disney junky said:
My DD is a soph in college and interested in the college program. Here are my questions.
For parents: Health Insurance. She must be enrolled as a full time student to be on my plan. Does Disney cover health insurance?
What are some of the realities of the program that are not evident from the website?
What is the length of the program?
What credit is offered if any? I have heard it's pass/fail and don't think her college will recognize that; that's up to her to find out.
Any other comments, both positive or negative will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I pm'ed you, too.
1. No disney does not do health insurance...although there are a number of temporary insurance plans that you can purchase for a few months (mostly handle "crisis" health issues, but are usually affordable).
2. Program can be 1 college semester or 1 semester plus summer. Used to be able to do summer only, but not anymore, unless you are a "returning" CP.
3.Many colleges do not recognize the courses offered at disney for credit, but that is up to the school. You can take some of the disney courses through a college (one in SC and one in FL, I think) and then your school may accept them....however, it will still depend on your daughter's major and if courses like them are in her major to begin with - example - many are "business oriented" so if she is a psych major, she wouldn't need those courses anyway.
4.Overall I think the program is great and have had 2 daughters complete it. The university I work for, however, is not as "into" the program as some others, so we don't have that many students participate anymore. The credit thing can really be an issue for many schools and students.
I am sure others will weigh in on this, too......