Early College at LAU

1. For Southern Utah University, courses can be taken online or in person at the Cedar City SUU campus.
2. For Utah Tech University, courses can be taken online or in person at the Saint George UTU campus.
3. For University of Utah, courses can be taken online or in person at the Salt Lake City U of U campus.
4. For BYU-Idaho, courses can only be taken online.

We encourage 10th-grade or first-time Early College students to take no more than two Early College classes per semester to start. Students who have successfully completed some Early College courses can take up to a maximum of three per semester. Please work with an LAU school counselor to determine the best course load for your student.

Covered costs vary between each college we partner with. Please see our individual college pages for more details:

1. Southern Utah University
2. Utah Tech University
3. University of Utah
4. BYU-Idaho

Specific registration details vary between each college we partner with, but here are some general guidelines:

1. Your student must have applied and been accepted at LAU before you can register them for Early College courses.
2. In SIS, you will need to register your student for a course called Early College Release (under the Registration tab) for each Early College course your student is taking (up to a total of three courses).
3. Your student is responsible for applying to their selected college and following all Early College course enrollment guidelines, including any specific requirements for that college.

For more detailed registration info for your student’s selected college, please see our individual Early College pages for SUU, UTU, U of U, and BYU-I.

LAU adheres to state guidelines for converting college credits to high school credits. Please be sure to discuss your student’s academic plan with their LAU school counselor before registering for Early College courses to ensure their credits will transfer as expected.

Here are the general guidelines we use when converting college credits to high school credits:

1. Early College classes worth 3 to 5 college credits = 1.0 high school credit
2. Early College classes worth 0.5 to 2 college credits = 0.5 high school credits

Your student’s final grades for all Early College courses are recorded on both their high school and college transcripts. If your student does not successfully complete a college course (or withdraws), their final grade of D, F, or W will also be recorded on both transcripts.

Note: To receive high school credit, your student must submit a college transcript to LAU after each semester of Early College classes.