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| KET College Courses fall semester underway |
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A s c ollege students across the Commonwealth head back to school this fall, some are choosing to earn course credits through KET College Courses. R egistration is still in progress for those courses at many participating Kentucky colleges and universities for 2007's fall session. The courses beg a n airing Monday, Aug . 2 7 and are available through video-streaming and DVD rental in addition to regular broadcast delivery.
KET's college credit courses allow students to study at home, even though distance and time might separate them from higher education institutions. Course assignments can be completed at each student's pace since the televised programs are available for recording, renting or online viewing. Campus instructors facilitate these fully accredited college courses, which may require a few on-campus sessions, and students can communicate with their instructors through e-mail, phone or fax. Upon successful completion of each course, students earn three hours of college credit. The following colleges and universities are offering credit for some or all KET College Courses this fall: Ashland Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Eastern Kentucky University, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community College, Kentucky State University, Madisonville Community College, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and Western Kentucky University. The lineup for the 2007 fall semester includes the following undergraduate-level courses: Discovering Psychology -- Updated Edition Exploring Society -- Introduction to Society Exploring the World of Music -- Music Appreciation and World Music Faces of Culture -- Studies in Cultural Anthropology Framework for Democracy -- Introduction to American G overnment Human Geography -- People, Places and Change It's Strictly Business -- Introduction to Business Journey to Health -- Mind, Body and Spirit Living Literature I -- The Classics and You Portrait of a Family -- Marriage and Family The Power of Place -- Geography for the 21st Century Something Ventured -- Business Management Taking the Lead -- The Management Revolution The Unfinished Nation I -- Early Colonization to Reconstruction ( to 18 77 ) The Western Tradition I -- Western Civilization and History To receive a College Course schedule guide, which includes course and registration information, call KET at (800) 432-0970. Information can also be obtained online at www.ket.org/collegecourses.
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