Homeschoolers in jr/sr high starting CLEPing-- any first "easier" classes to suggest?

[Jillyb]

Any info appreciated! Excited for us to start!

[Lady Grace of Pemberley]

I would say Analyzing and Interpreting Literature and College Composition if you are strong in English. If you have recently completed a highschool course, find the corresponding CLEP (i.e. if you just took American History, try the History of the U.S. I & II CLEPs, if you just completed biology, take the Biology CLEP, etc.) and build on your current knowledge until you are ready to test. I completed the Apologia Biology course before I took my first CLEP (Biology), and it made studying for my test a lot easier since I already had prior knowledge of the subject matter.

[ryoder]

How about Intro to Business DSST and Principles of Marketing? Those were simple. Oh and Business Ethics and Society DSST and the CLEP Info Sys and Comp Applications.
Those were my easiest of all the tests.

[Westerner]

If you have recently completed a highschool course, find the corresponding CLEP.

Excellent advice :coolgleam: The American Lit and English Lit Cleps were so easy for me because I'd just finished the HS courses.

[ShotoJuku]

Intro to Sociology.

[cookderosa]

What classes are they taking? I'd try to link them as much as possible. For example, psych is easy if you're studying psych lol, but no highschooler is. How about algebra?

[clep3705]

All good advice, but there's a simple principle about learning that needs to be mentioned. The easiest subject to study for is always the one the person is most interested in. What's interesting is strictly a matter of personal preference. Paraphrasing Confucius, find a subject you love and you'll never have to study because you'll be having fun instead.

[GoodYellowDogs]

I would also suggest getting this book:

Homeschooling for College Credit by Jennifer Cook DeRosa

It's an excellent resource and written by a member of this forum. She has it well-defined in the book.

[Jillyb]

Thanks!! We are hoping to get a 2yr business degree by end of 10th grade-- anyone else going for that.? Thought we'd start with some that have a greater chance of success! Also agree with Confuscious!
Thank u all!

[Publius]

To start, I agree with what Lady Grace and Cookderosa suggested.

Thanks!! We are hoping to get a 2yr business degree by end of 10th grade-- anyone else going for that.? Thought we'd start with some that have a greater chance of success! Also agree with Confuscious!
Thank u all!

It depends when you start, and how hard you focus and work. I started about a year and a half ago and finished the requirements for an ASBA (Associates in Science in Business Administration) a couple months ago. I'm a senior in high-school, and homeschooled as well (be finishing my BSBA in Accounting here in a couple months).

Here's the catch though. There's nothing wrong with having a goal or what not to get a 2yr business degree. But to actually GET it will cost some extra dough. At TESC for example, it's ~3K for enrollment, and $300 for graduation. Enrollment is good for a year, so if it's likely to finish up the reaming two years in a year all's well (a tough but not impossible goal). However, if it takes more then that, you'll have to re-enroll for another 3K AND you'll still have to pay another $300. Essentially, this is what I'm saying, if you wait till you're nearly completed the Bachelor's degree, and then enroll, you can receive both and save ~$3300 (IF you're goal in the end is to have a bachelor's degree from one of the Big 3). You may want to get a 2yr degree from a big 3, and then enroll in a local 4yr college that would accept it. I don't know what you're necessarily after, but thought you may want to be aware of it.
Otherwise, it may be best to just "meet the requirements of a 2yr business degree". After all, they've got the same knowledge as someone else who did it, only the have the paper that says they do, and you have the extra money in you're pocket.

Another note, coming from a 17yr old/homeschooler, my parents never "pushed" me in this direction, though they've always given their support and encouragement, which has been key, at least for me. I didn't start till I was in 10th grade, and didn't finish the requirements for my ASBA till just recently. Not saying one can't finish that young, they certainly can! Just saying the kid has to want just as much. They usually do, and I'm you're probably not pushing them or what not, but I have known parents who've tried to push their kid(s) forward before and usually doesn't turn out as well. Just my 2 cents.