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CLEP College Chemistry
This exam is no joke. It has the lowest pass rate of any CLEP exam and is an extreme outlier. Most CLEP exam pass rates are 50-90%, but Chemistry is…
Our Annual Guide to Free College Credit
This year’s guide is jam-packed with hundreds (thousands) of college credits, all free for the taking. We lost some programs from last year, but picked up a couple of new…
Teen Headed into Trades? Safety Training Available Now
My #4 son knew early on that he wanted to be a welder. Before we even started high school, I’d gathered every possible industrial arts curriculum or program I could…
AI Just Changed College Forever: What You Need to Know About Dual Enrollment ASAP
I remember stretching my phone line across the hallway whenever I needed to plug my computer into the internet in 1994. I can’t even begin to explain all the ways…
Annual Survey – You Won’t Want to Miss This!
Each year we survey our Homeschooling for College Credit community to find out what families are loving (or not) and using to earn college credit. The results are always really…
GPA Help: Multiple Grade Scales
Recording grades from multiple sources used different grade scales? This challenge can become even more complex if you want to streamline your entire transcript onto one scale. If your homeschooler…
Graduating from Homeschool in 2026?
Every year, I am honored to celebrate with families that have been in the Homeschooling for College Credit and are moving on to the next stage of their lives. Many…
Honor Cord Fundraiser
Graduation is a moment worth celebrating – and a homeschool graduation is extra special! As an HS4CC parent, you have guided your teen through an incredible journey, not only completing…
Studycom Drops Final Exams & Proctoring
If your student uses alternative forms of college credit, like Study.com for your homeschool, you’ll want to check the list below. I count 10 courses that have final exams deleted,…
Happy Story: “Will This Work?”
Thank you, Stacy M., for sharing her daughter’s Happy Story with us below. Stacy has been a Homeschooling for College Credit parent for many years, the last few using Arizona…
It’s Here! Our Annual Guide to Free College Credit Just Dropped.
This year’s guide is jam-packed with hundreds (thousands) of college credits, all free for the taking. We lost some programs from last year, but picked up a couple of new…
Scholarships & Contests: April 2026
In this month’s list of scholarships and contests there are several opportunities for children as young as elementary school to enter! Remember, you can bank the money now to pay…
Class of 2026 Free Tuition Opportunities
As some of you have teens planning to graduate at the end of the semester, the cost of college is getting real. I have compiled a list of 15 different…
College Credit During Your Gap Year
No matter how many college credits your teen earns in high school, your teen will apply as a freshman. Earning college credit after graduation is how students become transfer applicants,…
2 CLEPs to Take in 10th Grade
10th grade is a great time to plan a CLEP if you have a teen who studies well and retains information. While I consider 11th and 12th grades to be…
We Have a Winner!
🎉 February HS4CC $250 Gives Back Winner Announced! 🎉 We are excited to announce that Dianna Kennedy is our February HS4CC $250 Gives Back winner! Dianna homeschools her kids in…
Happy Story: Two Homeschool Martial Arts Students Become Entrepreneurs
Thank you to homeschooling parent Francia from Texas for allowing me to share both her son’s Homeschooling for College Credit success stories! These young men are graduating from high school…
Scholarships & Contests: March 2026
Your high school student doesn’t have to be a senior to apply for scholarships! This month features scholarships and contests open to students as young as kindergarten (!), but if…
Our dual enrollment course was “demoted” to an elective!
Did your teen have a dual enrollment class later demoted to an “elective” at their target college? If you’re upset, I have 3 reasons you should reconsider your anger. Your…
HS4CC Graduation Honor Cords are Here!
Graduation is a moment worth celebrating – and a homeschool graduation is extra special! As an HS4CC parent, you have guided your teen through an incredible journey, not only completing…
HS4CC Graduation Honor Cords are Here!
Graduation is a moment worth celebrating – and a homeschool graduation is extra special! As an HS4CC parent, you have guided your teen through an incredible journey, not only completing…
The Homeschool GPA
Public and private schools determine their grading scale, and so will you. Whether advanced courses receive extra weight, and whether they report a weighted or unweighted GPA on the transcript,…
Your Minor in College Classes: What is Your Role?
College classes are part of an adult academic system with clear legal, professional, and even cultural boundaries. For homeschoolers, especially those of us who have teens who have never “been…
HS4CC Gives Back $250 in February
Could your Homeschooling for College Credit program use $250? HS4CC is giving back $250 to one lucky member in February. Click to enter. HS4CC Gives Back Facebook Group Members of…
We Have a Winner!
