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Originally Posted by mistym
False & misleading title. Furthermore NYS allows kids to take college courses in HS. My nephews took college courses in high school on Long Island. My nieces in Buffalo just graduated HS with college credits. They graduated with college credits. Many of the colleges offer the opportunity to take college courses while in HS. Maybe there's some unusual circumstance with your child such as not meeting the requirement to take college courses.
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Not misleading, my post is SPECIFIC to math classes, the Algebra 2 class, not just any college class or AP class. Your nieces and nephews took college courses at their HIGH SCHOOL. I'm asking about the opposite, taking a college level class not at HS but by driving to the local COLLEGE CAMPUS and getting both high school and college credit for it.
After I posted this, the next day 6/26 I spoke to the Dept. Chair and the issue seems to be that the class, Algebra 2, is a REGENTS class and according to NYS Regents rules, the instruction must be at the HS in order to sit for the regents exam (seat time)?? If the college course covers the same material, what is the difference??
This class, Algebra 2 is a prerequisite to both AP Physics and Intro to calc, that will be post-phoned to senior year instead of junior year unless the school would allow credit and "seat time" for Algebra 2 regents. Again he could have doubled up Alg 1/ Geo in 9th grade or Geo/Alg 2 in 10th grade and avoided the situation he's in now but guidance counselor did not do a good job of explaining the consequences or my son didn't understand the consequences.
Also local college admissions starts at 17 and my son is only 16 1/2, so can't just register, need a letter of recommendation from both guidance counselor and principal plus approval from dean.