Prebaccalaureate and Duck Link Programs
Working hand in hand with our high school colleagues, the University of Oregon is pleased to provide a special academic opportunity for high school students. The prebaccalaureate (prebac) program allows talented and motivated high school students from any geographic region to enroll in regular University of Oregon classes, with no course credit limit. Please note that the UO cannot provide on-campus housing for students in the Prebac program.
Duck Link, a special program within the prebaccalaureate admission status, allows select high school students living in Lane County, Oregon, to enroll in up to eight credits per quarter at a reduced fee rate. To participate in Duck Link in any subject area, a student must have exhausted all high school course work available to them in that subject area.
Participation Requirements
- Currently attending a regionally accredited or standard high school
- Demonstrated maturity and self-sufficiency
- Recommendation of high school official
- Permission of a parent or guardian
Additional Duck Link requirements:
- Outstanding academic performance in subject area
- Exhausted all available course offerings in a particular subject area
Program Details
Students who are accepted into the Prebac or Duck Link programs:
- May enroll in regular University of Oregon classes as agreed on by the student’s high school counselor and parent, and, if participating in Duck Link, the school district
- Receive regular UO credit that becomes part of their UO academic record
- Are expected to fulfill all course requirements
- Are required to meet all UO registration and payment deadlines, as specified in the Schedule of Classes for the terms enrolled
Approved Course Work
Prebaccalaureate
Those courses approved by high school and parent or guardian. Students will need to work with their high school counselors or individual UO departments to determine the appropriate level of course work.
Duck Link
Participation is limited to a maximum of 8 quarter credits per term. Courses may be selected from the departments listed below, after an academic subject is exhausted at the high school. Students will need to work with their high school counselors or individual UO departments to determine the appropriate level of course work.
- Arts and Letters: English, foreign languages, humanities
- Social Sciences: Anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, history, international studies, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology
- Science: Biology, chemistry, environmental studies, geography, geology, mathematics/computer science, physics
- Other: As approved by high school and the UO
Applications
Applications should be printed and completed in full, then returned to your high school counselor for approval.
