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HOMESCHOOLING FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
Community of families
Free Learning Resources
Dedicated Volunteer
Leadership
COMPARING CLEP, AP, & DUAL ENROLLMENT
I. 30 Ways to Earn College Credit
II. 15 Points of Comparison
III. Questions & Answers
Excellent Transfer Good Transfer Limited Transfer
(ACE)
Limited Improbable
(NCCRS)
Special Transfer
Varies
• College-Based Dual
Enrollment
• Arizona State University’s
Universal Learner
Program
• Out-of-State Dual
Enrollment List (2021)
• Summer School
• Winter Break,
Minimesters, Accelerated
Terms
• Outlier (legitimate credit
laundering)
• TEL Learning (legitimate
credit laundering)
• Advanced Placement
Exam (AP)
• College Level Exam
Program (CLEP)
• DSST/DANTES Exams
• ALEKS Corporation—
McGraw Hill (ACE)
• Saylor Academy (ACE &
NCCRS)
• Sophia (ACE)
• Straighterline (ACE)
• Study.com (ACE)
• Workplace Training
(ACE)
• GED Exam (ACE)
• The Institutes for
Statistics Education
(ACE)
• Coopersmith Career
Consulting (NCCRS)
• Davar Academy
(NCCRS)
• OnlineDegree.com
(NCCRS)
• Foreign Language
Exams – Advanced
Placement, CLEP, ACTFL,
NYU-FLP
• Prior Learning
Assessments (PLA)
• edX & Coursera MOOC
• Christian MOOC—
Hillsdale College
• UExcel Exams—
Excelsior College Exams
• TECEP Exams – Thomas
Edison Credit by Exam
Program
• CSM Learn –
Quantitative Literacy
Math Course
• Unbound
30 Ways to Earn College Credit
ALL CREDIT TYPES: 2 CATEGORIES
Dual Enrollment
Enroll through a college
Complete a course
Follow a schedule
Do homework
Take tests
Earn a grade
Generate a permanent record
Credit by Exam
Uses independent study
Any curriculum
No homework
Take 1 test
Earn credit (pass/fail)
Disclosure optional
#1 POINT OF COMPARISONTRANSFERABILITY
Dual Enrollment: Excellent Transferability
Nearly every regionally accreditedcollege in the country participates.
AP and CLEP Credit by ExamGood Transferability
AP roughly 3,200 colleges participate in placement or credit (85%)
CLEP roughly 2,900 colleges participate in placement or credit (75%)
Only 4 of the TOP
100 universities do not
award college credit
for AP exams
Foreign Language Art Math Computers Business
CLEP—French, German,
Spanish
CLEP—Humanities CLEP—College Math,
College Algebra, Pre-
calculus, Calculus
CLEP—Information Systems CLEP—Financial Accounting,
Business Law, Management,
Marketing
AP—French, German,
Spanish, Chinese, Italian,
Japanese, Latin
AP—Art History, Music
Theory, Studio Art 2-D,
Studio Art 3-D, Studio Art
Drawing
AP—Calculus (AB), Calculus
(BC), Statistics
AP—Computer Science AP—none
DE- French, German,
Spanish, Chinese, Italian,
Japanese, Latin, and more.
DE- Art History, Music
History, Music Performance,
Fine Arts, and more.
DE- Math for Liberal Arts,
Math for Trades, College
Math, College Algebra,
Pre-Cal, Stats, Calculus I, II,
III, Finite Math, and higher.
DE- Certifications, Coding
Languages, Cyber Security,
IT and Computer Science of
every type.
DE- Introduction to Business,
Marketing, Management,
Social Media, Entrepreneur,
Personal Finance,
Accounting, Small Business
Management, and more.
15 Points of Comparison: Subjects Available
15 Points of Comparison: Subjects Available
English Literature Science History Social Sciences
CLEP—Composition,
Composition Modular (no
essay)
CLEP—American Literature,
English Literature, Analyzing
and Interpreting Literature
CLEP—Biology, Chemistry,
Natural Science
CLEP—American
Government, US History,
Western Civilization, Social
Sciences and History
CLEP— Sociology,
Macroeconomics,
Microeconomics, Psychology,
Educational Psychology,
Human Growth, and
Development
AP—Composition AP—English Literature AP—Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Environmental
Science
AP—Comparative
Government, US
Government, US History,
World History, European
History, Human Geography
AP—Macroeconomics,
Microeconomics, Psychology
DE- English 1, English 2,
Technical Writing,
Journalism
DE- American Literature,
English/British Literature,
Analyzing and Interpreting
Literature, Children’s
Literature, African
Literature, Jewish Literature,
Bible as Literature, and
more.
