Advanced STEM Courses Workgroup continues to expand offerings

The Advanced STEM Courses workgroup, in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools and The University of Baltimore’s Office of Early College Initiatives, is offering college-level courses to nearly 150 students for the Fall 2021 semester. STEM courses include Introduction to Statistics, College Algebra, and Computer Programming; partner schools include Benjamin Franklin HS, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, Green Street Academy, Western HS, Baltimore Design School, Digital Harbor HS, and PORT Virtual Learning Program. Students have the opportunity to earn college credit and high school credit before they graduate from high school.

Math Dual Enrollment Offerings Continue to Expand

The University of Baltimore’s Early College Initiatives (ECI), in partnership with BmoreSTEM’s Math Workgroup, has expanded its Dual Enrollment offerings in math to City Schools for the Fall 2020 semester. ECI is offering Introduction to Statistics, worth 3 college credits and 4^th year high school math credit, to cohorts at Benjamin Franklin HS, Green St. Academy, Western HS, Baltimore Design School, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, and Digital Harbor HS. All courses are fully online. In total, over 150 students are enrolled in UB Dual Enrollment courses in either Math or Writing this semester.