IUPUI’S SPAN PROGRAM –FROM A PARENT’S
PERSPECTIVE
Welcome to SPAN:
Welcome to IUPUI’s SPAN Program. What an exciting opportunity
our kids have. But it is also a new and novel path for us to travel as
parents. Having now struggled to learn the finer points of how to
help our students to simultaneously take classes to meet both high
school and college requirements, we thought that as parents, we
could try to pass some of our experiences on to make your transition
as easy as possible.
Keep in mind that as a “Dual Enrollment” student (enrolled in high
school and college), every college class your child takes can satisfy
both high school requirements AND college degree programs (BA or
BS programs).
After getting accepted into the SPAN Program, either into the
Running Start Program for 9th and 10th graders or into the Upper-
class Program for 11th and 12th graders, your student will receive
materials requesting that they call the Enrollment Center at 274-
4240 to set up their IUPUI Placement Exams. These tests will help
the college determine your student’s strengths and weaknesses so
that they can take the most appropriate courses. After you get your
results, Dr. Johnny Russell, the SPAN Coordinator, is a wonderful
resource that can answer questions to help you decide what courses
your student could or should register for. We find him to be an
essential ally and wonderful resource.
One other note: SPAN gives high school students the opportunity
to fit into the college campus undetected. Only if a teacher carefully
examines their class roster, would they ever suspect that they have
a dual enrolled high school student in their class. We have found
that it is usually better for students to keep this information to
themselves, until they feel the need to or choose to inform others.
This avoids excessive notoriety and differentiation. Our SPAN kids
take great pride that they fit in with college students. And by not
bringing this information forward initially, they still have the
option of informing people later in the semester, after they have
“proven” themselves.
PERSPECTIVE
Welcome to SPAN:
Welcome to IUPUI’s SPAN Program. What an exciting opportunity
our kids have. But it is also a new and novel path for us to travel as
parents. Having now struggled to learn the finer points of how to
help our students to simultaneously take classes to meet both high
school and college requirements, we thought that as parents, we
could try to pass some of our experiences on to make your transition
as easy as possible.
Keep in mind that as a “Dual Enrollment” student (enrolled in high
school and college), every college class your child takes can satisfy
both high school requirements AND college degree programs (BA or
BS programs).
After getting accepted into the SPAN Program, either into the
Running Start Program for 9th and 10th graders or into the Upper-
class Program for 11th and 12th graders, your student will receive
materials requesting that they call the Enrollment Center at 274-
4240 to set up their IUPUI Placement Exams. These tests will help
the college determine your student’s strengths and weaknesses so
that they can take the most appropriate courses. After you get your
results, Dr. Johnny Russell, the SPAN Coordinator, is a wonderful
resource that can answer questions to help you decide what courses
your student could or should register for. We find him to be an
essential ally and wonderful resource.
One other note: SPAN gives high school students the opportunity
to fit into the college campus undetected. Only if a teacher carefully
examines their class roster, would they ever suspect that they have
a dual enrolled high school student in their class. We have found
that it is usually better for students to keep this information to
themselves, until they feel the need to or choose to inform others.
This avoids excessive notoriety and differentiation. Our SPAN kids
take great pride that they fit in with college students. And by not
bringing this information forward initially, they still have the
option of informing people later in the semester, after they have
“proven” themselves.
About IUPUI
SPAN Program-
Welcome to SPAN
SPAN Program-
Welcome to SPAN
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