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Homeschooling for College Credit Maximum CLEPping

I. Earning college credit in high school

II. Why CLEP works for homeschooled teens

III. Adult CLEP vs Teen CLEP – what’s the difference?

IV. Bad CLEP Programs

V. Building a Good CLEP Curriculum

VI. Resourceful high school planning

VII. Extreme CLEP Plan: 60+ credits

VIII. Resources

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Eastern Iowa Community College District

Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA

1992 – 2012

What’s CLEP?

30 WAYS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT IN HIGH SCHOOLExcellent

Transferability

Good Transferability Limited Transferability Limited to Improbable

Transfer

College-based dual

enrollment, summer school,

or special programs

CLEP Exams

AP Exams

DSST Exams

ALEKS

Unbound / Lumerit

Sophia

Study.com

Straighterline

Saylor Academy

UExcel Exams

Coopersmith

Davar

Onlinedegree.com

Nearly every regionally

accredited college in the country

will accept these sources of credit

at schools where transfer credit is

allowed.

Better than half of all regionally

accredited college in the country

will accept these sources of credit

at schools where transfer credit is

allowed.

Fewer than half of all regionally

accredited college in the country

will accept these sources of credit

at schools where transfer credit is

allowed.

Transfer unlikely at every

regionally accredited college in

the country.

Full information for each source at www.HS4CC.com

2 PRIMARY APPROACHES

Credit by Exam (parent-led)

CLEP www.collegeboard.org ($0-$100)

AP www.collegeboard.org ($0-$100)

Credit by Course (teacher-led)

Dual Enrollment / Dual Credit (tuition varies)

Summer Programs (usually self-pay)

CREDIT BY EXAM10 REASONS IT WORKS FOR HOMESCHOOLED TEENS

Parent chooses subject(s) → line up with high school

Parent chooses learning timeline → month, semester, year

Parent chooses curriculum → secular, religious, favorite

Parent evaluates learning → grade, GPA

Parent decides to test / not → going well?

Parent discloses / not → No paper trail

Accepted at ½ of colleges universities

Low cost / $0 Modern States

No age restriction

No date restriction / all year

CLEP PREP FOR ADULTS VS TEENS

Adults = Easy to CLEP (Trivial Pursuit)

Attended 13+ years of school

May have extensive test taking experience

May have extensive writing & reading experience

May have graduated high school

Maturity, perspective 30+ years life experience

30+ years as a member of society

(politics, religion, history, human development)

CLEP PREP FOR ADULTS VS TEENS

Teens need an education – not a game of memorization

Reading

Writing

Researching

Quizzes

Studying

Critical Thinking

Discussion and debate

Challenge and expand their assumptions

WHAT NOT TO DOTHE “CLEP PREP” MODEL

- Uses “CLEP” in the brand or name

- Created to accelerate the process

- Requires memorizing facts, dates, etc.

- The student’s pass/ fail on the exam determines

whether high school credit is awarded.

- Emphasis on teaching to the test.

EXAM

Cramming for the exam

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A SOLID APPROACH:THE AP MODEL

The Advanced Placement Model

- Curriculum sufficient to award high school credit.

- Reading, writing, research, critical thinking, etc.

- Success in the course is a good indicator to

proceed with test prep.

- Results of college credit exam (as determined

by target college) have no bearing on the

student’s high school grade.

EXAM

SOME: proceed to prep for the

college credit exam

EVERYONE: complete rigorous

curriculum and receive a grade on the high

school transcript.

Official Exam Guide

Textbook Curriculum

Test PrepMultimedia

Practice Tests

MODERN STATES Program

RESOURCEFUL HIGH SCHOOL PLANNINGSINGLE VS CUMULATIVE SUBJECTS

Single Individual Subjects Decide for Yourself Cumulative Subjects

American Literature

English Literature

American Government

History of the United States I

History of the United States II

Human Growth and Development

Introduction to Educational Psych.

Introductory Psychology

Introductory Sociology

Principles of Macroeconomics

Principles of Microeconomics

Western Civilization I

Western Civilization II

Biology

Information Systems

Introductory Business Law

Principles of Management

Principles of Marketing

Humanities

Social Sciences and History

Financial Accounting

Chemistry

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

College Composition

College Composition Modular

French Language: Levels 1 and 2

German Language: Levels 1 and 2

Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2

College Algebra

College Mathematics

Natural Sciences

PreCalculus

Calculus

Single Individual subjects: no prior knowledge Cumulative subjects: prior knowledge needed

Subject Area Semester 1 Semester 2 CLEP Exam

ENGLISH 9th Grade English 9th Grade English (N/A)

MATH Algebra 1 Algebra 1 (N/A)

SCIENCE Survey Science Survey Science (N/A)

HISTORYUnited States

History

United States

History

U.S. History 1

U.S. History 2

FOREIGN

LANGUAGESpanish 1 Spanish 1 (N/A)

ELECTIVE Typing* Photography (N/A)

9th Grade Plan

10th Grade Plan

Subject Area Semester 1 Semester 2 CLEP Exam

ENGLISH 10th Grade English 10th Grade English (N/A)

MATH Algebra 2 Algebra 2 (N/A)

SCIENCE Biology Biology Biology CLEP

HISTORY World History World History (N/A)

FOREIGN

LANGUAGESpanish 2 Spanish 2 Spanish -maybe?

ELECTIVE Physical Education Health (N/A)

11th Grade Plan

Notice the exams in red- the student now has enough preexisting knowledge to take those exams in addition

to the exams that align with their current courses.

Subject Area Semester 1 Semester 2 CLEP Exam

ENGLISH 11th Grade English 11th Grade English (N/A)

MATHCollege Algebra with

PreCalculus

College Algebra with

PreCalculus

College Math

College Algebra

SCIENCE Chemistry ChemistryChemistry

Natural Sciences

HISTORY Western Civ. I Western Civ. IIWestern Civ. I

Western Civ. II

ELECTIVE American Literature American LiteratureAnalyzing Literature

American Literature

ELECTIVE Music Appreciation Art Appreciation Humanities

TOTAL SO FAR = 609th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

US History 1, 3 credits

US History 2, 3 credits

Biology, 6 credits

Spanish, 9 credits

College Math, 6 credits

College Algebra, 3 credits

Natural Science, 6 credits

Chemistry, 6 credits

Western Civ. 1, 3 credits

Western Civ. 2, 3 credits

American Literature, 3 cr.

Analyzing Literature, 3 cr.

Humanities, 6 credits

6 credits 15 credits 39 credits

12th Grade Plan

Compare possible target colleges for max CLEP transfer policy

Fill any holes – look at general education, electives, grad school prep

Any additional credits available?

RESOURCE PAGE

Homeschooling for College Credit

Chapter 2: College Level Exam Program CLEP

Chapter 4: High School Planning Template #4

Chapter 5: Building Good Curriculum

Chapter 7: Transcripts and Record Keeping

Chapter 8: Homeschool Exit Strategies

Modern States CLEP program

FREE Prep Course, FREE exam voucher, Proctor fee reimbursement

https://modernstates.org

CLEP TUTORIAL VIDEO FOR YOUR TEEN

https://youtu.be/RewdjSyCiO0

REA Guides www.REA.com

CLEP Official Study Guide

Peterson’s Practice Tests

FreeCLEPprep.com

Khan Academy

Homeschooling for College Credit Content

Match CLEP Math to your High School Math

Brain Dump (insider trick)

7 Ways to Fail Your CLEP Exam

CLEP Registration Before 10th Grade

The 1st CLEP

CLEP Literature Exams

CLEP Spanish *Perfect Score*

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