Hi all--I've been searching to try and find answers within the forum to no avail. Looking through 7 years of posts, I'm getting a bit overwhelmed.
Backstory: Our son just finished his Soph year in high school. We took him out for half of his third quarter to travel internationally and homeschooled him. However, his grades suffered tremendously as the teachers gave him 0s for missed assignments done during that time frame. It really backfired. He wound up really giving up and we've made enemies out of half the teachers. I feel he won't get a fair shake finishing up his last two years there. In NY, one way he can get his high school degree is by taking 24 college credits. So here I am.
A few things he is interested in leads us to a couple possible paths through Excelsior and TESC. To get an AAS or AS in Technology, only the first 20-30 credits are General Education requirements. The When looking at the balance, there are a lot of degree-specific requirements and electives. Does that mean that to get beyond the first half, it would require applying to and taking classes through the college? Is that basically how it is? Testing out of beyond the first 30 or so credits is only possible if you choose a less technical career?
Or, would a better idea be to aim toward a Bachelors, in which case there are about 50-75 General Ed requirements/electives.
Any thoughts, course plans, or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!
Backstory: Our son just finished his Soph year in high school. We took him out for half of his third quarter to travel internationally and homeschooled him. However, his grades suffered tremendously as the teachers gave him 0s for missed assignments done during that time frame. It really backfired. He wound up really giving up and we've made enemies out of half the teachers. I feel he won't get a fair shake finishing up his last two years there. In NY, one way he can get his high school degree is by taking 24 college credits. So here I am.
A few things he is interested in leads us to a couple possible paths through Excelsior and TESC. To get an AAS or AS in Technology, only the first 20-30 credits are General Education requirements. The When looking at the balance, there are a lot of degree-specific requirements and electives. Does that mean that to get beyond the first half, it would require applying to and taking classes through the college? Is that basically how it is? Testing out of beyond the first 30 or so credits is only possible if you choose a less technical career?
Or, would a better idea be to aim toward a Bachelors, in which case there are about 50-75 General Ed requirements/electives.
Any thoughts, course plans, or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!
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