Welcome to the College Prep MOOC offered by the University of Memphis!

Please note that if you are currently in a corporate partnership program (LiFE, Lane Four, MAAP, COMPETE, InStride, etc) and are planning to pursue Prep Academy to earn admission to the university, you should not complete this College Prep MOOC as the content and credit you receive will overlap. Make sure you check in with your coach for your partnership program before beginning this MOOC if you have any questions about whether Prep Academy is the better path for you.

This MOOC was created to help prepare all learners for college level learning whether you are first-time college student or are returning after some time away. While the overall goal for this course is college preparedness, this goal will be achieved through several objectives. By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Identify your preferred learning style
Identify the major components of college-level writing
Understand the importance of time management
Understand degree pathways at the University of Memphis
Understand the important of setting ambitious yet achievable goals, and how lifelong learning impacts those goals.
Synthesize information from the course to write an essay.

You should always start with the Modules page when completing any coursework to ensure you are working in the correct order. An important difference between this MOOC and traditional online courses is that the content you have available is dependent on reading/watching all of the content as well as passing all quizzes with a score of 80% or greater. If you do not see new content, check your grades to make sure you passed all available quizzes with a score of 80% or greater.

Another important difference between this course and traditional university courses is that the entire course can be completed at your own pace. This means that there are no deadlines. While this provides a high degree of flexibility, it does mean that it is up to you to stay engaged at a manageable pace to complete the course.

In addition to no deadlines, this course has no failures. You will have unlimited attempts to pass every quiz. If you do not pass a quiz on the first attempt, you will need to go back to the reading and videos, take new notes, and try the quiz again.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to your course instructor, Kerri French-Nelson (kerri.french-nelson@memphis.edu), with any questions.