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UNK offers first-year students enhanced start online: ‘O.N.E. Loper’

By News May 18, 2020 | 4:42 PM

KEARNEY, Neb. – The following is from the University of Nebraska-Kearney:

Students looking to start their university experience but who can’t attend in person are offered a new program this fall at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

O.N.E. Loper (Online Networking Experience) is an academic and student-support experience designed as a remote, full-time first semester to respond to needs of students and their families who for several reasons may choose to begin their college experience from home. Students in O.N.E. Loper will take a common set of general studies courses taught by expert online faculty instructors, be paired with student mentors and share special supportive experiences that will result in completing 12-15 credit hours and a start to their bachelor’s degree.

The program meets unique needs presented from directed health measures and other challenges in the wake of the novel coronavirus – and positions UNK, as a leader in online education, to solve these challenges by providing access where students are.

Students who attend UNK entirely online forego costs of campus housing and meals. And, some may desire learning and engaging with their coursework at their convenience and with newfound confidence in their ability to learn and manage their time in an online environment.

Students will choose four or five general studies classes that include a core required course and electives, from a specially designed academic program that will fulfill their general studies requirements. Students will be placed in cohorts or groups that serve as supportive learning communities, guided by faculty and student mentors.

The core courses are first-year portal courses that focus on popular academic topics: History of Warfare, Life Studies (Reading and Writing Autobiography), Cyber Crime, and Culture and Ethnic Identity. The general studies electives let students get the foundational knowledge to start their curriculum requirements in their majors.

To explore the program or to sign up, students should visit unk.edu/oneloper, and fill the online information. For questions, contact Bice at bicemr@unk.edu, or, contact your UNK admissions counselor or UNK Admissions at admissions@unk.edu or 308-865-8526. New Student Enrollment begins May 27 and financial aid options are still available.