🎉 January HS4CC $250 Gives Back Winner Announced! 🎉 We are excited to announce that Michelle Jones is our January HS4CC $250 Gives Back winner! Michelle homeschools four children in…
When Diplomas Trump Degrees
For years, families have been told that college is always the safer bet. HS4CC is all about the inevitability of going to college! The Class of 2026 now has a…
HS4CC Honor Cords: On Sale Now
Graduation is a moment worth celebrating – and a homeschool graduation is extra special! As an HS4CC parent, you have guided your teen through an incredible journey, not only completing…
February 2026 Scholarships
February and March are big months for scholarship deadlines! To aid in your search, we found a new scholarship search engine for you to try. It’s never too soon to…
What We Lost in 2025
Each year, we see programs come and go. I work hard to stay on top of this because Internet archives can send you to dead ends. In this post, I…
Honor Cord Orders are Now Open!
Graduation is a moment worth celebrating – and a homeschool graduation is extra special! As an HS4CC parent, you have guided your teen through an incredible journey, not only completing…
HS4CC Giving Back $250 in January
Could your Homeschooling for College Credit program use $250? We can help! Only 35 percent of our members live in a state with free dual enrollment and most families still…
HS4CC Events in January
Homeschooling for College Credit has a jam-packed January to help you start, grow, or finish your teen’s program! These are all free events open to the homeschooling public. See you…
HS4CC List of 413 Universities with Open Enrollment
Even though it’s not advertised, 1,580 colleges and universities in the USA offer “open enrollment” to everyone who qualifies. Qualifying is defined as graduating from high school (homeschool). Would your…
Happy Story: Credit Laundering CLEP to Core Complete in Texas!
This post is celebrating the resourceful planning of our former Texas HS4CC moderator Drew, who successfully credit laundered her son’s CLEP exams into the “we don’t accept much CLEP” University…
Happy Story: Joshua’s Master’s Degree up Next
Iron sharpens iron, and in today’s post, I want to feature a family that took resourceful high school planning seriously and just knocked it out of the park. He took…
High School Credit in Makeup & Hair
If your teen is considering cosmetology school, or just has a passion for beauty, I’ve created this 1 credit high school course for your homeschool using 2 great resources, one…
Under 13? Read Our Posting Policy
At Homeschooling for College Credit (HS4CC), student safety and privacy are always our top priorities. If your college credit earner is under age 13, please note: we do not allow…
January 2026 Scholarships
A new year full of new opportunities! Your teen can kick-start the new calendar year by applying for thousands of dollars worth of contests and scholarships found in this post!…
High School Science Planning When Your Teen Is Considering Pre-Med
If your teen is even thinking about pre-med, it is easy to feel excited and load up their high school years with college-level sciences. Many parents wonder about using AP…
Two Degrees Too Many. There is Nothing Smarter About Two Bachelor’s Degrees.
More families than ever are discovering how to earn a low-cost bachelor’s degree in high school, but some are being sold the idea that it’s just a placeholder. “Get one…
Failed a Class? Here’s How to Handle It.
What if your teen fails a class that generated a paper trail? Prior public or private high school attendance, dual enrollment or others? If your teen earned an “F” you…
Extra Recognition for Your Homeschooler
Would you like your homeschool graduate to have a little extra bling on their diploma or transcript? If your student has done extra work in a single area, you might…
Health Care Courses for Dual Enrollment
This post features 4 exciting courses being offered through Arizona State University that your teen can take during high school for college credit. All courses are delivered online and are…
Dates Matter: College Credit Before and After High School Graduation
Wondering if it matters *when* your teen graduates from high school? It matters a lot! Especially if they are earning college credit in high school and want to go to…
FAFSA for Homeschoolers
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid isn’t fun, and no one wants extra paperwork! But during a webinar I attended this afternoon, there were many parents who thought they…
12 Reasons to Earn College Credit Anyway
Ok, what? If your teen isn’t going to college, then why should they earn college credit? In this post, we’ll look beyond their immediate plans and I’ll give you 12…
Language Arts After English Comp 2
When teens take English Composition 1 & 2 in high school for college credit, parents often wonder what to do for Language Arts in 12th grade. Some hit that question…
Dental, Medical, Veterinary, Pharmacy, and Optometry School Without Debt
I first discovered many of these options while helping a family member almost 10 years ago. Not only do they still work today, but since writing Creative College Funding, I’ve…
My Teen Doesn’t Love School
Do you love learning? When someone asks me that question, I always answer “yes” because I can devour a topic like nobody’s business! But, when I think more carefully about…
$350,000 in Scholarships: Apply Now
How is it that we are looking at the end of 2025 already? Amid recovering from tryptophan and carb overload, decorating for Christmas, and preparing for another holiday season, I…
Where is College Credit Stored?
