Freshman Year for Free | Shorten your path to a college degree

OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN FREE COLLEGE CREDIT

A new, high-quality path to free college credit has launched this year. The goal of the program, dubbed “Freshman Year for Free™,” is to make college more accessible and affordable for high school students, college students and adult learners, including active duty military personnel, their families, and veterans.

WHO IS MAKING THIS POSSIBLE?

Modern States, the New York-based charitable organization behind the effort, has funded production of online courses taught by college professors. The courses prepare students for introductory College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams in Economics, Sociology, Algebra, and other areas.

HOW DOES THIS LEAD TO COLLEGE CREDIT?

The CLEP exams, administered by the College Board, are accepted for credit by more than 2,900 colleges and universities. To launch its pilot program, Modern States is partnering with a select group of high schools and colleges that are making students aware of the opportunity.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

This is the first time there have been courses taught by top quality college professors for CLEP subjects. Also, Modern States is paying the $87 test fee and scheduling fee for the first 10,000 students who complete all coursework and take an exam. The benefit for participating institutions is that this creates a free on-ramp to college that facilitates learning and earning credits.

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?

Modern States will pay for you to take the CLEP exam. After you complete the coursework and practice questions, request a CLEP voucher code from the Modern States website. There are no prerequisites for the 32 courses that are available, and all of them are self-paced. Some of the courses stem from a partnership between Modern States and edX, the online education platform created by Harvard and MIT.

HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?

Source : https://modernstates.org

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