Excel Program (Domestic Applicants)

The Excel Program is 12 credits in Listening & Speaking, Writing & Grammar, and Reading & Vocabulary. You also can take another class in a different field of study that also counts toward your degree. 

As a student in the Excel Program, you will do research and academic writing so you can understand academic texts, think critically, and write about them without plagiarizing.

You will practice presentation and academic discussion skills so you can participate easily in classes and get better participation and discussion grades.

You will read and analyze academic texts from a variety of disciplines so you can read complex texts faster and understand more academic vocabulary. 

For Excel Program participants, academic merit-based scholarships are awarded during the application review process and are based on grade point average (GPA). Your scholarship is immediately available and applied to your student account while you take Excel Program classes. These scholarships are renewable provided you maintain the required GPA each year and maintain full-time undergraduate status. Additionally, your achievements and special talents in other academic and activity areas, like education and the fine arts, could result in added scholarship opportunities!

Students in the Excel Program are directly admitted to undergraduate study at North Central College! For this reason, please complete an application for undergraduate admission. Remember to indicate your interest in the Excel Program when filling out your application!