Daughter wants to Study in the USA - can she get credit for Gymnasium classes?

[anotherAmericaninGermany 50]

My daughter recently finished Gymnasium and, while she is waiting to get into the medical program here in Germany, would like to study at a university in California.

It is my understanding that some of her classes in Gymnasium are equivalent to some of the lower level University classes and I would love to see her get credit for those, at least in the sense of not having to repeat them and maybe can start at Topic102 versus Topic 101.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[liebling 1,487]

There is no nationally-coordinated scheme for the recognition of foreign credentials in the USA. Ask at the Californian university in question what they'll recognize and for what purpose. (It may be actual credits, may be accepted for prereq purposes as you suggest, or may be none of the above.)  If they don't have  precedents to draw from, they'll probably direct you to one of the many credential-recognition companies, such as World Education Services . The applicant (your daughter) pays them and they issue a certificate as to how the level of education already earned equates in the US context. With that, it's still up to the university to decide whether/how they credit the (prospective) student for that attainment. It might vary from major to major as well, depending on the actual subjects the student pursued in the Abi. Good luck! 

[anotherAmericaninGermany 50]

12 minutes ago, liebling said:

Good luck! 

 

thank you for the information - makes sense.

[BradinBayern 1,647]

She could also take an Advanced Placement exam for the courses she wants to place out of.

[katheliz 17,879]

AP exams aren't free.  On the other hand, for each test that you pass, you can get up to three semesters forgiven (for a foreign language); other subjects may be forgiven for one or two semesters.  In the US, the four-year trip to a degree can be shortened significantly, either making the cost of college less or providing extra time to enrich the degree with more classes.