Online G3 is offering this dual enrollment course in collaboration with Arizona State University. Content is provided by ASU. Support services and live webinars are provided by Online G3. Your $25 registration fee goes directly to ASU for access to course materials. The $150 G3 tuition provides access to Online G3 live webinars, support services, and included software.
The course will take you on a fascinating journey through the scientific evidence for human evolution. Dr. Donald Johanson, the paleoanthropologist who found the famous skeleton “Lucy,” will guide you through an overview of the hominin fossil record as well as introduce you to evolutionary theory. Take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to dive deeper into the world of paleoanthropological field research from Dr. Johanson’s perspective.
Students will learn to
- Outline the nature of science and explain how scientific research is conducted.
- Identify humans’ place in the natural world from taxonomic/phylogenetic perspectives.
- Define the role of paleoanthropologists in human origins research.
- Identify how paleoanthropologists use the scientific method to formulate hypotheses and strategically conduct research.
- Articulate differences between scientific evidence for human evolution and non-scientific, non-testable, explanations for human origins.
This is an intensive 8-week college class for teens who have already excelled in advanced high school classes. Weekly webinars with a G3 instructor are 50 minutes long. Recordings are available for students who must miss a session.
Required books:
- All resources are provided online in the ASU classroom at no cost
Exams and grading
- 25% Content Mastery (7)
- 30% Quizzes (7)
- 15% Midterm
- 30% Final Exam (proctored online)
All assignments must be submitted by the stated deadlines. ASU Online does not permit the submission of late work under ANY circumstances.
ASU Credit
Student progress is closely monitored by G3 staff to help students achieve success in each course. However, at the end of the course, the student has the option to decide whether or not to place the course on an official ASU transcript for college credit. This allows the student to earn high school credit and attempt college credit without fear of failure! Students can choose to drop or audit the ASU course at any time. If the student chooses to finish the course and place the credits on an official ASU transcript, an additional $400 fee (set by ASU and payable directly to ASU) will apply.
