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Guides for Texas Credit by Exam, SAT and PSAT, AP and AMC — what is on each one, when it is sat, and how to prepare.
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How to Ask Your Texas School About a CBE — A Parent's Script (Email, Questions, Documents)
Most Texas parents don't know the right words to use when asking their school about Credit by Exam. This guide gives you a copy-paste counselor email, the four questions to ask, the documents to bring, and what to do if the school says no. Free, independent, no upsell.
Fort Bend ISD CBE — Family Resource Guide: 4 Sessions, 80% Bar, 11 HS (2026-2027)
FBISD-specific family guide: four CBE testing sessions per year (Dec / Feb-Mar / Apr-Jun / Jun-Aug), 80% minimum passing bar, campus counselor signature required on registration form, 11 comprehensive HS.
The Texas High-School Curriculum + CBE Map: Which Courses You Can Skip and How Acceleration Actually Works
A single-page reference for Texas parents and students: the four-year graduation grid under the Foundation High School Program, every subject CBE can grant credit for, and the real acceleration paths these unlock — including 'reach AP Calculus by 11th grade' and 'free up senior year for two APs'. Fact-based, no upsell.
NY Regents Earth Science Practice — Full MC Practice + Lessons, Now on Texas CBE
If you're prepping for the NY Regents Physical Setting / Earth Science exam, we just migrated a complete Earth Science question bank onto Texas CBE™ — full multiple-choice practice with worked explanations, 11 free Earth Science lessons, full-length timed mock exams, and 20 free samples. From $29.99 for 6 months.
Houston ISD CBE — Family Resource Guide: 3-Credit Ceiling, 2-Attempt Cap (2026-2027)
HISD-specific family guide: Grades 1-5 acceleration (80% on 4 subjects), max 3 course credits per testing administration, max 2 attempts per subject during entire HISD enrollment. HISD-diverse HS landscape (comprehensive + magnet + career pathway).
Texas Charter Schools & Credit by Exam: A 101 Intro for Students and Parents
How does Credit by Exam work at a Texas public charter school — KIPP, IDEA, Harmony, Uplift, or any other? Same Texas statutes as ISDs (CBE is free at school, plus paid UTHS), but each charter's internal policies differ. Here's the practical picture — from $29.99.
Katy ISD CBE — Family Resource Guide: 80% Bar + Results-by-First-Day Rule (2026-2027)
KISD-specific family guide: 80% acceleration bar (70% recovery), four CBE windows/year, strict ordering deadlines, and the results-must-arrive-by-first-day-of-school rule that determines whether acceleration applies this year or next.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD CBE — Family Guide: 80% Pass, GPA-Sensitive Prep Strategy (2026-2027)
CFISD-specific family guide: 80% CBE pass standard, three CBE purposes (accelerate/elective/recovery), CBE grades used in GPA and class rank (unlike Frisco ISD), 2-opportunity MS-to-HS credit cap. Prep quality matters more given GPA impact.
Texas Homeschool & Credit by Exam: A 101 Intro for Families
New to homeschooling in Texas, or new to Credit by Exam? Here's the practical intro: how Texas homeschool families use CBE to earn high-school credit, the two CBE routes (free district-based and paid UTHS), and what to actually prep for — from $29.99.