06-01-2021, 01:02 PM
So College Credit Plus is just Ohio's DE prograom (Dual Enrollment). Many, many states have similar programs, all called different things. It's just where high school (generally) kids can take college courses for free or cheap, and it generally applies both to you high school requirements, as well as giving you college credit. Different colleges have different policies on accepting the credit.
My son is taking 2 out-of-state free courses next term (his senior year) that will check off math and science for the year. We know LOTS of kids who do this all the time (very popular in the homeschool community, but also in states where it's free, lots of public school kids do it as well). One benefit is that in general, 1 semester of college = 1 year of high school. So it's a good way to open up the schedule for additional courses you want to take, or finish early, or just get free/cheap college credit and still be able to go into a college as a freshman (therefore being able to qualify for freshman scholarships).
AP is also extremely popular - it's free in some schools/states, full price in others (~$94 last year); my kid went to a school that not only paid 50% for the cost of any STEM exams, but also paid kids $100 if they passed them! Incentive to work hard at those exams for sure. Most colleges will take AP, plus you get an extra grade point for the course (the course is a high school course; the exam is college credit). Not all schools give credit for all scores, or for all exams; it really depends on your school/major as to how things will come in. But it certainly can't hurt to take the exams, as failing scores don't get reported to your college - there's really no downside.
My son is taking 2 out-of-state free courses next term (his senior year) that will check off math and science for the year. We know LOTS of kids who do this all the time (very popular in the homeschool community, but also in states where it's free, lots of public school kids do it as well). One benefit is that in general, 1 semester of college = 1 year of high school. So it's a good way to open up the schedule for additional courses you want to take, or finish early, or just get free/cheap college credit and still be able to go into a college as a freshman (therefore being able to qualify for freshman scholarships).
AP is also extremely popular - it's free in some schools/states, full price in others (~$94 last year); my kid went to a school that not only paid 50% for the cost of any STEM exams, but also paid kids $100 if they passed them! Incentive to work hard at those exams for sure. Most colleges will take AP, plus you get an extra grade point for the course (the course is a high school course; the exam is college credit). Not all schools give credit for all scores, or for all exams; it really depends on your school/major as to how things will come in. But it certainly can't hurt to take the exams, as failing scores don't get reported to your college - there's really no downside.
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