DE- with or without labs
(virtual or hands on),
Biology, Microbiology,
Anatomy & Physiology,
Chemistry, Organic
Chemistry, Environmental
Science, Astronomy,
Geology, and more.
DE- American History,
World History, Civil War
History, History of Russia,
History of China, History of
Japan, and more.
DE- sociology, criminal
justice, white collar crime,
economics, psychology,
human growth and
development, abnormal
psychology, animal
psychology, and more.
15 Points of Comparison: Ownership
• Private or public owned.
• For-profit or non-profit.
• Secular or religious.
• Courses developed in-house.
• Bias high
• Owned by The College Board
• Tests written by AP Test
Development Committee
• TDC: college professors and
high school teachers.
• Attempt at neutrality/low bias
• Owned by The College Board
• Tests written by AP Test
Development Committee
• TDC: college professors
• Attempt at neutrality/low bias
15 Points of Comparison: Cost
Low DE tuition: $0 ($0/class)
Average DE tuition $75/credit ($225/class)
High DE tuition $150/credit ($450/class)
Extreme DE tuition $200/cr. ($600/class+)
$94 $89 + Testing Center fee
-or-
$89 + $30 home-proctoring fee
-or-
$0 with Modern States Voucher
15 Points of Comparison: Audience
Target audience is high school
students typically grades 11-12
but classes target adults.
Target audience is high school
students typically grades 10-12.
Classes for high school students.
Target audience are adults, but
open to any age / grade.
15 Points of Comparison: Content
College level Aligned “down” to include K-12
Common Core
College level
15 Points of Comparison: Using in Your Homeschool
Full delegation
Use 1 or more courses
Part/all high school schedule
Subjects for every type of student
Career and Technical available
Transfer courses available
Upper-level for “advanced” students
Partial / full delegation
Official AP courses / parent-led
Learn on your own option
Permission to take exam needed
Subjects for “advanced” HS students
No delegation
Parent-led
Learn on your own
Subjects match 100/200 college
15 Points of Comparison: Learning & Testing Location
Learning online or on campus Learning with a parent or AP course
Testing requires permission
Learning with a parent
Testing at a testing center
Testing at home on computer
15 Points of Comparison: Availability
Year-round
Self-paced
Semesters (fall, spring, summer)
Tests administered during a 2-week
period each May
Advanced approval required
Year-round
15 Points of Comparison: Test-taking
Varies by course
Online vs on campus
Proctoring may be required
In person & at home (2021)
In a high school classroom with an
AP exam administrator
An approved testing center admin.
At home via webcam proctoring
15 Points of Comparison: Format
Full semester
Course syllabus will outline the
schedule of reading, writing,
homework, quizzes, exams, lectures,
verbal and written requirements
1 exam
pencil and paper format
Free response
1 exam
Computer / click bubble
Multiple Choice
15 Points of Comparison: Time
Self-paced
Accelerated Term (5-8 weeks)
Traditional Term (16 weeks)
Learn on your own
3-hour test
Remain until test window ends
Learn on your own
90-minute test
Leave when finished
15 Points of Comparison: Grading & Score
Teacher or professor develops
assessments and homework, manually
grades work, writes exams and reads
essays, will issue a final course grade
based on scores from many assignments.
Answers are read by approved “AP Test
Readers” who are trained to evaluate
against a rubric.
Exam scores released in July
(digital exams in August)
Score 1-5 (3+ for college credit)
Score appears on screen instantly.
Composition requires 6 weeks to grade.
Optional essays graded by institution
asking for them.
Score 20-80 (50+ for college credit)
15 Points of Comparison: High School Transcript & GPA
Follows 3:1 Ratio
3 college credits = 1 HS credit
HS grade typically matches college
5.0 for weighted
4.0 for unweighted
YES use college title/brand
1 High school credit for COURSE
Exam not part of HS transcript
5.0 for weighted
4.0 for unweighted
YES use title/brand when official
NOT use title/brand unofficial
1 High School credit for COURSE
Exam not part of HS transcript
4.5 for weighted (Honors)
4.0 for unweighted
NOT use “CLEP” on transcript
15 Points of Comparison: College Admissions
Disclosure required
Send all prior college transcripts
(may finish degree at DE college)
Disclosure optional
Scores are self-reported on the
Common Application (884 colleges
including all Ivy League colleges
(ACT, SAT/SAT Subject, AP, IB,
TOEFL, PTE Academic, and IELTS)
Disclosure optional
Scores are not part of admissions
(send during matriculation)
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