<p>How well regarded are the courses offered at UEX? My school doesn't offer AP courses, and hence I am thinking of taking a few courses with this program. Is it a good idea? Would the credits I earn be transferable?</p>
<p>Are there other similar programs available?</p>
<p>Bump^^^^^^^</p>
<p>I’m not familiar with that program…but you do know that you can take any course or prep anyway you want and still take the AP Test for college credit, right? My kid’s high school in Texas had few AP’s and she self-studied BC Calc on her own and took the test. Her OOS college accepted those credits but not her Dual-Enrollment credits.</p>
<p>Here ya go. [Online</a> Course FAQ - Earning Credit with Online College Courses :: University Extension, The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/ce/uex/online/faq/earning_credit]Online”>http://www.utexas.edu/ce/uex/online/faq/earning_credit)</p>
<p>I know this is an old thread, but for the benefit of future readers…</p>
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<li><p>UEX offers actual UT courses taken straight from their standard course catalog and in most cases taught by their daytime faculty. Not only are the UEX courses taken by members of the Austin community, they are also employed by full-time UT students to fit a wanted class into their schedule or degree plan. So reputation is not a problem…these are real UT classes.</p></li>
<li><p>If anyone is a local college-bound HS student in the Austin area, I would strongly recommend the classroom courses over the online or self-paced ones. Why pass up a chance to forge a classroom relationship with (and get a recommendation from) an actual college professor? (Granted, the online courses are also normally taught by actual professors too, but the in-person experience is going to give someone more opportunity to see you, connect with you, and learn what makes you a great college candidate).</p></li>
<li><p>The UEX courses go on an official UT transcript which you can use to submit the courses for transfer credit elsewhere. Just bear in mind that it’s the school receiving the credit that ultimately decides whether and how the credit will be accepted, so there are no guarantees. But in the vast majority of cases, the credit should be transferable given the facts stated in #1 above.</p></li>
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