Thank you. Initially, I was looking at Cal Poly just out of curiosity, but am trying to familiarize myself with the Assist pages in general.
So, associates degrees that cover some subject pre-reqs still mean the high school applicant is applying like any freshman for financial aid purposes, but can skip some of the lower-level courses should they wish to.
There are different considerations here that I am trying to dovetail as elegantly as possible.
- Student graduates high school, hopefully with d-e associate math degree
- Student has some pre-requisite courses in language, history, social studies that allow fewer of these courses in college, in exchange for some more tech/stem ones
- Student enrolls in an ABET-accredited, well-regarded engineering school, most likely for their interest in mechanical engineering
Right now, it looks like the math courses all qualify; ironically, if my kid wanted to repeat some math courses for deeper learning, then that would be fine with me. It’s the history, art, foreign language that would be great for them to whittle down. I’d rather my student be a life-long learner of these (which my kid is; decent Spanish, even better French). A strong tech foundation at college would be the best use of our tuition money and strongly match their interests.