Homeschooled High School

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THECB - Dual Credit - Frequently Asked Questions

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I would first look for free or discounted dual enrollment options. I think Texas is likely to have them, know that New Mexico Junior College and Luna CC both have low cost dual enrollment options.

You can also consider bolstering dual enrollment with credit by exam. CLEP is particularly appealing as the vast majority of schools take at least some CLEP. DSST is good too, but CLEP is better known and more widely accepted. You can gear the homeschooling high school education towards specific CLEP exams with passing the CLEP at the end being your end goal.

In any case, success with homeschooling lies on good planning. You might begin by figuring out which courses in the general education category will apply. All schools for example will require English, Math, History, Social Science, and Natural Science. Provided the school you are considering accepts those CLEP's that is a great place to start and a great first step at achieving college credit, speeding the time to degree completion, and ultimately saving cost.

The Big 3 are OK, but I prefer the 2+2 method (usually) in your situation. Both my daughters use or used Credit by exam along with regular dual enrollment to achieve their associate degrees. ( youngest isn't done yet, oldest is essentially done with her bachelors already). Your CC or one of those mentioned earlier will understand the goal and respond better. That opens up the bachelors completion to any of a number of options.