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OnRamps

OnRamps Overview:
 
Southwest ISD partners with The University of Texas at Austin to provide students the opportunity to take dual enrollment courses through the OnRamps initiative. 
 
OnRamps provides advanced academic opportunities to high school students throughout the state of Texas that allow students to engage in authentic college experiences and earn college credit while in the familiarity of the high school setting. Students who participate in OnRamps courses are exposed to rigorous curriculum taught by UT Austin faculty in partnership with their high school classroom teachers who are trained by UT's OnRamps initiative.  
 
Course Offerings: 
SWISD offers OnRamps courses in the following subject areas:
  • Chemistry I
  • Chemistry II
  • Physics
  • Precalculus 
  • Biology II
  • US History