How do colleges feel about online college courses taken while in high school?

Question

I'm a rising senior in North Carolina and I'm taking three online classes this year through UNCG's "iSchool." I also took 2 as a junior. The credits transfer to any college in the UNC system... is this favorable or unfavorable? Thanks for any advice. The classes I'm taking are psych, soc, and anthropology. I took US history 101 & 202 last year.

Answer 1

As you said, you get credit for them, but I can't say that most colleges would be particularly impressed.  We would rather you took the classes at a good college.

Answer 2

It varies from school to school.  Some will only accept them as elective credits and they will not allow you to use them toward your core.  You will need to talk to the councilors at the schools you are planning on attending to be sure how you will be able to use them.  My daughter is taking dual credit classes and the state has an agreement that all of the instate schools will accept them, however, one of the schools in the state will not allow the credits to be used toward a core.  They are only considered elective.  That can be a problem.  If the school you attend does not accept them they are not a waste because you are learning how to think and you will be a better college student for having taken them.  

Answer 3

I think colleges like for people to get a head start on college courses.

I took a Trigonometry/Advanced Math course last year online, but I found it extremely difficult and unhelpful because we didn't even have a teacher. Basically, the computer taught us.

Answer 4

The U.S. of A. has the highest percentage of college graduates in the world. The reason for that is because American colleges are at an equivalency to high schools back in the 1800s or high schools in other countries (try Germany).

My point is, that college in this country has been made so easy for those who do not have the ability to do actual college level courses that colleges really don't care if you take it online or bricks & mortar.

Answer 5

It shows motivation which is good.  As long as the "iSchool" is accredited the clases will transfer.  Now, they may be considered "remedial" by some colleges and not Freshman level coursework.  That depends on where you are transferrring and you need to talk to them.  I know that none of the colleges where I am at participate in this kind of program so they would look skeptically on the credits if the school isn't accredited.  But if it's not costing you any tution or anything it certainly can't hurt!  At the very least you'll know everything when you take the "real" class and do better on the SAT/ACT or entrance exams.

Watch the course numbers.  For instance here opening History is HIST 1010.  For you it's History 101.  When the course numbesr don't match exactly the schools look at the description and may ask to see some of the work you did to make sure that you learn everything they want covered, so save that stuff when possible.

Here's some information on iSchool transferring:

http://ischool.uncg.edu/dcl/web/ischool/...

Many of those schools are "big names" and not near Cali.  I say the program is legit and saves a ton of money so keep up the good work and take as many of them as you can handle!

Answer 6

A college is not going to look down upon you.

The only thing YOU need to worry about is taking important classes online because you might not be learnin what you need to learn. All of the classes you are taking sound like prerequisites to a liberal arts and sciences major. If you arent majoring in history, psych, soc, or anthro it def wont matter. If you are, it still may not matter, depending on what you learned.

If you are uncertain, i suppose you could always retake the class... you dont have to tell the school you took it elsewhere because the only way you get credit for it is by transfering your credits over....

Answer 7

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