For counselors, co-ops, club coaches and program directors
Everything you might need to tell a family about college courses in high school with Caveat support. Print it, forward it, paste it. Nothing here asks a family for anything but a free call.
One page for a bulletin board or a counseling office. Spring session starts January 12.
PDF →Three to seven students take one course together at $225 each.
PDF →A sheet of eight. Give $50, get $50 with FRIEND50.
PDF →For 8th-grade families: one course the summer before high school, with a four-year plan.
PDF →One page for a club, church or business committee: sponsor a student's first course.
PDF →What to tell a family, the two questions only the school can answer, and the credit rules.
PDF →One page that shows every step and system, to share with a family or a committee.
Open →Nominate a student for a fully supported first course. Every nominated family gets a free planning call.
Open →The ASU courses that fill the AP subjects your school does not offer.
Open →Ready-to-paste text for an email to a parent, and every resource in one place.
Open →More than thirty guides and tools, no email required. The one link to send any family.
Open →NCAA, NAIA and AIA rules for college courses in high school, with sources.
Open →A complete program for groups of 8 or more at $175 per student, per course.
Open →How UA and NAU count each of the 64 courses.
Open →Five questions that add up support and ASU's fees for a family.
Open →Newsletter blurb (60 words)
High school students in any state can take real ASU courses online, starting any day, for $25, with nothing on a transcript unless the family chooses. Caveat Academic Services provides independent college preparation services from Phoenix: it plans the courses, checks in with the student every week and sends parents a report every Friday. Free planning tools and a free 20-minute call: caveatacademic.com
Short version (25 words)
Real ASU courses in high school, $25 to start, supported every week by Caveat Academic Services in Phoenix. Free planning tools and a free call: caveatacademic.com
For a parent email
If you are thinking about college credit before graduation, Caveat Academic Services supports students through ASU's online college courses: a plan, a weekly check-in and a Friday report to parents. Their free tools (app.caveatacademic.com/guides) are a good place to start, and the first call is free. They are independent of ASU, and each college decides which credits it accepts.
For 8th-grade families (55 words)
The summer before high school is a good time to try one low-stakes college course. Caveat Academic Services in Phoenix pairs ASU's career-exploration course, CAP 150, with a written four-year plan and weekly support: $200 plus ASU's $25 fee. Students can try a free sample college week first: app.caveatacademic.com/summer.html
For a club or church bulletin (50 words)
Help a local high schooler start college early. Through Caveat Academic Services, our members can sponsor the support for a student's first ASU online course: $300 for one supported course, or $500 with a written four-year plan. The student does the work; we hear back when it's finished. app.caveatacademic.com/sponsor.html
Marcus Shaw, founder. marcus@caveatacademic.com · 602.677.6883. Partner updates after a referred family's call are sent with the family's permission.
Book a free 20-minute callMore free tools: all guides and tools
Caveat now covers college prep end to end: college credit by any route, college planning and admissions, homeschool records, and study skills. Families can start with a free call or one service. Grade by grade · all services and prices.
Caveat Academic Services offers independent college preparation services and is not affiliated with Arizona State University. Students do all of their own coursework. Each college decides which credits it accepts; Caveat does not promise that credit will transfer. No school or program is named in Caveat's materials without written permission.