Learning Plan for High Schooler

[bjcheung77]

When looking at Pierpont or any college for dual enrollment, it's only recommended to take classes that aren't available from the ACE/NCCRS or alternative credit options such as AP/CLEP/IB, challenge exam, etc, unless the class is something you really are interested in. I highly suggest taking the online sciences as these would be RA, and harder to find from alternative credit options...

[halov19823]

He repeated a grade in middle school and is currently a sophomore. Thanks for the link, I'll check out the thread.

I see... I was very close to repeating a grade in middle school as I was away from classes for two months due to being ill, I was really sick back then.  My parents persisted and really wanted me to get to the next grade and apparently the teachers agreed as well.  I know two classmates who graduated with me from high school that actually was held back in Kindergarten as they were new immigrants and didn't learn the English language, they wanted to have a better foundation before they actually went to Grade 1...

Being held back a year might be detrimental to his ego, it really isn't the student, most of the time, it's the learning environment, and I applaud you for trying to help your nephew the best you can.  Is he homeschooled now or is he going to a public school?  If he's homeschooled, I believe he'll be best served with the dual enrollment classes when he reaches the 10th grade.  If he's still at 9th grade, work on ACE/CLEP/NCCRS options towards an Associates from Excelsior, then ladder that to a Bachelors at Excelsior.  

Note: If he's not homeschooled, concentrate on getting the grades up for his current level.  You can always add to his studies with the cheapies/freebies first before diving into the more expensive subscriptions such as Study.com , even though there is a special going for $75/month, you may want to chat with him before starting, it depends again on the student needs and what can assist him most.

Thank you for sharing, and I completely understand and can relate to the challenges of being left behind academically. It can indeed be tough emotionally and academically. I also faced a similar situation where absences prevented me from progressing to the next grade, despite passing all my classes, tests, and exams, etc. It was tough feeling disconnected from classmates who moved on to high school and worrying about falling behind socially and academically.

Regarding my nephew, he currently attends a public school that doesn't appear to have partnerships with College Now for dual enrollment opportunities. I'll need to explore obtaining documentation for approval to join an online dual enrollment program option. I haven't fully researched this yet, but your suggestions have provided insights for revisiting and adjusting our approach. Thank you for your advice.

[ElderlyLeemur]

My son is attending Pierpont via dual enrollment (AA Liberal Studies track) and they accepted the Sophia credits that he previously took.

I would also be highly interested in hearing about your experience with this path. We do not live in WV and I am wondering if you do or do not and how much it ended up costing. Their out of state tuition is a bit steep but if we could transfer in a ton of Sophia/other ACE credits it would be worth it.

[jg_nuy]

My son is attending Pierpont via dual enrollment (AA Liberal Studies track) and they accepted the Sophia credits that he previously took.

I would also be highly interested in hearing about your experience with this path. We do not live in WV and I am wondering if you do or do not and how much it ended up costing. Their out of state tuition is a bit steep but if we could transfer in a ton of Sophia/other ACE credits it would be worth it.

Their tuition is $25/credit for dual enrollment. We’re not in WV. So far our youngest loves it and he’s working through his gen-ed classes with them. He will shortly start his second year & he basically did full-time enrollment (23 credits) for his first year of high school, fully online. 

We like that there are very few prequisites and no placement testing so far.

[bjcheung77]

You may want to see if Pierpont allows 15 credits residency through Dual Enrollment and the rest to come from ACE classes... I would really like to know, this would be a great Associates option for those who are still under age for university. It's a great option to graduate high school and college with the associates at the same time.

[homeschoolmom1]

We are definitely also interested in that (15 credits through Dual Enrollment and the rest from ACE), too.

[Hotdog]

You have some duplication in your listing as some of the CLEP Exams transfer into the same Snow College courses. You want to avoid that. I am not sure whether Snow College accepts Sophia.

My son is attending Pierpont via dual enrollment (AA Liberal Studies track) and they accepted the Sophia credits that he previously took. Their classes are $25 per credit for dual enrollment. That might be a good option for your nephew: https://www.pierpont.edu/admissions/dual-enrollment/

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We use the annual homeschooling plan on study dot com for our son as supplemental for the courses that he is not ready for college-level work - it works to around $30 per month for access to all courses: https://study.com/homeschool/plans.html

FYI - we are also in NYC, but decided to homeschool because the middle school work ended being too basic for him and he was bored out of his mind. He is in high school now, but started Sophia in middle school.

Hey could you tell me what courses they accepted from sophia and describe the process of transferring? I’m also from nyc and i’m trying to get an associates degree.

[jg_nuy]

You have some duplication in your listing as some of the CLEP Exams transfer into the same Snow College courses. You want to avoid that. I am not sure whether Snow College accepts Sophia.

My son is attending Pierpont via dual enrollment (AA Liberal Studies track) and they accepted the Sophia credits that he previously took. Their classes are $25 per credit for dual enrollment. That might be a good option for your nephew: https://www.pierpont.edu/admissions/dual-enrollment/

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We use the annual homeschooling plan on study dot com for our son as supplemental for the courses that he is not ready for college-level work - it works to around $30 per month for access to all courses: https://study.com/homeschool/plans.html

FYI - we are also in NYC, but decided to homeschool because the middle school work ended being too basic for him and he was bored out of his mind. He is in high school now, but started Sophia in middle school.

Hey could you tell me what courses they accepted from sophia and describe the process of transferring? I’m also from nyc and i’m trying to get an associates degree.

I replied on your other post:
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid430313

The price for Pierpont dual enrollment is now $60 per credit if you are out of state. The Sophia classes listed on the Wiki for the AAS BOG also work out for dual enrollment in the same way, in our experience with my son.