Concurrent Enrollment
Concurrent Enrollment at Auburn University at Montgomery provides pathways for community college students to take AUM classes in a particular major while at their home college, gaining a headstart on their major and transfer seamlessly to AUM.
The Office of Collaborative Partnership and Distance Education cultivates partnerships with community colleges creating these pathways allowing community college students to successfully articulate their credit hours to Auburn University at Montgomery and earn a Bachelor’s degree in the shortest period of time.
Additionally, the agreements allow students who have transferred to AUM without earning their AS/AA the opportunity to reverse transfer and apply AUM credits to their community college requirements in order to earn their Associates.
Concurrent Enrollment Pathways
Meet Our Team
Shanta Varma
Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Distance Ed & Collaborative Partnerships; Professor
Shanta Varma
Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Distance Ed & Collaborative Partnerships; Professor | College of Education
Dr. Shanta Goswami Varma is Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) and Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Distance Education & Collaborative Partnerships. With more than two decades of experience in online education, she has led initiatives in instructional technology, digital equity, and open educational resources (OER). Her leadership has expanded AUM’s online programs, strengthened faculty development, and advanced both domestic and international partnerships. Her research focuses on student engagement, digital literacy in marginalized communities, and the use of OER to promote access and retention in higher education.
Faculty’s Expertise: Distance Education, Instructional Technology, Digital Equity, Open Educational Resources (OER), Online Program Development, Faculty Development & Training, Global & Community Partnerships, Digital Literacy in Marginalized Communities, Student Engagement in Online Learning.
Xiaoke Jia
Student Services Coordinator
Lorina Tamayo
Collaborative Partnership Program Coordinator
Lorina Tamayo
Collaborative Partnership Program Coordinator
