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Home School for High School

with Kathleen Duncan

Since 2001

Getting Started

State & Home School Course Requirements

Requirements for Home School Graduation

Transferring from Home School to Public School

How Does My High School Student Get a Diploma?

Don't We Need an Accredited Diploma?

How Do I Decide What Courses to Require?

High School Planning Schedule

Determining Credit Value of Courses

Five Types of Courses

PSO & Joint Enrollment

College & University Admissions Policies

Minimum College Preparatory Curriculum Requirements

The College Search, suggestions for choosing a college

College Resource Web Sites

University Admissions Policies

Standardized Testing

Resources for Testing

PSAT Test

SAT I & ACT Assessment Tests

SAT II Subject Exams

GED Test

CLEP Test

Advanced Placement Test

Compiling a High School Transcript & Portfolio

How to develop a transcript

Record Keeping

What other documents do I need?

Calculating a Grade Point Average

Sample Portfolio Binder - more than 40 pages of examples

A Sample Transcript and Portfolio Binder

Samples of Course Records

Course Ideas

State History

Coach/Instructor Evaluation Form

Boy Scouts Merit Badges Used in Curriculum

Literature & Language Arts

Personal Finance

Health & PE

Computer Literacy

Community Service

Fine Arts

Civics

Resources & Miscellaneous Information

Where Do I Get Curriculum?

Entities Offering Courses to Home Schoolers

Support Group Web Pages

Helpful Web Pages

Volunteer Opportunities for Teens

These are just some of the topics covered in both the Binder and the Seminar