Newark’s University High School has partnered with Howard University and the National Education Equity Lab to offer high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to take courses offered by the university to earn college credits.
University High School College Program
The program, Principals of Criminal Justice, will allow students to get an introduction to the criminal justice system while building a foundation for future study.
Priority 2 of The Next Decade
The course at University High School will enable students to explore the key concepts of the criminal justice system and be encouraged to think critically about issues emerging in the 21st century media.
Participants will also be able to debate current topics relevant to the principles of criminal justice while considering the range of policies currently in place.
“Priority 2 of The Next Decade 2020-30 outlines the importance of executing curricula for college and career programs with fidelity. This renowned partnership does that,” said Superintendent León. “We are excited about this partnership and the opportunity it provides our students” he added.
The program is designed for students who are curious about law, sociology, or social justice.
Students who join the University High School program will be eligible to earn high school credit along with college credit from the university as dual credit.
The course will be taught by Professor, Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad; known as an innovative educator who utilizes radical ways of engaging students in higher education.
“To be the first high school in the city of Newark offering a dual enrollment opportunity with a Historically Black College or University, the Howard University, is extremely significant,” said Principal Genique Flournoy-Hamilton.
“Not only does it provide our scholars with the experience of taking a college course while in high school, but it also reaffirms the importance of their value and expands their perspective about opportunities that exist at this great institution and other HBCU’s where their experiences are acknowledged and validated by those who are serving as their professors. HBCU’s have been known to have more success graduating scholars of similar demographic as those enrolled at University High School so we hope that more of our scholars see HBCU’s as a viable college choice through their enrollment in this course and program.”
