Campus Experience

Middle College Campus Experience students register for current courses held on the campuses of Trine University (including online). These courses are regular college classes with full-time students enrolled.  Middle College students are either given leave from their high schools to attend these classes during the regular school day or they attend in the evening and online. 

This program is called the Campus Experience, because it is just that – a total Campus Experience!  Middle College students earn college credit, are taught by full-time and adjunct college professors, work in groups with college students, attend classes on a college campus, receive Trine University IDs to attend college events, have access to their own personal student e-mail accounts, and can participate in all the academic support services available through the university.

Middle College staff members are trained in helping you and your parents or guardians transition between high school and college. After high school graduation, we hope that you will choose to stay at Trine University as a full-time student; however, we can also choose classes that are transferable to other institutions.

There is no application fee for the Trine University Middle College. If you are interested in learning more about this program, please fill out the application. We will contact you soon.

Choosing Classes

Choosing classes can be intimidating; therefore, Middle College staff will help you make the best decisions for your future. You may take as many courses as you are prepared for, and you may enroll in summer, fall, and spring terms (summer before your sophomore year through the spring of your senior year). The online listing of courses through Trine University can be found here. Please call us at (260)665-4307 for assistance.

The courses listed below are typical freshman-level college courses that fulfill requirements for every major at Trine University and are transferable to almost any institution.  They also fulfill requirements for the Core 40 with Academic Honors Diploma.  Listed next to each heading is the amount of hours we recommend you take in that area.  This will give you the greatest ability to use these courses toward your intended major at any university.

• Mathematics (3 or 4 credit hours) - examples:
• College Algebra (3 credit hours)
• Business Algebra (3 credit hours)
• Pre Calculus (4 credit hours)
• Calculus (4 credit hours)
• English Composition I (3 credit hours)
• Social Sciences or Humanities Courses (12 credit hours) - examples:
• American History I (3 credit hours)
• American History II (3 credit hours)
• World Civilization I (3 credit hours)
• World Civilization II (3 credit hours)
• Principles of Psychology (3 credit hours)
• Principles of Sociology (3 credit hours)
• Introduction to Government (3 credit hours)
• Introduction to Literature (3 credit hours)
• Art Appreciation (2 credit hours)
• Music Appreciation (2 credit hours