I don't know if my son will get accepted for dual enrollment for fall due to his late ACT Date and the later score release date. For that reason, I have been exploring my other options for his senior year. I have found two great possibilities.
The first is Georgia Virtual School: http://www.gavirtualschool.org/
Not to be confused with Georgia Virtual Academy, Georgia Virtual School provides a teacher led, virtual classroom environment. Apparently homeschooled students have now been approved by the state to take 6-half credits each semester for free. I don't know how I feel about it because it is public school at home, and I preferred a college course, but it will help my son get his last high school requirements out of the way in one semester.
The second is BYU independent study. Kids can take college and high school level credits and the cost is cheaper than most virtual schools. It is "a distance education program that offers almost 600 university, high school, junior high school and personal enrichment courses to people throughout the world. BYU is accredited as an institution by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). The BYU Independent Study High School Program is accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)." I am really intrigued by this one. Since I found out about it, I am a lot less stressed about my son's senior year. If he gets dual enrollment, great. If not, he can do a combination of CLEP exams and online study.
Is any of this even necessary?, you might ask. Well the point of doing some dual enrollment in his Sr. year is to give him a taste of what college might be like. He has taken course with teachers all along, but the last 2 years have been primarily for arts related courses. I want him ready for an intensive college level class.
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