Razorback AgCademy

The Razorback AgCademy gives high school students the opportunity to access online modules that align with specific on-campus courses within the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences. The program helps students keep their tuition costs down, engages them in online learning experiences that model the U of A’s commitment to high quality teaching and learning, and exposes them to the wide array of career opportunities within various agricultural industries.

^$39 ^{per module}

Online On-Demand

Access / Completion Time:
6 Months Per Course

Technology Requirements

Course Access Information

Accessing Your Course

The process to finalize your enrollment into a class is not automated. Within 24 business hours you will receive an email with further information about how to access and begin your class. Please note that access to begin your class will be delayed if you register for a class on a weekend, a holiday, at the start of a U of A academic semester, when the U of A is closed for inclement weather, or when the U of A is closed for approx. 2 weeks over winter break.

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High School Teachers and Counselors: To enroll multiple students, please contact Ashley Smith at 479-464-5024 or ras001@uark.edu.

Requirements

Students must meet the below requirements to be eligible:

• Be a current high school sophomore, junior, or senior.
• Register for each AgCademy module through the Global Campus and pay $39 per module. Students will have 6 months from the date of registration to complete the course.
• Pending high school graduation, apply and be accepted to the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville. Upon acceptance, contact Hanna Estes in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology to schedule course credit examination(s). A $25 exam fee will be charged to the student’s financial account for each exam taken.

Benefits

• Once a Razorback AgCademy student has applied and been admitted to the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, the student will have the opportunity to take a course credit exam for each of the modules they accessed. Students receiving at least an 80% will receive 3 credit hours for the aligning course.
• Financial Benefits – students will see a substantial cost savings for up to 9 credit hours. For a total fee of $64 per class ($39 for module access + $25 exam administration), and upon passage of the exam, students will receive 3 hours of university credit. The total possible tuition and fee savings for all 3 courses is $1,638 (2015-2016 rates; tuition and fee rates are subject to change).
• Academic Benefits – students can receive up to 9 credit hours for agricultural courses, which can count as required courses for many students majoring in agricultural areas, broadening electives for many students majoring in agricultural areas, and general electives for students majoring in areas outside of agriculture. Acquired credit hours can reduce students’ course load each semester, thereby increasing their likelihood of academic success and reducing their time to graduation.

Modules Offered

Instructor

Hanna Estes

Instructor
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, University of Arkansas

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