History
The program was started in the 1986–1987 school year, at the same time as several other school choice programs were started in Minnesota such as Post Secondary Enrollment Options and open enrollment. Initially only literature and composition courses were offered but now 31 introductory courses are offered which are sponsored by four University of Minnesota colleges: University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development and University of Minnesota Institute of Technology.
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