BELFAST — Beginning Sept. 4, the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer fall courses suitable for qualified high school students as part of UMaine's early college programming.

Students and parents are encouraged to contact academic advisor Amy Smith at (207) 338-8004, amy.m.smith@maine.edu to learn more about the application process.

Courses at the Hutchinson Center are small, personal, taught by UMaine faculty and meet general education requirements of the University of Maine System, as well as the majority of colleges nationwide. Early college courses offerings for fall 2018:

- CMJ 103 Public Speaking, TH 5–7:50 p.m.
- ENG 101 College Composition, W 5–7:50 p.m.
- ENG 205 Creative Writing, TH 3:15–5:45 p.m.
- HTY 103 Creating America to 1877, T 5:30– 8 p.m.
- PSY 100 General Psychology, W 5:30–8 p.m.
- MAT 101 The Nature and Language of Math, TH 5–7:50 p.m.
- MAT 122 Pre-Calculus, M 5–8:30 p.m.

Additional early college online courses also are available.

Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System, tuition will be waived for all qualified high school students to cover full tuition for up to 12 college credits per year. Priority is given to junior and senior students.

High school students who participate in early college courses are more likely to graduate from high school, attend and persist in college and achieve tuition savings that can lower student loan debt.