You can now earn college credit while still attending the high school. You can do this at the University of Missouri, through their Center for Distance and Independent Study, the university has exceptional programs of interest to all homeschoolers, including elementary, middle, and high-school programs, plus their dual-enrollment program, which saves high-school families time and money by allowing their high-school students to earn college credit while still attending high school programs.

The Center for Distance and Independent Study (CDIS) at the University of Missouri has established itself as a national model and leader in the field of distance and continuing education. The University was originally formed in 1911, CDIS has an uninterrupted history of providing award-winning individualized learning opportunities to students away from the campus. It remains one of the largest university-sponsored independent-study programs in the United States today. This year alone, the Center enrolled 20,801 students from the United States and 52 from other countries.