If your teen is earning college credit during high school, you might wonder: “Where is this credit kept until we need it?” That’s a great question, because when your student…
CLEP is the Best Kept Secret in College Prep
If you’ve been around Homeschooling for College Credit for more than five minutes, you’ve probably heard me talk about CLEP. I talk about it a lot. Why? Because CLEP is…
Your Gift Today Helps a Family Tomorrow
When parents join Homeschooling for College Credit, they are usually looking for two things. Clear information and someone who understands the path ahead. HS4CC provides both. For more than a…
Helping 75,000 Families Earn Their First College Credit
The heart of Homeschooling for College Credit has always been simple. We help families learn how to bring college credit into their homeschool in ways that save time, save money,…
Can Your Teen Test Out of Math?
If your high school student has already finished Algebra 1, there are some college credits you might want to pick up for very low cost- one of them is even…
The Power of Volunteers Who Stay
Homeschooling for College Credit is built on something rare. Not money. Not marketing. Not corporate funding. We are built on people who stay. Our entire organization is volunteer powered. Eight…
How to Study (to pass every CLEP exam)
I recently read a parent’s comments that his son studied for a CLEP exam for 2 months but failed. Statements like that require deeper investigation, because studying for CLEP the…
Fueling the Mission That Fuels Families
Every day, Homeschooling for College Credit walks alongside families who want to help their teens earn real college credit in high school. We do this because we believe in resourceful…
Transcript Life Saver! Make 2 Transcripts
Of all the various tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years, the one that has proved itself time and time again is to make and keep 2 transcripts for…
Fixing Academically Unmotivated Teens
This post is especially close to my heart since I have four “less motivated” sons and have spent the past 12 years helping other parents of unmotivated teens drag their…
HS4CC Events in December & January
Baby, it’s cold outside, but let us help you stay warm with these informative live events while you’re snuggled up with your favorite cozy slippers. See more HS4CC events coming…
Kicking Out the Fortune Teller
Are you listening to fortune tellers? I’m not talking about the lady in the fancy robe looking into a crystal ball. I’m talking about the psychological effect of “cognitive distortion”…
McDonald’s Tuition Program
Parents can help teens fund their degree by Homeschooling for College Credit, but the teens can start working part-time at McDonald’s for a paycheck *plus* some great tuition assistance benefits.…
Which Should We Take First? Microeconomics or Macroeconomics?
Great question! In a typical high school economics class students get both micro and macro, but in a college class, you’ll choose between the two or take both. These are…
Getting College Credit from a MOOC
Massive Open Online Courses (M.O.O.C.) are a great way opportunity to take free classes from universities like Harvard, MIT, Stanford, CalTech, Hillsdale and other “big names,” without the pricetag, but is…
An Old School Anatomy Class You’ll Love
Every year or so, I love to share my FAVORITE anatomy class with you! These lectures are from the famous neuroscientist Professor Marian Diamond who was known not only for…
Take These 2 CLEP Exams in 12th Grade Before Graduation!
There are two CLEP exams every homeschool student should take before graduating high school. These two exams are within reach for most of your high school seniors and they can…
Parent Question: How & when do I send our DE transcript to our future college?
This is a great question for those of you with graduated teens! If you’ve collected college credits on a college transcript (or many transcripts), this will become part of your “to-do”…
More Free Tuition 2026-2027
We are seeing a nice bit of peer pressure among institutions to offer income-based free tuition. I love this kind of one-upmanship because we all benefit! Many of these programs…
CE Classes to the Rescue!
In today’s post, I want to highlight one strategy I used with my youngest, who was not ready “academically” for regular college classes, but he wanted to take the welding…
New in the Hub: Course Description Guide!
I just finished developing a huge Course Description Guide for you! It’s over 60 pages and includes 250 ready-to-go course descriptions you can copy, paste, and edit. Best of all, these are…
DIY Statistics Course for those who Struggle with Math
I’ve only met a few people in real life who’ve taken Statistics, and of those who did, most told me that it was pretty awful. When I found out that…
Advising 101: Transfer Credit Limits
Understanding the transfer limits of a degree is really useful for resourceful high school planning. Does your future college accept 15 credits or 51? Knowing the answer is worth tens…
The Winter Break Minimesters: 3 College Credits
A great way to squeeze a little extra college credit out of this academic year is through a winter break minister. We see a trend among colleges to fill each…
Do Homeschool Students Cheat?
Inside Higher Ed reports that 75% of all college students in the United States take at least one online class. In our HS4CC, where parents are using dual enrollment and…
End of Grad PLUS Loans in 2026 (Finally!!)
