Dual-Enroll question?

Question

Say a student wanted to do the Dual-Enroll way at age 16 and wants to do the Information Technology Degree course.Does the student do all courses at the College or some at the College and some at homeschool?The credits earned from I.T. can be used for a Homeschool Diploma and also have a Associates Degree in I.T.?Once all the credits are earned for the I.T. Degree that comes from the College,the parent signs the Homschool diploma and gets a I.T. Degree too?This should all be done in two years right?

Answer 1

I know homeschoolers who have done this. Usually if you're duel enrolled/still in highschool, you can't enroll for more than twelve credit hours because you aren't a full time student. However, many homeschoolers start duel enrolling in college in their freshman or sophmore years and when they graduate highschool, they've also earned their AA degree and only need two additional full time years of college to obtain their bachelors degree. Yes, you can count your college courses for homeschool highschool credit. If you're taking college level math, you don't need to be taking an additional math course at home, for example. However, the things you do at home as a homeschooler do not count towards your AA degree. So you're taking college classes part time to work towards an AA and your diploma, and you do homeschool work part time just to work towards your diploma. It's quite simple. If you have any more questions, email me. I know a lot of people who have done or are doing this, and can give you their input as well.

Answer 2

As a dual enrollment student, you can take certain courses to earn credit for both high school and college-usually, the general education requirements such as Math, English and foreign language.

It would not work in the sense that you could enroll in an associates degree program for two years, take only those courses and get a diploma and a degree for it-many of those courses require a high school diploma or equivalent before you can enter them.  Once you completed your high school requirements, however, you could enroll in the program and already have some of your courses out of the way (having completed them in the dual enrollment option).

Some electives, that do not have a pre-req, could also be taken for dual credit-for instance, a nutrition class to count towards health or a photography class to count towards an elective for both high school and college.  Not all would be eligible, though, because some will require prerequisites that a dual enrollment student would not yet meet.

It is more of the core classes that you enroll in for dual credit, though-then you have them out of the way when you start towards your degree...and it all works out in the end, saving you both time and money.

I hope this helps explain things better.  If you have questions, visit the website for your local community college to find more information.  I wish you the best!

Answer 3

I think I know what your getting at . I did a similar program at my county college. It wasn't "Dual Enroll" but, I was able to use my gen ed credits to get a high school diploma and I also used them for  an associates degree . But, mine was called the "30 colleges credits to a high school diploma  route" . I do remember students taking courses that home schooled and  it counting for both but, I don't know the details but, mine does confirm that you don't actually have to have a hp to go to a community college and earn credits toward a degree.

Answer 4

this is what I did last year and I was able to do some of the stuff for my AD like the math needed and an intro course but you can not officially get the AD till after you graduate.

and just a word of advise after you graduate high school make sure you register for your degree right away if you are doing duel enrollment. I had some difficulty getting some stuff done like financial aid and I am still running around for it and classes start sept 2.

Answer 5

Usually when you dual-enroll you're doing part home-school and part public school at grade level.  Not even most community colleges would let you enroll as a degree seeking student without having earned a high school diploma or a GED.

You could probably dual-enroll at a community college, but the credits would not count toward a degree, because you do not yet qualify as a degree-seeking student.