<p>Harvard is idiosyncratic and the situation you bring up has to do with the university’s internal treatment of the Extension School (as second-class). For courses where, through the Extension School, one can enroll in a class also listed in the undergraduate course catalog, I don’t think those enrolling through the extension school would receive credit if they later matriculated at Harvard College, and possibly not at any of the other schools either. </p>
<p>Other schools, and state universities in particular, may not care so much what a student’s affiliation was when taking courses before full-time matriculation.</p>
<p>I believe that courses taken for credit at the Harvard Extension School would count for credit at (some) other institutions. Just not at Harvard. Stanford, I believe, gives credit for courses taken through EPGY.</p>
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<p>I also think that some colleges distinguish between courses taken to fulfill high school requirements (even when taken at a much higher level) and those that are in excess of those requirements. Some colleges allow “double-dipping” and others don’t. </p>
<p>The long and the short is that there is no single answer to the set of questions I listed in response to the OP’s query.</p>
<p>Patc - what state are you in? I have inquired about “discounts” the district may have with nearby colleges or if they would pay for a course at a community college and they said no. I was told that it doesn’t matter if he takes another math course his senior year of HS because his transcript already shows that he took all available. He wants to continue studying math as this is what he wants to major in and he finds it enjoyable to study. And I thought if it comes down to his application as a math major and taking no math courses his senior year versus another student who is - well it’s an easy choice…</p>
<p>Taking the course during the school year would not be an easy choice - his EC’s meet M/W evenings and then after school various days a week - so there really isn’t a good time for him to take classes during the school year. Also, the on line option is not a good one for him - he tried that with another class and it was not good…</p>