Grad Plus loans allow students to borrow 100% of the cost of attendance for any master’s or doctorate program, even if they are enrolled part-time. This loan has had a…
CLEP Equivalency Score to Letter Grade Chart
Though CLEP exams don’t award letter grades, it’s fun to look up what your teen’s score might have been if it were assigned a letter grade. This table tells you.…
As Your Teen Approaches 30 College Credits
Too much of a good thing? Actually, yes. As your teen approaches 30 college credits, the goals need to shift from exploration to precision. This is the time to stop…
The Only Dual Enrollment Program with an Academic Safety Net
Dual enrollment programs come with risk. When your teen takes a college class, the grade they earn becomes part of their permanent college record forever. For some teens, this is…
Procrastination in Self-Paced /On-Demand Classes
One of our most popular programs, Arizona State University Universal Learner Courses, offers a self paced on-demand option for dual enrollment. Parents love this because it gives their teen a…
How (and why) to Test Out of Psych 101
Introduction to Psychology is a favorite course for many teens, but College-led psychology courses (depending on the teacher and textbook) can skim over mature content, slam into it head-first, or…
BIG Transcript Class: Last Day to Register!
Learn how to master transcript writing even if you’re brand new to homeschooling. Our BIG Transcript Class is a one-day whirlwind- you’ll leave confident and prepared! $49. The BIG Transcript…
Can We Homeschool for College Credit at a Private High School?
The short answer is YES! But you might not like the long answer – let me show you how to do both. Homeschooling for College Credit parents look for ways…
Overwhelmed by Options? How to Narrow Down the Best Choices for Homeschooling for College Credit
Starting Homeschooling for College Credit (HS4CC) can feel like stepping into a world with endless possibilities and endless choices. Between dual enrollment, CLEP exams, AP courses, community college options, and…
Today & Tomorrow: Learn About ASU!
Join our informational sessions this Friday and Saturday to learn about how HS4CC is now bringing you Arizona State University’s Universal Learner Courses at a huge discount! These events will…
BIG Transcript Class: Registration Open!
Learn how to master transcript writing even if you’re brand new to homeschooling. Our BIG Transcript Class is a one-day whirlwind- you’ll leave confident and prepared! $49. The BIG Transcript…
What Does “Potential College Credit” Really Mean?
If you’ve followed Homeschooling for College Credit for any length of time, you’ve heard me use the phrase: “potential college credit.” Huh? That’s not an accident. I say it on…
🚀Learn About the Launch 🚀
We’re celebrating the launch of our new HS4CC Academy with 2 infomational sessions this weekend so you can learn exactly how this program works and ask questions. These events will…
$400,000 in Scholarships with November 2025 Deadlines
This month’s scholarship list has over $400,000 up for grabs! It’s never too soon to apply and start stocking up on funding. Don’t wait until your student is in 12th…
Path to Pro Training for Your High School Student
For students who want to learn more about trades without committing to a program will really enjoy this short Path to Pro Training program from Home Depot. The program is…
Coming November 1st 🔥Discount Pricing ASU Universal Learner Courses
If you love the ASU Universal Learner Courses, we are about to save you some serious $$$. I’m proud to announce that HS4CC has secured a premium partnership with ASU…
Raise Your Hand – Volunteer with Homeschooling for College Credit
You don’t have to be an expert to raise your hand, but you’ll become one as you serve with us! Training, support, and encouragement are part of every HS4CC volunteer’s…
Teen Hate Writing? Let’s Change That.
If you missed the wonderful webinar presentation from Written Out Loud, click below to catch the video replay! We are forming a special HS4CC Crew for those interested, link in…
Pumpkin Spice Homeschooling and Other Misdirections
I read an article in Forbes that featured the most outlandish pumpkin spice products they could find. If you can believe that you can find pumpkin spice flavored hummus, noodles,…
Starting vs Growing vs Finishing: Why Each Stage Requires a Different Strategy
When you land in our community, you’ll likely be immediately overwhelmed by the jargon, success stories, and sense of urgency. If you want to be successful, put on blinders -…
CLEP in Your Homeschool: Step by Step for Beginners
One of the best ways for your teen to earn college credit in high school is to incorporate CLEP exams into your planning. If you’re nervous about getting started, these…
Quick College Lingo You Need to Know
“But my 10th grader IS a college student, why is the college saying he isn’t?” Understanding the lingo is super helpful as your teen earns college credit. Here are a…
HST 109: American History Dual Enrollment
“A gentle first college course.” For students who enjoy history or want to start dual enrollment with a strong humanities course, HST 109: United States to 1865 is an excellent…
Help! We Need a Letter of Recommendation from a Teacher
It’s no surprise that homeschooled teens don’t have the deep bench of teachers on standby in the same way public-schooled teens do. If your teen needs a letter of recommendation…
Last Q&A Hour of 2025
You won’t want to miss our final Question & Answer Hour of the year this month on October 26th at 4 pm Eastern Time. Bring your questions about getting started,…
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