North Texas Now! Program

Through North Texas NOW!, Frisco ISD juniors and seniors take a half-day of dual credit classes at the UNT campus in Frisco and then spend the remainder of the day at the home campus.

The collaborative, two-year, interdisciplinary, project-based learning experience is designed to help students see the relevance of course content as they apply it to solve real-world problems.

The North Texas NOW! program is a set pathway that focuses on the 42-semester-credit-hour Texas Core Curriculum. Core requirements are common to all public colleges and universities in Texas, and a completed Texas Core Curriculum is fully transferable between public higher education institutions in Texas.

Information Nights

Frisco ISD and University of North Texas staff members host informational webinars about the North Texas Now! dual credit program. Details covered in the webinar include program expectations, tuition discounts, college and high school credits earned and much more! Watch a recording of the November 12th, 2024 Informational Webinar

Experience

• Learn in a collaborative environment with renowned faculty

• Discover the power of interactive, team-based problem solving

• Experience an interdisciplinary approach to both teaching and learning

• Study coursework centered around real-world problems

• Get a head start on your college degree

• Develop skills that employers have identified as most desirable: project management, collaborative thinking, data analysis, communication, creativity, decision-making and leadership.

Courses

Enrollment

There is limited availability and if there is more interest than space available, a lottery process will be implemented.  

Students must be logged in to their FISD Google Account in order to access the form. Before completing the form, they must have their test score reports ready to upload. The student's name and all scores must be visible.

Application available Nov. 12, 2024 - Feb. 14, 2025

College Readiness Scores

Students enrolling in dual credit must meet requirements for either a dual credit waiver or TSI exemption. View the UNT waivers and exemptions.

Dual credit students not meeting the college readiness requirement with a STAAR/EOC, PSAT, SAT or ACT exam score may take the Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2 (TSIA2). UNT administers the TSIA2 at the testing center in Denton or virtually through remote proctoring. Contact the UNT Testing Center for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Math College-Readiness Disclaimer: Students can be conditionally accepted as Rising 11th graders into Year 1 of the North Texas Now!  program.  They will have until Spring of their junior year to earn the college-readiness math score required for Year 2 of the program.  This will allow our students more time to build their math skills prior to taking UNT's Statistics course in the fall of their Senior year. 

If your student is required to take the TSIA2 exam in order to meet UNT's college-readiness requirement, the district can provide your student access to free, asynchronous online learning modules via Edgenuity. To sign up , please have your student fill out the TSIA2 Test Prep Interest Form.

Notification of Admission

Students must complete a Commitment Form within 48 hours of receiving the email to secure their seat in the program. Students who accept admission will then be required to meet additional enrollment deadlines. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in the loss of admissions.