Oh my garsh overwhelmed with what to do for my kids for each of their degrees?- HELP

[cookderosa]

High School topics online database

more info than you'd ever want on dual enrollment

[UptonSinclair]

This is helpful link when trying to understand which courses/exams fit each category at TESC.

General Education Courses

[geissingert]

Thank you! What are your thoughts on Straighterline for this English?

[geissingert]

Super Excited about this: NAU | Personalized Learning | Online Bachelor
(Caveat: I do not know if they accept children that have not yet graduated high school, but most schools have room to make exceptions for the right circumstances, so it might be worth a call.)

I wonder if they would allow pretty much all of the main courses to be cleps/Ace?

[Photog]

I think NAU only accepts a maximum transfer of 64 total credits, only 35 of those can be ACE.
Spanish must also be taken at NAU

You can search this forum, many questions have been answered, one of the easiest ways to search is by using Google: whateveryoursearcingfor site:degreeforum.net

I'm enjoying using Straighterline, the system is easy to use, basically read the material and then complete the work or quizzes.
It also works out pretty cheap if you can move quickly, some courses can be finished easier than others. I completed Religion and Cultural Anthropology in a week, but I put a lot of time in to it. I will start English next week, it will probably take longer because there are papers to write. I think 3-4 courses a month is doable, and 4-8 courses a month if put a lot of time into it.
If you did 4 courses a month that is $100 for the subscription plus $200 for the courses (depending which courses) which works out at $25 a credit. There is also the price of the books on top of that, but if you plan ahead you should be able to pick them up used. You also have to remember that they are pass/fail courses, if you transfer into TESC etc.. you won't get a grade for them, that might be important depending what the next step is after degree is finished.

Also, if you are going to use Aleks for math, take some time and study up to precalc level on free websites before you sign up. I completed all the courses in my signature, in under a month, for $20 this way. Statistics took the most time (about 40hours) the others I breezed through comfortably.

[mrs.b]

I think NAU only accepts a maximum transfer of 64 total credits, only 35 of those can be ACE.
Spanish must also be taken at NAU

You can search this forum, many questions have been answered, one of the easiest ways to search is by using Google: whateveryoursearcingfor site:degreeforum.net

That sounds right. I read the threads from a purely academic (and jealousy) standpoint; by the time they came out with those programs a year or so ago, I was already done. If they were available before I'd finished, I would have done their business degree, no question.

Mainly, for such a young student, I'd focus on how the courses will transcribe. Using nontraditional credit resources is possible, but keeping options open (i.e., not excluding future educational or employment opportunities that might look at a transcript and raise an eyebrow at a Pass/Fail course that is usually graded) is ideal. For older students with employment histories to carry a resume, checking the box is fine. For younger students, that degree is often the sole qualification so it needs to be as appealing as possible. Most employment decision-makers are not educated in accreditation and the like; they value traditional education and get skeptical by anything that does not fit that expected mold. For such a young student, one must keep those types of people in mind.

The North Arizona U. degrees are nontraditional by way of being competency-based, but it appears that they will transcribe to a transcript just like your standard butt-in-seat courses. In my opinion, that offers the best of both worlds, and satisfies the need-for-speed as well as the long-term planning of keeping uneducated decision-makers in mind. As a homeschool family, you have the tools already in place to take advantage of their program, whether you take all your courses through them (not sure why you couldn't - it's all CBE in nature) or seed in as many transfer credits as they will accept from elsewhere.

Just my $0.02 if they were my kiddos, though. You know them best and will help them find what will be ideal for them and their end goals.

[geissingert]

My son wants to work with supercomputers. He wants to build them to have them function. He doesn't program, but is working on C++, he is more interested in C# though. He's in the process of building a game with my husband. My husband is a programmer. Hoping they can complete in 2.5 years or less.
What makes me nervous is having the institute accept the credits, so that we don't waste time and money. My kids dive in and are determined to finish. They both have set goals for themselves.

[sanantone]

He might want to look into computer or electrical engineering.

[UptonSinclair]

I love alternative education, but if I were starting at a young age and wanted to be a programmer I would be looking at traditional routes. There is so much to being a good programmer that is missed being self taught. If TESC is definitely the choice for your son, he should seriously consider the BA in Computer Science and choose the electives based on a traditional Computer Science degree. There are plenty of general education testing options but very few testing options that will serve him well for the computer requirements. Engineering and Computer Science both require a rigorous academic approach. There are many programmers coming out of traditional education both domestic and overseas. He will be competing with these folks for jobs. Combine a homeschool background with a non-traditional college education and most employers won't be interested. For those who live within tight communities (like some of the Mennonite groups) this wouldn't be a problem, but outside of a tight community, he will likely struggle to find employment. Just so you know I am not speaking from a bias against home schooling, I was a home school parent.

[EI2HCB]

My son wants to work with supercomputers. He wants to build them to have them function. He doesn't program, but is working on C++, he is more interested in C# though. He's in the process of building a game with my husband. My husband is a programmer. Hoping they can complete in 2.5 years or less.
What makes me nervous is having the institute accept the credits, so that we don't waste time and money. My kids dive in and are determined to finish. They both have set goals for themselves.

Welcome to the Forum I discovered this forum through a College Plus contact. They seem to work for some people with the accountability pressure coming from someone other than a parent. So now that your chains are off and you are free indeed, it can be a bit overwhelming... take a breath as someone already mentioned there are tons of options and schools.
The first question is why finishing in two years? Is this a personal goal that can be adjusted so that the building on what has already been learned in previous education can be expanded on in their chosen field? As for General Education you can fly through it as fast as you wish since many times the principles are not going to be remembered until the Capstone courses at each of the big Three which require applying some of that attained knowledge.
Since others have asked about residency, and you live in two places the issue comes down to were are you resident for taxation purposes. If you are resident in a State that offers inexpensive community College courses that can be applied for credit plus teach your daughter graphic design and they qualify for grant aid as opposed to school loans. Then it may be worth pursuing, some subjects are better learned in a classroom or relationship setting than an online course at the big 3 were professors can take a week to answer a simple question. You could always enroll in a school and a particular program/degree and have them approve each course before you take it. (this is what I'm currently doing) there is a financial cost to this approach but it offers peace of mind if that is important. You'll find devoted friends and fellow travelers on this site that will endevour to answer your questions and point you in the right direction.
Many times you have mentioned the cost of our approach it saves money even if some courses don't qualify for the credit you had hoped. I'm currently taking a $600 community College Course in Financial Accounting that I could have gained credit for by doing a CLEP test for $105, however I work as a bookkeeper/trainee accountant so my class grades are going to be important when it comes to getting my CPA.
College Plus and others make a profit on promising an education for under $10,000 currently I have over 40 credits at a personal cost of $1000 by applying my friends ( I consider them friends) knowledge here. I aim to have many more test completed in the future so be encouraged. The greatest thing about this forum is seeing the "I'm done" posts from people you helped progress a little along the road to getting their degree. Like those in Hebrews 11 who have be the previous hero's of the faith there is every month another "I'm done" post to spur the rest of us on.