I’ve added a new tab on the HS4CC website! We now have an “Advanced Topics” Tab. Learn more in this post.
The Advanced Topics Advising 101 is where I’ve tucked away the topics and posts that you don’t really need to worry about right out of the gate, but you may find helpful if your teen starts earning many college credits.
Advanced HS4CC Topics
Advising 101: Credit Laundering
Colleges are highly predictable in how they handle incoming credit, but people are exceptionally creative, and it doesn’t take long before bright parents think they’ve found a loophole. Let’s look at that loophole. The question is usually something like this “My college doesn’t accept CLEP credit, but XYZ College does. Can I enroll at XYZ…
Advising 101: What You Need to know about “Challenge Exams”
Welcome to Advising 101. In this series, I’m highlighting a key concept that will help YOU become your teen’s best high school guidance counselor. Institutional challenge exams may seem like a good alternative to AP, CLEP, or DSST, but there are a few things you need to know. Challenge Exam What is it? Simply put,…
Advising 101: Matriculation
Welcome to Advising 101. In this series, I’ll highlight a key concept that will help YOU become your teen’s best high school guidance counselor. For Homeschooling for College Credit parents, this series will help you navigate resourceful high school planning with skill and confidence. Matriculation What is it? Simply put, the word “matriculation” means your…
Advising 101: An Alphanumeric Primer
The alpha-numeric / alphanumeric is the course prefix and number. For instance, ENG101 is taught from the English department, and the course number is 101. Learn how to read any alphanumeric! The Alpha Always find the course’s assigned alphanumeric by the college teaching it. This is very important if you intend to use the course…
Advising 101: Residency Requirement
Residency requirement is a phrase used 3 different ways depending on the department at the college you’re talking to! This Advising 101 post will help you decipher what the college is talking about. Topic #1: Residency Requirement What is it? Simply put, the phrase “residency requirement” means different things to different departments at the college.…
Advising 101: Locked Catalog
Welcome to Advising 101. In this series, we highlight a key concept each week that will help YOU become your teen’s best high school guidance counselor. For Homeschooling for College Credit parents, this series will help you navigate resourceful high school planning with skill and confidence. Topic #4: Locked Catalog What is it? When people…
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