Note: UNC Pembroke is one of three NC Promise colleges in North Carolina. Promise schools offer flat-rate tuition ($500 per semester in-state, $2,500 per semester out of state). Read more about the NC Promise program here.
What is a resourcefully planneddegree? In short, a cost map shows you how Homeschooling for College Credit in high school can be transferred into a specific college to save money. We’ll use alternative college credit sources that are accepted by this college to devise a strategic plan for your student. The cost map is a general outline that gets you headed in the right direction.
What a Resourcefully Planned Cost Map is NOT: It’s not a guarantee. This is an informed DIY plan using the college’s advertised transfer and credit acceptance policies.
Why DIY? As the parent of a high school student, you won’t have access to academic advisors or the registrar of a college, in addition, colleges don’t specialize in helping you avoid taking their classes! But, college transfer protocol and transfer policies are often available to the public, allowing teens to start earning college credit NOW that can be used LATER.
Where is Dual Enrollment? Since some families have free tuition through dual enrollment, while other families may not, dual enrollment has been completely left out of the plan. If you have dual enrollment available to you, you may want to use it.
Note: North Carolina homeschool high school students can participate in the Career and College Promise through their local community college from grades 11 and 12. This program allows teens to take guaranteed transfer courses on the AA or AS pathways tuition-free. In addition, there is a Criminal Justice pathway that allows 12 credits (4 courses) that would also apply to the CJ degree. If you are an NC resident, I strongly urge you to consider using Career and College Promise (dual enrollment). If your teen can not hit the testing benchmark to begin the AA or AS pathway, follow this plan making use of CLEP exams instead. Once your teen has graduated from high school, simply complete the AA or AS before you transfer. The CLEP policy of UNC-P may differ from that of your local community college. UNC-P allows up to 30 CLEP credits.
Other costs: Colleges will have other costs beyond the scope of our basic tuition calculation. Application fee, graduation fee, technology fee, etc. are all fees that you should plan for when your teen eventually enrolls. To keep the playing field even, the rack rate listed above doesn’t include fees either – the numbers shown are straight tuition.
Rack Rate Tuition IN STATE: $6,360 ($53 per credit x 120 credits)
Rack Rate Tuition OUT OF STATE: $22,560 ($188 per credit x 120 credits)
Resourcefully Planned IN STATE: $4,611
Resourcefully Planned OUT OF STATE: $16,365
How to avoid student loan debt
Reduce the number of credits your teen must complete by doing as many of them as possible in high school. You’ll pay cash for these as you go.
Apply for Federal work-study, grants, and use savings/cash to cover the balance of tuition once they’re an enrolled student.
For every $100 of tuition you have outstanding, apply for 1 scholarship. (example: $2,000 tuition = apply for 20 scholarships)
Cost Map for University of North Carolina Pembroke (01/2019)
Requirement
Homeschooling for College Credit
Approximate Cost taken during homeschool
Cost when taken through UNC in state
Cost when taken through UNC out of state
English Composition 1, 3 cr.
CLEP College Composition (with essay), ENG1050, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
ENG1060 English Composition 2
NA
NA
$159
$564
Fine Arts, 3 cr.
CLEP Humanities, ART 2050 and MUS 1020, 6 cr. (+3 credit elective)
$0*
$318
$1,128
Literature, 3 cr.
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, ENG2030, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
Philosophy or Religion, 3 cr.
NA
NA
$159
$564
History, 3 cr.
CLEP U.S. History 1, HST1010, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
Social Science, Psychology, 3 cr.
CLEP Psychology, PSY1010, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
Social Science, Sociology, 3 cr.
CLEP Sociology, SOC1010, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
Social Science, Political Science, 3 cr.
AP Government and Politics, PLS1010, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
Natural Sciences, 6 cr.
CLEP Natural Sciences, BIO 1000 and PHS 1100, 6 cr.
$0*
$318
$1,128
Mathematics
CLEP College Math, MAT1050, 3 cr.
$0*
$159
$564
General Ed. Elective, 6 cr.
3 credit overage from Fine Arts, need more 3 cr.
NA
$159
$564
Freshman Seminar, 1 cr.
NA
NA
$53
$188
Physical Education, 2 cr.
NA
NA
$106
$376
Criminal Justice Core or Sociology major, 18-21 cr.
