<p>Does anyone know of any online AP courses that a high school student can take and get credit for them from their high school? My son is interested in some of the AP's that aren't offered at our school. We are in Ohio if that makes any difference. Thank you! :)</p>
<p>Is taking a real (transferable) college course in the subject at a local community college an option?</p>
<p>He needs to go the online route because he will still be taking a full day of classes at high school and with sports can’t do night classes on a regular schedule. With an online class he can do the work whenever he has time in his schedule, at night, on weekends, etc.</p>
<p>Also, he wants the credit on his high school transcript in case he decides to graduate early (to pursue his sport in college). He has already been talked to by coaches about the possibility of doing that. If you take classes at a CC, our school has a really bizarre way of calculating them and they kill your GPA and rank. He is ranked 1st in his class right now, so that really makes CC classes not an option.</p>
<p>Technically, yes. Ohio has a Credit Flexibility program. If you search ODE credit flexibility, you’ll find that online classes is one of the ways HS credit can be earned. We went through a similar thing during scheduling last year . . . I couldn’t find anyone to help us with it in the school, so S never did it. I believe there is a deadline (ie, March to start the class the following fall, and Oct for spring.) I’m sure every school handles it differently. I’d contact your GC armed with the info on credit flexibility . . . hope you have better luck than we did!</p>
<p>Virtual High School offers AP courses (govhs.org). Typically your high school needs to be a member, but it does appear that they offer the opportunity for students to take classes without their school being a member. </p>
<p>My D takes AP physics through VHS and her high school is a member. The class is on her transcript and she is receiving the same credit she would have received had she taken the class at her school. I assume that this may not be the case if your high school is not a member however.</p>
<p>EPGY [ offered through Stanford U.] offers many AP and college level classes. It is one of the oldest and most respected online programs and college admissions committees know the rigor of its classes. And If he happens to be accepted at Stanford, he will get college credit for any college level classes taken through EPGY.
He would get a separate transcript from EPGY. I dont see how that would be a problem however, since it would not ding his rank. [ you should be aware that only about 50% of students go to HS’s that rank students, so it is not as important as so many seem to believe. Many private HS’s dont rank students at all- they group students in deciles range [ top 20%, next 20%, etc. according to GPA] Class rank [ # 1 vrs # 3 or 4] is less important an admission factor to most selective colleges than the overall GPA/+ the rigor of the classes taken + test scores.</p>
<p>Many of the homeschoolers use Keystone or Virtual High School online. You have to register to take the AP exams through college board on your own.</p>
<p>I agree that dual enrollment may be something he’d want to consider. My D1 is doing that this year and will again next year.</p>
<p>Our Ohio high school gives credit though the ODE Credit Flex program for classes taken through the University of Missouri online program. [High</a> School Credits | Online high School Diploma | MU High School](<a href=“http://cdis.missouri.edu/high-school.aspx]High”>http://cdis.missouri.edu/high-school.aspx)</p>
<p>I urge you to make sure you know everything about the online course before you sign up including the drop date when you can get your money refunded. My son had a bad experience with a math course on CTD Gifted Learning links. It was basically an independent study course submitting quizzes and tests via email. There was no instruction and no feedback on assignments just “contact me if you need help” - hard to do if you didn’t know that you weren’t getting it. We lost $775 because he dropped the course too late. Then he took a much better course with online video streaming, quizzes with immediate responses and proctored tests through our state online provider. Be careful with your online course choices. Try to get a free trial to make sure it works for your son.</p>
<p>If you want the course on your son’s high school transcript, then you’ll need to talk to your son’s high school and see what outside providers they accept for a transcript. </p>
<p>There are quite a few places that offer online AP courses. If you mentioned the subject he was interested in, it would help narrow it down.</p>
<p>Also, since you mention sports, I’d double-check and see if online high school courses will affect NCAA eligibility. I know that the NCAA has recently said that some online college courses are not allowable to show progress by college athletes. I don’t know if there’s an approved or not allowed list for high school courses.</p>
<p>My daughter is taking AP Statistics through Laurel Springs Academy as should was closed out of the class at her high school. The class will not go on her high school record, they send a separate transcript. When filling out applications we added a second high school. She has been accepted to 7 out of 7 so far, so it looks like colleges are ok with it. Good Luck.</p>