelerated Baccalaureate students.
