Start South:
College level courses with a pathway to USA

Start your journey to South as early as 10th grade through USA’s dual enrollment/early college program. Start South provides high school students the opportunity to enroll in courses that earn both high school and college credit while experiencing some of South’s best faculty. Start South offers online and on-campus courses for high school students in search of a learning experience that not only hits the academic note, but also creates a smooth entry into collegiate life as a first-time freshman.

New for Spring 2023

EG 101, a required course for engineering majors, is now online for the spring specifically for Start South students. The online course will include four on-campus lab experiences putting the knowledge learned online into practical use. Check out the flyer for more information.

Apply

Ready to Start South? The applications for Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 are now live! The high school authorization form can be found in the Resources section. Once accepted, students will be contacted to set up an advising/registration appointment.

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Summer at South

Check out what happens on campus during the summer with Start South. Find special summer course announcements  and flyers from USA academic departments here.

CSC 120 - Problem Solving and Programming Concepts

Start South Summers 2023 flyer coming in April 2023.

Alice Abernathy, Start South Coordinator

Alice Abernathy is the Start South dual enrollment coordinator. Mrs. Abernathy earned a BS in Secondary Education with concentrations in French and English at the University of Alabama in 1993, an MA in English at Jacksonville State University in 2006, and an MS in Instructional Leadership from JSU in 2017. Mrs. Abernathy has been actively involved with NACEP, the National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships since 2014 and was a member of their first leadership academy in 2018. Mrs. Abernathy served as an adjunct for the English department at JSU, and she was also a K-12 classroom teacher for 19 years in both private and public schools in Alabama and Georgia before moving into higher education.

Office: (251) 341-3938
aliceabernathy@southalabama.edu