<p>I am currently a junior in high school. I have potential to receive good grades, but I went though a rough time in my light between sophomore and junior year. My goal of the end of my high school career was to graduate and go to a university in California. I have been talking to a friend about a options. He took a different route that I am quite interested. He took his CHSPE which is similar to the GED, from what he told me. He says he is going to transfer to Fullerton college and replacing his senior year in high school. He will be there for two years and then graduate and transfer to a UC. I feel like this is a better opportunity because I don't think I will be accepted into a UC from where I am standing. I will save 20 thousand dollars by doing this and not attending my school. He told me that after two years you can transfer to a UC with a higher rate than if you would apply as a senior in High school. You will transfer as a junior and get your Bach a year earlier. I was wondering if my friends information is true and I am very interested in doing this. Also how easy is it to do this? I need more information and want to know where do I start. Any discussion about this will help!</p>
<p>What you are proposing to do is fairly common in California. Make an appointment at the California Community College or Junior College closest to you and talk with the admissions office there about how this could work for you.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>i was wondering tho what is the difference between a CHSPE and a GED?
I know that a CHSPE you can take when you are 16, but you need to be 18 to take up a GED. Is taking a CHSPE the same route as taking a GED?</p>
<p>GED is nationally recognized. I think that the CHSPE is only recognized in California. Both are high school equivalency exams. If you will be going to one of the CCCs, and you’d like to start before you graduate from high school CHSPE is probably the way to go.</p>
<p>I just took the CHSPE in March, and got my passing results on the 21st. Its a pretty average test, not much more difficult than Star Testing really. And they let you use a basic calculator for the math section.</p>
<p>From what the paperwork says that you receive upon passing, the Certificate of Proficiency MUST be accepted anywhere that a Diploma would be required. Its the legal equivalent to a diploma, and must been regarded as such. This includes potential employers as well as colleges. I’m not sure if it’s only inter-state college though, I never thought to ask.</p>
<p>Your friend is right as far as I was told by the school. With parent consent, you may be finished with school and move on to a college a year ahead of everyone. The next testing date is in June, and registration cost $92 for early and then $120 for late. And something around $148 for emergency.</p>
<p>EDIT:
The GED is NOT the equvalent to the CHSPE. Both are offered in California. The GED grants you the Equivalency Certificate, while the CHSPE is the Certificate of Proficiency. I believe the GED is more for if you dropped out before, and the CHSPE is for leaving early. I took a night class, and one woman there was back for her high school diploma, and told me that the GED is not for currently enrolled students, but for making up for not finishing in the first place.</p>
<p>What I’d like to know is if there are any scholarships for people that take and pass the CHSPE. I feel kind of like I’m missing out on all the senior scholarship opportunities.</p>
<p>Who can take the GED, and when, does vary by state. In most states, if you are old enough to leave school legally, you can take the GED. To my knowledge, only California has a specialized exam like the CHSPE.</p>