Planet eCampus

Students can now take more than a dozen online non-credit college courses at no charge. While most students who take FreeCampus courses already attend USG colleges and universities, the courses are open to anyone. These self-paced courses are also asynchronous with traditional graded assessments. After successfully completing a course online, a student can receive a certificate for earning a grade of 75 percent or higher. There is no penalty for not completing a course. With a focus on courses that are sometimes a barrier to college completion, the USG FreeCampus program allows students to better prepare themselves for credit-bearing courses. For example, a dual-enrolled high school student can take an English composition course to hone his or her writing skills before taking the for-credit version at a College or University. An adult learner who is returning to college after years away can brush up on math, increasing both confidence and future academic performance. USG eCampus also ...

Happy New Year! New Year's Resolutions are made every year, and you likely have one have one of your own. Whether it be to improve your fitness, finances or mental health, all resolutions can be condensed down to one main objective: Change for the better. If your change this year is academic, then you may be considering changing your major! Don't stress, fret, or worry. We are here to help. It may come as no surprise that one in five entering college freshmen intends to major in biological sciences or some sort of pre-med track. By the time they reach graduation, only one in twenty actually finished with the prerequisites needed for medical school. One of the ironies of college is that it encourages students to explore their interests and passions in a journey of self-exploration over several years, yet it also requires that they declare a major in the first year. This is long before they have had the opportunity to experience or explore any particular subject area in depth. As...