Frisco ISD Dual Credit - UNT North Texas NOW! program

Students have from December 18, 2023 - January 30, 2024 to apply to the UNT North Texas Now! program.  Apply Now  

North Texas Now! Program

Since the fall of 2020, Frisco ISD has partnered with the University of North Texas to create a unique dual credit opportunity for students. The UNT North Texas Now! program involves students taking a half-day of dual credit classes at the UNT campus in Frisco and then spending the remainder of the day at the home campus. The program is a collaborative, 2-year, interdisciplinary, project-based learning experience designed to allow students to see the relevance of course content as they apply it to solve real-world problems.  Students can only begin the program in at the start at their Junior year. 

Information Nights

Frisco ISD and University of North Texas staff members will be hosting an informational webinars about the North Texas Now! dual credit program. During the session, students and families will learn about the two-year, interdisciplinary program that serves high school juniors and seniors. Details covered in the webinar include program expectations, tuition discounts, college and high school credits earned, and much more!

Benefits

Students will:

• Earn dual credit from a Tier 1 Public Research University

• Complete the Texas Core Curriculum which is required by Texas public universities while in high school

• Gain transferable credit toward bachelor degrees

• Discounted university tuition

• Program offered at UNT Frisco Campus at Eagle Landing

Experience

Students admitted into the UNT North Texas Now! Program will:

• Learn in a collaborative environment with renowned faculty

• Discover the power of interactive, team-based problem solving

• Experience an interdisciplinary approach to both teaching and learning

• Study coursework centered around real-world problems

• Get a head start on your college degree

• Develop skills that employers have identified as most desirable: project management, collaborative thinking, data analysis, communication, creativity, decision-making and leadership.

Courses

 The course program is a set pathway that focuses on the 42 semester credit hour Texas Core Curriculum. Core requirements are common to all public colleges and universities in Texas. A completed Texas Core Curriculum is fully transferable between public higher education institutions in Texas. 

Students must enter the program at the start of their Junior year.

Enrollment

There is limited availability and if there is more interest than space available, a lottery process will be implemented.  

Students must be logged in to their FISD Google Account in order to access the form They must have their test score reports ready to upload, before completing the form. Student's name and all scores must be visible.

Enrollment Dates and Deadlines

• December 13 - January 30: Submit a program application

• February 5: Notification of Acceptance

• March 22: Last day to apply to UNT

• April 10: Last day to register for UNT

• Late April: Signing Day

• June 15: Pay Tuition & Fees

• August 19: North Texas Now! Begins

College Readiness Scores

Math College-Readiness Disclaimer: Students can be conditionally accepted as Rising 11th graders into Year 1 of the North Texas Now!  program.  They will have until Spring of their junior year to earn the college-readiness math score required for Year 2 of the program.  This will allow our students more time to build their math skills prior to taking UNT's Statistics course in the fall of their Senior year. 

If your student is required to take the TSIA2 exam in order to meet UNT's college-readiness requirement, the district can provide your student access to free, asynchronous online learning modules via Edgenuity. To sign up for this additional training, please have your student fill out the request form. Our Online Programs team will reach out to students via email once they have registered. Note, students must be logged in to their FISD Google account in order to access the form: TSIA2 Test Prep Interest Form.

Notification of Admission

Students must complete a Commitment Form within 48 hours of receiving the email to secure their seat in the program. Students who accepted admission will then be required to meet additional deadlines for enrollment. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in the loss of admissions.

If you do not receive admission initially, please continue to monitor your email because as students decline the opportunity, additional emails will go out offering admission to other students.

Important Dates

• August 9: Start of FISD Fall Semester

• August 15: Mandatory UNT Orientation & Advising Session - attend during regular cohort time at UNT Frisco Campus

• August 21: Start of UNT Fall Semester

• September 1: UNT Drop Deadline - No "W" on college transcript

• September 4: Labor Day Holiday - No Classes

• October 4: PSAT Day in AM for Juniors - Seniors will still have classes

• October 9: FISD-Only Holiday; UNT will still have class

• November 10: UNT Withdraw Deadline - "W" on college transcript

• November 20-26: UNT Thanksgiving Break

• December 8: US History EOC for UNT Juniors

• December 9-15: UNT Finals' Week

• January 17: Classes Begin

• Jan 30: Last Day to Drop without a W

• March 13-18: Spring Break

• April 7: Last Day to Drop with a W

• May 6-12: Finals Week