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Free planning tools, ACT resources, and college credit maps to help students and families succeed with dual credit and test prep.

🧰 Nova Scholars Resources

Our goal is simple: empower students and families with the clearest, most actionable educational tools available—no gatekeeping, no guesswork.

Below you’ll find curated resources to help you:

  • Earn college credit in middle and high school
  • Prepare for the ACT with confidence
  • Map out your educational and career trajectory
  • Understand dual enrollment, CLEP, Sophia.org, and more

📊 College Credit Planner (Downloadable)

A customizable tracking tool to help families plan Sophia.org, Study.com, CLEP, and DSST courses toward an associate or bachelor’s degree.

✔️ Google Sheets + Notion versions
✔️ Works for TESU, Excelsior, and Charter Oak
✔️ Includes high school transcript integration

👉 Download the Planner

📝 ACT Study Toolkit

Free printable and digital study tools created by our curriculum team to help students crush the ACT without expensive prep books.

✔️ Vocabulary tracker
✔️ Section timing guide
✔️ Daily and weekly study planner
✔️ Diagnostic score interpreter

👉 Access the ACT Toolkit

🎓 Dual Credit Course Map

A strategic map of which Sophia.org and CLEP courses align with general education requirements at top transfer-friendly universities.

✔️ Core credit equivalency table
✔️ CLEP exam prep resources
✔️ College writing and math placement guide

👉 View Course Map

🧭 Parent FAQ Guide

Answers to the most common questions we receive about dual credit, ACT prep, and microschooling:

  • What’s the difference between CLEP, Sophia, and Study.com?
  • Can my middle schooler start earning credit?
  • How do I get an official transcript?
  • Do colleges accept these credits?

👉 Read the FAQ

🎥 Video Walkthroughs (Coming Soon)

Step-by-step explainer videos to help you:

  • Create a Sophia.org account
  • Register for a CLEP exam
  • Submit dual credit to a college
  • Set up your Nova Scholars planner

👉 Subscribe on YouTube to get updates

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