Earn College Credit
While Tennessee's American Legion Boys State has always had tremendous benefits for young men in attendance, it's now possible for all delegates in attendance to earn four (4) fully transferable college credit hours as well. Junior counselors are eligible for six (6) hours.
The credits are $60 per credit, or $180 for the three-credit HGP 179 course and $60 for the one-credit ID 179 course. College Options "College Success 101" two-disk set provided free for three-credit+ registrants.
A complete course description and on-line registration instructions are available on the college credit website below.
LATEST UPDATES
- 05/24/13 - News - REMINDER - eat lunch BEFORE you arrive Sunday and be in your seats NO-LATER-THAN 12:00 p.m. at the Tennessee Tech Memorial Gym. For more info please see the FAQ
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The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Tennessee Tech University
As a comprehensive university, Tennessee Tech offers 44 bachelor's and 20 graduate degree programs within six academic divisions: Agricultural and Human Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, and Interdisciplinary Studies and Extended Education.
A university that the Princeton Review consistently calls one of the best in the Southeast, Tennessee Tech offers students the true college experience. The University is committed to the life-long success of students in its undergraduate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree granting programs through high-quality instruction and learning experiences.