Upcoming Courses for Credit
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Of College
Students can distinguish themselves on their college application.
Eligible GEAR UP students have the opportunity to take college credits at no cost, not only saving them money but also providing them with a taste of college and the tools needed to be successful. Support is provided by their GEAR UP Education Specialist and the UW-Green Bay GEAR UP Services Specialist! All course costs will be covered by GEAR UP funds, and textbooks will be shipped directly to students' homes.
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Save hundreds of dollars on tuition and textbooks.
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Get a head start on college and prepare for the future.
Transfer Credits
Transfer credits to all UW schools, technical colleges and most private or out-of-state schools.
Earn Early College Credit
Students will work with their GEAR UP Education Specialist, UW-Green Bay's GEAR UP Services team and their School Counselor to select courses and apply to the program. Courses are one semester long.
Students will be required to follow campus timelines and policies for dropping and withdrawing courses. Drop and withdrawal deadlines can be found on the Registration Calendar.
Spring 2026 Courses
Deadline January 5, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
The deadline to submit all materials for the Spring 2026 term is January 5, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Courses begin January 26 and end on May 15.* Spring 2026 courses are all completed fully online through the student's online classroom in Canvas. Available courses are list below.
Interest & Deadlines
After identifying the classes you are interested in, you must submit a form to express interest in taking Spring 2026 classes. The deadline to submit all materials for the Spring 2026 term was January 5, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
Don't see a course listed that peaks your interest? Send us an email at gearup@uwgb.edu and let's explore the full UWGB course catalogue!
Spring 2026 Available Courses
ART 102: History of the Visual Arts
3 Credits
Survey of the visual arts: Paleolithic to the late Gothic period.
General Education Designation: Creative and Artistic Inquiry
COMM 102: Introduction to Communication
3 Credits
Introduction to Communication is an entry-level course providing majors and non-majors with an overview of communication as a practical, personal, and professional discipline. The course not only provides a grounding in critical and strategic verbal and nonverbal communication forms, but also explores how meaning is made, the power of rhetoric, and engages with professional communication disciplines from positions of both career exploration and critical analysis. The course also provides an introductory overview of media and information literacy, ethics, and how changes in communication technology require adaptive
General Education Designation: Information Literacy
ENGLISH 104: Introduction to Literature
3 Credits
The distinctive characteristics of poetry, plays, short stories and the novel, intended to help students understand, appreciate and enjoy literature ranging from the classic to the contemporary.
General Education Designation: Human Culture and Values
FIN 182: Introduction to Personal Finance
3 Credits
The Personal Financial Planning course is designed to provide students across all majors with fundamentals of personal finance. Topic coverage includes cash management (spending plan, “budget”), credit management, insurance protection & purchases, employee benefit analysis & selection, long-term savings & investments, tax planning, and identity theft protection. Participants apply a systematic process that evaluates their personal financial situation, develops goals, and creates a plan to meet their goals.
General Education Designation: Elective
HUM BIOL 215: Personal Health and Wellness
3 Credits
Personal Health and Wellness will explore theoretical and practical knowledge to enhance the seven dimensions of health and wellness. Experiential assignments are designed to apply course concepts to heighten awareness of one's own values and actions toward healthful living.
General Education Designation: Human Society and Behavior
PHILOS 101: Introduction to Philosophy
3 Credits
This course will acquaint you with some of the more interesting topics and methodologies in Philosophy. Our principal focus is to learn to identify and evaluate philosophical arguments, which we will do by considering topics that circle our endeavor to grasp and understand ultimate reality. Here are some of the questions we will ask: Does the mind exist apart from the body? Do we have free Will? Is life inherently meaningful? Is moral value something that humans alone possess, or is it present in the world around us? Is there such a thing as a 'good' human life?
General Education Designation: Human Culture and Values
POL SCI 101: American Government and Politics
3 Credits
The institutions and political processes of American National government and the nature of political analysis; the Constitution, ideological and cultural bases of American politics; the role of political parties, elections and interest groups; policy-making processes in the Congress, the presidency and courts.
General Education Designation: Human Society and Behavior
PSYCH 102: Introduction to Psychology
3 Credits
Understanding of behavior from psychophysiological, cognitive, social and clinical perspectives; important issues, methods and findings in the study of psychological processes.
General Education Designation: Human Society and Behavior
PSYCH 203: Introduction to Lifespan Development
3 Credits
Human development from conception through death: physical development, social and emotional development, and psychological development. Topics may also include personality development, the development of language, intellectual development and creativity, and the process of human learning.
General Education Designation: Elective
SOCIOL 101: Introduction to Sociology
3 Credits
Major sociological concepts and ideas and their application to contemporary societies.
General Education Designation: Elective
WF 100: First Year Writing
3 Credits
Emphasis on writing as a process and on techniques used in academic writing. Also emphasizes essay structure, informative writing and persuasive writing, and locating, evaluating, integrating, and citing source material, including multimodal sources. Reviews conventions of paragraph and sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and usage as needed.
General Education Designation: English Competency
* UW-Green Bay breaks may not align with high school breaks. Students will be expected to complete assignments and coursework following the UW-Green Bay calendar, even if their high school is on break.
After students complete the course orientation session, they will earn a digital badge. They will also learn a second digital badge for completing the course reflection at the end of the course.
Gear up rising phoenix students
For students enrolled in the Rising Phoenix Program (AAS Degree), view full list of Academy course options for Fall 2025 at the link below. You will work with your Student Success Coach to enroll.
Need Help?
For questions about GEAR UP college credit, please contact Ben at gearup@uwgb.edu or call/text (920) 412-6649.