college credit for hs classes

Thank you for those links- all the classes are approved by the NCAA. What I'm curious about is how he uses these classes for college credit. He should have quite a few college units. He will enter college with atleast 12 units of college credit. How is this counted toward staying on track for college graduation??

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NCAA has no problem with you going too fast...

...only too slow. A coaches APR dream.

Mine could finish this year after 3, and would still have two years of elibibility left. One thing to check though...colleges can sometimes be somewhat finicky about giving credit for courses. Three reasons. First, do they offer that course? Second, some schools use certain courses for seperating academic wheat from chaf, and so in some instances will not accept AP units. We ran into that with a course. Third, Money. If possible they want you paying for those credits.

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Thank You!

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Forgot to offer up sincere congrats..Kudos!..Not many manage to get that far ahead...not only opens up doors, but great for program APR's...and sure makes the college sporting life easier...

But why stop at 12?....I figure at this rate your son cold be after the Alex Smith/Matt Leinert record....graduate in a year and a half and take ballroom dancing for two years and play the field...sign a pro contract and get the beauty queen as well...(don't tell him that is an option though!)...

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First off, merely taking AP classes in high school does NOT give your son college credit. Your son must pass the national exams in May 2008 in the various subjects with a grade of 3 or better (out of 5). Some Ivy League schools will NOT give you college credit for anything less than a score of 5. At UCs (since you are in Ca.) they will not weight" his gpa (if he gets a grade bump up for AP courses), but they will count it for class rank.

The value of AP courses is twofold. They prepare your student for a college curriculum, and they give him a leg up when applying for college as your son took the toughest courses he could when he was in high school - a clear sign he is a competitive student. Some colleges will also give him credit in his major (ex. he took AP bio and wants to be a biology major) but you must check with the college department head. Bottom line is that if he does have transferable units, he can take a lighter load, or he could take a regular load and coast his Senior year. I would advise the latter. Hope this helps...

Almost all colleges will accept AP, what varies is the score they require for credit.

Almost all colleges will accept dual credit courses. No test results are required. Whether or not the individual's specific degree plan calls for those courses is another matter. Even if they are not required courses, they may be able to be used as general electives. Texan Son will have 18 hours of DC. But they may not all apply toward his degree plan at every school. But it certainly cannot hurt.

His HS doesn't count DC toward his official GPA (they only do pass/fail for DC courses). However, the NCAA looks at the letter grade assigned by the college and will use DC toward the clearinghouse requirements, calculating those grades into the quality points.

You guys are the best! Know you would have most of the answers. I'll print this up and keep for future reference.

And normally grades don't transfer in, just credits, so high school dual enrollment classes won't help/hurt GPA.