Parents: In Your Experience...

<p>Approximately how many community college credit hours/courses can a student complete in HS and still be considered a freshman applicant? I'm taking courses at a CC where the typical course (excluding some vocational courses) is 5 credit hours. All courses, except those taken during summer quarter, will be subsidized by my school district and be given dual credit. I’ll be participating in a special program for part of the day in my junior and senior years, and the courses will mainly be used to fill in the gaps (i.e., when I can’t fit AP Calculus into my HS schedule, I’ll take Calc I & II at the CC…), although I’ll take a few “elective” courses. I know that each school has their own policies, and I’m basically fishing for generalizations and experiences here.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance! :)</p>

<p>Typically you can have an unlimited number of cc hours and still be considered a freshman as long as those hours are classifed as dual-credit. My S had 40+ dual-credit hours and it was not a problem. Be sure not to change over to regular student status or "early admission" status or something like that, though. Keep it dual-credit. </p>

<p>Remember that dual-credit hours are <em>high school credits</em> for which colleges may also give you credit depending on their policies.</p>

<p>Thanks, timely! I'll just watch myself on the Summer credit hours, then. Those aren't considered dual credit, although I am considered a "High School Self-Pay Student", rather than a regular student.</p>

<p>I was told there is no limit as long as the student is not a full-time college student (that would be taking 4 courses per semester at most colleges). It does not really matter as long as the courses are spread over several years. You may or may not be able to get credit for all the courses you took at the cc.</p>