<p>They apparently now have a 3 year degree option:</p>
<p>Sorry that I did not spell "Hartwick" correctly! I cannot fix the title.</p>
<p>Very interesting, although not too appealing. 18 credits per semester sounds like a recipe for burnout. </p>
<p>To save money, I'd consider a 7-semester option for my kid. But not 6. The tradeoff between financial savings and sanity/happiness preservation is too great.</p>
<p>ETA: For the $120K spent at Hartwick in 3 years, a kid good get an equally good 4-year education (and have a life) at a cheaper school.</p>
<p>Perhaps they cannot do that bc they would be stuck with empty rooms from the spring of senior year. Frankly, this would be a lot more doable if private colleges began to accept AP scores of 3. I find it interesting that some public Us find 3s perfectly acceptable for credit (ie: SUNYs), yet many 3rd tier private schools do not.</p>
<p>Isn't graduating early always an option? Don't most LACs allow students to take an additional couple of credits at no extra charge?</p>
<p>I recall taking 20 credits (courses) at least a couple of semesters in college. Also, since during the summer colleges offer two sessions (summer I and summer II), it is fairly easy to take 3 credits, in addition to a job or internships - - my daughter did it last summer. She had a 4 week internship (May), worked as a lifeguard (June- midAug) and took a 3 credit class at a local public colllege 3 night/week (6-8pm). She later took a 2 credit J-term course on campus.</p>
<p>Many LACs/unis limiit students to 12 off-campus credits, but between the off-campus credits and J-term (or May term) courses, graduating after 7 semesters isn't that difficult - - even for students w/ no AP credits. The notable exception would be students majoring in science or studio art at a LAC. Lab and studio courses tend to have twice as many in-class hours, but not extra credit as they do at unis; this makes it difficult to carry more than 15-16 credits if you're taking a lab/studio course. </p>
<p>NEmom, some schools accept AP scores only to satisfy pre-reqs and geneds - - but do NOT count AP credits towards the 120 credits required for graduation.</p>