Parents: a dual enrollment question--

hsmomstef
Fri, 28 May 2010 22:45:00 +0000

As long as she is dual enrolled (which she is as a homeschooled student) she will apply as a freshman, regardless of the number of credits she has.

most state schools will accept transfer credit from both community college and other accredited college programs --what the credit will transfer as is up to the school.

i would suggest you take a close look at the college catalog and college bulletin where she is thinking of attending. Check out how they treat CLEP scores, AP test results and transfer credits. Some schools only accept certain tests – so no need to waste time and money on tests that won’t count for anything.

See what courses she can take to meet distribution requirements (particularly in subjects she doesn’t like all that much) which will free up her time to take classes she wants to take. Also look to see what classes/tests she can take that will give let her skip the intro classes in subjects she excels in.

Lots of good ways to use college credit earned in high school if you understand how it is handled at the school she is wanting to attend.